Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
World Wide
The World Wide task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of world geography. Students will complete this task working stations. The resources required for this task are a computer program and a laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Place and Environment task series from 2009. 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 History/Social Studies
Grade Level 11 |
World of Conflict
In this task, students will explore various levels of conflict around the world.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, handouts, charts, organizers, web resources, rubrics
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
World of Music
The World of Music task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify different styles of music. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a computer program and a laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Responding: Interpreting, Moving, Analyzing, Appreciating task series from 2008. 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 National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Information Skills
Grade Level 7 |
Worm Farm
The Worm Farm task allows students to demonstrate their ability to note take and summarize. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are two information cards about worms.
This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information task series from 2001. 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 Science
Grade Level
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Worth Your Salt
In this task, students will work for an environmentally friendly company and examine chemical reactions and productions to come up with alternative power sources.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, lab, evaluations and rubrics, project log, web resources, guide to managing the process
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject English Language Arts
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Write On
The Write On task is focused on developing students' writing skills in four domains of writing: Persuasive, Expository, Narrative and Descriptive. Emphasis is placed on the importance of clear and thoughtful writing. Students are encouraged to share their reflections or reviews on any shared article or book they have read, and invite others to discuss these writings. In addition, students can use a news article or heading/caption of the news article as a debate prompt, and can invite others to add comic writing by adding dialogues in blank speech bubble.
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Art, Humanities, Multimedia, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Writing on the Walls
In this task, students will study and research the issue of graffiti, exploring its history and modern sociological impact. They will represent their journey through a photo journal.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
3. Additional Resources Teacher Reflection
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Science
Grade Level 7 |
X, Y Marks the Spot
In this task, students will explore longitudinal and latitudinal lines by creating a treasure map within the school.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 3 examples
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Source PBL University (PBLU)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Xbox Xponential
In this task, students will write an exponential function based on Moore's Law and a gaming console. They will further develop calculations through two additional project tasks.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Student Handouts
4. Sample Approach and Conclusion
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Source High Tech High School
Subject History/Social Studies, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 6 |
YOUville: Creating a civilization that meets basic needs
In this task, students will use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid to create a civilization through completing four tasks.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 3 examples
3. Additional Resources: About the author
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