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 |
You Be the Author
In this task, students will explore what three events they would write into a textbook on the First World War and create an outline to be sent to the publisher.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, handouts, rubric
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 12 |
You Be the Judge (Mock Trial PBL)
In this task, students will role play a court proceeding on a domestic violence case.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, support documents, PBL template
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Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 5 |
You Decide
In this task students will make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives on this issue. They will then write a paper or make a presentation.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Youngcast Project
The Youngcast Project task is a tandem exchange project in English-Spanish and just in English which provides a structured program of student activities using audio and video podcasting to help students to exchange their ideas and to improve their second language. The task includes a description of the phases of the project.
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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 |
Your Birthday in History
In this task, students will research BC history and discover events that coincide with their birthdays. This will culminate in a Fair presentation.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, activity, fair exhibit guide, rubric
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Zulu Chief
This task assesses students’ ability to source, contextualize, and corroborate a photograph of a Zulu Chief by American photographer Frank Carpenter. Students must reason about the content and the circumstances of its creation to evaluate its reliability as evidence. Students also must determine what additional information might help corroborate the evidence in the photograph.
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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