Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
My Name Around the World Project
In the My Name Around the World Project task, students will research and exchange information about their name and naming traditions in their country and community.They will explore and work on the following issues: process of name giving in their region, the history of this celebration, who takes part, and what this process means for students and for his/her parents and grandparents.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject World Languages and Cultures, English Language Arts, Art, History/Social Studies, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
My School, Your School
In this task, students will discuss with their global peers about their daily life at school to shed light on educational institutions around the world.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, web resources, video, worksheet
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Narnia and CS Lewis
In this task, students will discuss the Narnia series by CS Lewis with their global peers.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, student work examples, web resources
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Narnia and CS Lewis
In the Narnia and CS Lewis task, students will read the "Chronicles of Narnia", watch the film, discuss the religious aspects of the book, compare it with other similar books, and make drawings related to the book and the "Chronicles of Narnia" films. These books have very hight educational value and can stimulate students to think about right and wrong.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Career and Technology, Digital Design, Art, English Language Arts, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
One Day in the Life
In this task, students will document aspects of their daily lives, or vacations, through essays and photographs.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Classroom activities, FAQ, video interview, sample project plans, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Technology, History/Social Studies, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
One Day in the Life
In the One Day in the Life task, students will write about, photograph, and discuss their daily lives. Students will exchange messages and images describing days in their lives with students around the world, and then make cross-cultural comparisons. Students may document aspects of a typical day (like visiting the market or going to school) or they may document special days (like vacations, birthdays, celebrations, or holidays.)
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, World Languages and Cultures, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Pen Friends
In the Pen Friends task, students will exchange letters with students in Japan. They will learn and understand about the culture, school life and so forth both their own country and others’. They also learn the skill of language and possibly make a life long friend.
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Source ConnectEd
Subject English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Risky Business
This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons.
Unit description from the source: Students will learn about lifestyle and genetic influences on health status and about the health insurance system in the United States. They will imagine a future healthcare environment in which technology has greatly advanced, treatment costs have escalated, and individual lifestyle and medical data are widely available to insurers. In this scenario, insurance companies routinely use this kind of information to create programs aimed at improving health outcomes, set insurance rates, approve or deny applications for health insurance, and reduce healthcare expenses.
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Source ConnectEd
Subject English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Safety First
This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons.
Unit description from the source: This unit focuses on the causes of workplace injuries and the consequences for workers, employers, and society as a whole. Students will investigate the biological and physical basis for injury on the job, regulations governing the work environment in the United States, and how public and government perception of who is responsible for work-related injuries has changed through history.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Art, English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Special Place
The Special Place task is a project promoting intercultural understanding and contributing to a better world to live in and students are invited to share local places that are precious to them in any digital forms. Students will select one local spot that gives them or their community special feelings and write a story about the unusual meanings of the places. They will use short stories with videos, ppt slides, digital photos or drawing to show us what theirr special place looks like. They may select any writing genre (creative, informative, humorous, etc.) or write a poem to describe their special place, and share what is special about it for them.
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