Source High Tech High School
Subject Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Maritime Project
In this task, students will explore the history of maritime culture by taking part in multiple field trips to suppliment a Captain's log.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 2 eamples
3. Additional Resources: About the authors, learning goals, content topics, CA state standards
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Source High Tech High School
Subject History/Social Studies, Humanities, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 7 |
The Mayan Community Project
In this task, students will extensively research the Mayan culture and create an A-Z children's book with what they've learned. The class will sell their books as a fundraiser to help children in Mayan communites attend school.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 3 examples
3. Additional Resources: Assessment Activities, timeline, required materials, learning goals, teacher reflections, student resources, Mayan PowerPoint presentation
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Source High Tech High School
Subject History/Social Studies, Humanities, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 8 |
The New Americans Project
In this task, students will be partnered with a new American, or someone who has immigrated, and learn about their lives through interviews and research.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 12 examples
3. Additional Resources: Teacher reflections, content topics, learning goals, literature circle suggestions, timeline, real world connections, sample parent letter, lesson plan, rubric
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Science
Grade Level 8 |
The Next Avatar
In this task, students will act as a design team for a movie studio and design a new organism and habitat for an upcoming science fiction movie.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, lab, activity,checklist, group contract, evaluations and rubrics, web resources, guide to managing the process
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Nutritional Content of Food
In this task, students will test whether or not the food samples contain protein or starch.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Graphic Design, Multimedia, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 6, 8 |
The Parchitecture Project
In this task, students will use Google Sketch Up to design a play area for the new school. They will have total creativity freedom with the one guideline that it must be accessable to everyone.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 7 examples
3. Video: Example of students using Google Sketch Up to design their play area
4. Additional Resources: Budget sheet, supply cost, peer critique sheet, about the authors, learning goals, CA state standards, required materials, timeline, real world connections
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Source Washington State Classroom- Based Assessments
Subject Art
Grade Level 10 |
The Play's the Thing?
In The Play's the Thing? students will create a window display utilizing theme(s) from a famous play.
This task includes:
- Introduction
- Teacher Guidelines
- Student Prompt
- Student Response
- Rubrics
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
The Plum Tree
The Plum Tree task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a story ending. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task is a video recording and a laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 8 |
The Power of Food
In this task, students will keep a food diary to see the impact of their food and drink choices.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, quiz, log, handouts, checklist, evaluations and rubrics
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Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Real Number System
In this task, students must solve four short problems.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
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