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Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art, Biology, Engineering, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Birds, Insects, Balloons: Kindergarten Flight Study

In this task students will explore ratio and proportions through a flight study, designing and and creating various flying objects.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 2 examples
3. Video: Example of the hot air balloon portion of the project

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
1

City Systems

In this task, students will work together as a class to create a city system. This will be supplimented with a video and presented at exhibition. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Video: A documentary of the learning that happened throughout the course of this project
3. Additional Resources: About the author 

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art, Graphic Design, Humanities

Grade Level
1

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:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 6 examples
3. Additional Resources: About the author

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Biology, Humanities, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Seedfolks

In this task, students will work together to plant seeds of positive societal ideas around the school and write poems about how they will continue to grow together. 

This task includes:
1. Task Decription
2. Student Work: 2 examples 
3. Additional Materials: Student reflections, 5 teacher resources, teacher reflections, learning goals, content topics, required materials, timeline

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Sesame Treat for Our Street

In this task, students will explore how writing can have a positive influence by working alongside fellow students of all ages in creating a puppet show that will teach about cross-cultural acceptance.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, CA state standards, timeline

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 7

Sesame Treat for our Street

In this task, students will explore how writing can have a positive influence by working alongside fellow students and teachers in creating a puppet show that will teach about cross-cultural acceptance.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, CA state standards, timeline

Source
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (Australia)

Subject
Interdisciplinary, Interpersonal Development, English Language Arts, Humanities, Technology, Information and Communication, Mathematics

Grade Level
1, 2

Traveling to School

The Traveling to School unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 6 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources.

Unit description from source: Traveling to school uses student experiences of travelling to and from school to develop their knowledge of road safety and skills in graphing and mapping. Students conduct surveys and develop pictographs to show how students travel to and from school. They develop a pictorial map of a route they are familiar with, identifying key features along the way. They consider rules and behaviours that make travelling safer. They develop and publish an electronic text to demonstrate road safety knowledge, skills and behaviours. 

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art, Humanities, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
1

We Can Take Care of Our Planet!

In this task, students will be a part of this two part task to tackle environmental issues and brainstorm what can be done in the future to solve these problems. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
 

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