Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 7 |
A New Law
The A New Law task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the usual steps in implementing a new law. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. There are no resources required for this task.
This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP.
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Perspective on Slavery
This task requires students to weigh the values and limitations of a document as historical evidence, as it relates to conditions slaves faced in the United States. Students well-versed in sourcing a document will be able to explain that the account of Henry Nelson, a son of former slaves, is useful in that it was informed by his parents whom, again, were slaves at the end of the Civil War. Students will also point out, however, that Nelson was offering second-hand information, making his interview less useful as specific evidence of the conditions facing slaves at the end of the war.
Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
A Place to Live
The A Place to Live task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the natural features of a place that makes it suitable for a purpose. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video, a laptop computer, and a postcard.
This task is a part of the Place and Environment task series from 2001 by NEMP.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Soldier's Diet
In this task, students will compare the lives of soldiers in the War of 1812 to modern Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, video clips, web resources, worksheets
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Visual Stroll Through Small-Town Canada
In this task, students will act as local historians and write about their town's continuity and change.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed instructions, PowerPoint, worksheet, rubric
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Multimedia, World Languages and Cultures, Health Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
ANIA Children's Land Project/ Tierra de Ninos
In this task, students will work together to learn about their environment and begin a sustainable gardening project based off of Incan agriculture.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, manual, student work examples
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Aboriginal Rights and Title in British Columbia
In this task, students will explore various perspectives on aboriginal rights and land titles.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Lesson details, rubric, worksheets, timelines, PowerPoint, web resources
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
African American Workers
This task asks students to source and corroborate an account by an English traveller describing African American workers in New York City. Question 1 asks students to evaluate whether the excerpt provides enough evidence to draw conclusions about the working conditions facing African Americans in New York City at the time. To answer this question, students must source the document to determine whether the author’s account can be thought of as conclusive evidence. Question 2 asks students to evaluate whether additional documents could be used to corroborate the account.
Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
African American Workers
This task asks students to source and corroborate an account by an English traveller describing African American workers in New York City. Question 1 asks students to evaluate whether the excerpt provides enough evidence to draw conclusions about the working conditions facing African Americans in New York City at the time. To answer this question, students must source the document to determine whether the author’s account can be thought of as conclusive evidence. Question 2 asks students to evaluate whether additional documents could be used to corroborate the account.
Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, Geography, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Alternate Reality
In this task, students will photoshop each others images into their partner schools in order to put themselves in one another's shoes and identify the difficulties they each face.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work
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