Students explore the subject of antioxidants and their benefits to humans. Students research the reaction between antioxidants and free radicals and must decide how this reaction is related to basic chemical bonding. Students summarize their research in a 2-page paper.
Students will write a 4-paragraph paper that explains how an ancient civilization used myths to answer a question that humans had in the ancient world and how modern day humans answer that same question. This will be followed by a Socratic Seminar about student findings.
In this task, students assume the role of a student preparing an application to the CIA Undergraduate Internship Program. In the application, they are asked to answer the following scenario in a 2-3 page paper: "A terrorist organization has taken control of the Bay Area power grid. They are...
In this task, each student produces a paper and a final presentation in which he/she analyzes a regression model for a bivariate data set of their choice and argues the extent to which reliable predictions can be made with their models.
This is a one week long performance task in which students creatively apply their mathematical knowledge and reasoning skills to solve a problem: Explaining mathematically the vertical motion of planets in the solar system. Students will practice using computational, technological, and...
