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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, Biology, Humanities, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K

Cycles and Patterns: Insects, Plants, and Caterpillars

In this task, students will conduct three studies that explore the concept of patterns by examining three elements that are cyclical. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 9 examples

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
10

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:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 6 examples
3. Additional Resources: About the authors, learning goals, CA state standards, class job application, project sheet, rubrics

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary, Science

Grade Level
9

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:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, student reflections

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
8, 9

My Space, My Element

In this task, students will create an electronic board game based on the world geography in 1492.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 2 examples
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, timeline, challenge activity, scoring sheet

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Mathematics, Multimedia, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9

Shock and Awe: Projectile Motion in the Crusades

In this task, students will take place in a four week project that will ask them to practice math, write research papers, and develop flash movies relating to the Crusades.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
3. Additional Resources: A handout, rubric, reflection, learning goals, CA state standards, about the author, teacher reflection

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Interdisciplinary, Science

Grade Level
9

Small Spaces

In this task, students will tackle the issue of space in our increasingly populous world through rearranging living quarters.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, student reflections

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Interdisciplinary, Science

Grade Level
6, 7, 8

Soul Surf

In this task, students will research the physics of surfboards and use their knowledge to craft a handplane for bodysurfing. They will then research a question and write an article to be posted in Soul Surf magazine.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Superhero in the Making

In this task, students will develop superhero characters based off of physics concepts and create comic/anime books based on their characters. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflection, student reflection

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