Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, English Language Arts, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Global Food Show and Tell
In this task, students will research and share different recipes and foods eaten in their country.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Global Food Show and Tell
In the Global Food Show and Tell task, students will share, compare, and contrast different types of foods eaten in their home countries. This task includes a possible classroom activity.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Good Citizens
The Good Citizens task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the characteristics of a good community member. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resource required for this task is a team answer sheet.
This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2005 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Group Leaders
The Group Leaders task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of a good group leader. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are pictures of three groups.
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 |
Haymarket Aftermath
This task assesses students' ability to evaluate the relevance of contextual information for determining the motivations of an author. Students must select two facts and explain how they shed light on the cartoon's depiction of Illinois Governor Altgeld's pardon in 1893. Students with a strong understanding of contextualization will be able to explain how fears aroused by the Haymarket riot, and increasing tensions during the Depression of 1893, may help explain the cartoonist's work.
Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Heritage Around the World
In this task, students will decide on any aspect of their Country's heritage to research.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Group news, classroom activities, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Heritage around the World/Patrimoine Mondial
The Heritage around the World/Patrimoine Mondial task enables students to share the heritage of their country. Students will choose a topic relating to their country's heritage and illustrate the topic through descriptions, articles, films, videos, and audio documents. The Heritage can include architecture, stories, tales, oral traditions, dances, music, intruments, crafts, endangered species, endangered water reserves, climate changes experienced during our lifetime, and any other topics of interest.
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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 |
Heroes of the War
In this task, students will explore the concept of "heroism" and determine four heroes from the War of 1812 that deserve a monument.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-4
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, Art, Music
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Hip Hop On The Spot
The Hip Hop On The Spot task aims to unite young people from different countries by means of a collaborative musical and literary creation through hip hop, a street culture in which young people are the protagonists. The project begins with a theme for youngsters to write one RAP, speaking of iEARN, youth and collaborative creation. Lyrics should have 8 metric syllables. The rhyme should be posted to the project forum and the project facilitator will then organize completed lyrics for the full song and re-post to the forum.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Digital Design, Technology, Art, Music, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Hip Hop on the Spot
In this task, students will work together to write a rap abut youth cooperation.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, photograph, student work examples
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