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A Hero In My Eyes In this task, students will represent someone in their life whom they consider a hero through the use of text and photography. This project includes: |
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ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños In the ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños task, students will share their home and/or school garden experiences and learn about how the agricultural methods of the Incan people of Peru can guide them in developing their own sustainable gardening practices. This task includes four possible classroom activities. |
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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: |
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Ace! The Ace! unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 4 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Ace! students focus on using self directed learning activities to improve the proficiency of their serve in tennis. It should be noted that this is not a complete tennis unit, but a section of a unit focusing on serving. |
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Actually, it is Rocket Science In this task, students will explore the concepts of force and motion by working in groups to create a rocket powered by water pressure and air. This task includes: |
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Air in Soil This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Structure of the Earth System. Students must follow an experiment to calculate the percent of air in a soil sample, and then design another experiment to determine the amount of water in a sample. This task includes: |
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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: |
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An Enterprising Idea The An Enterprising Idea unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 4 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In An enterprising idea students develop a brochure or website which provides potential entrepreneurs with advice about starting a small business. Through this project, students develop an understanding of enterprise attributes and employability skills required to run a small business. As part of a team, students research, collect, organize and analyze information related to the establishment of a small-scale business project. They plan activities, manage resources (time, people and finances) and use information and communications technology to record and monitor team progress and to prepare a brochure or website. Students also reflect on how they worked as part of a team and how they contributed to the successful management of their project. |
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Analog Flash for Windows In this task, students will create an artistic project that combines various fields as their senior project. This task includes: |
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At the Doctor's The At the Doctor's unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 8 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In At the Doctor’s students participate in a role play of a visit to a doctor's surgery in Italy to explore the cultural similarities and differences between Australia and Italy. The students work in groups to create, perform and make a record of their role play. |
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