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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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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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Calligraphic Arts In this task, students will learn about the art of Calligraphy and then write their own short piece in the style. Their work will be presented through multiple mediums and in online galleries. This task includes: |
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Connecting Math to Our Lives In this task, students will explore how math is being used in their community and shed light on promoting equity. This task includes: |
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Daffodils and Tulips In this task, students around the world will plant either tulips of daffodils, record data, and compare when they bloom. This task includes: |
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Dirt Detectives In this task, students will roleplay as archaeologists. They will create a culture bag that they feel best represents them and present it to the class. Afterwards, students will create a box at home with various items in dirt. Back in class, students will "dig" through artifacts and use notes from the presentations to correlate people to artifacts and glean information about each other. They will use this project to gain a better understanding about how archaeologists use artifacts to learn about the past. This task includes: |
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Early People Symbols In this task, students will explore the significance and meaning of early cultural symbols. This task includes: |
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Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty, and Inequality In this task, students will research the causes of poverty and hunger throughout the world and come up with possible actions that would create a sustainable existence for all. This task includes: |
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Girls Rising Project In this task, students will research and learn about the importance of equal rights as well as education for women around the world. This task includes: |
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Global Food Show and Tell In this task, students will research and share different recipes and foods eaten in their country. This task includes: |
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