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First Grade Community Study and Magazine In this task, students will work in groups to become journalists. They will conduct their own interviews at various neighborhood sights in order to learn and present how each member of the community contributes to the whole. This task, includes: |
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Globe Project In this task, students will begin their exploration of world history by becoming familiar with geography and creating their own globe. This task includes: |
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In My Life In this task, students will determine what past life events have been the most significant in shaping who they are today and present this moment to their peers. This task includes: |
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In Sickness and In Health In this task, students will explore the idea of personalized medicine in the modern world. This task includes: |
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International Geographic Project In this task, students will collaborate as a class in creating a magazine modeled after National Geographic that answers the essential question, "How are things different when you cross the US/Mexico border and why?". This task includes: |
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Into the Wild Project In this task, students will appreciate the beauty of nature in the modern world. They will create camping gear using their knowledge of physics and other disciplines and then take these new tools out into the wild for a class camping trip. This task includes: |
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Lascaux Caves In this task, students will work in groups to research the Lascaux Caves. They will collaborate on written pieces about the history of the caves and a creative piece about an artist from that period. They will then recreate various cave panels on peices of wood and provide a "walking tour" of the cave for exchibition. This task includes: |
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Lost Postcard Collection In this task, students will roleplay as Odyssues, cataloging their journeys through the book through a series of postcards. This task includes: |
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Love and War In this task, students will explore the question of whether or not love and war are related. Students will learn about war through World War II texts, delve into the ways chemicals have been used in warfare, and culminate in writing their own newspaper article. Alternately, students will learn about love through reading poetry and creating their own perfume after studying about pheramones. This task includes: |
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Media Saves the Beach In this task, students will examine what affects the local coastal ecosystem to determine what makes the water safe to enter. This task includes: |
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