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New Hampshire Task Bank
Ken Jacobs
Heather Wheeler
Greg Connors
0
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Science
Physics
9
High (9-12)

Students work in lab groups to construct and take data from a device designed to prevent heat loss from a small amount of water.  Individual students then graph and analyze the data from this experiment and communicate conclusions about the effectiveness of their device.  (See Student...

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Achieve
5
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Interdisciplinary
Science
Chemistry
9, 10, 11, 12
High (9-12)

Chemical reactions can be described as endothermic or exothermic depending on whether energy is used or given off during a reaction. Practically, these types of reactions can be used as instant hot or cold packs at times when we need them, such as in hand warmers. In this task, students will be...

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Wiglesworth
Jones
0
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English / Language Arts
Other
8, 9
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)

This is an 8th grade ELA Unit 4-6 weeks on Cyberbullying including close reads, Socratic Seminar and an argumentative essay.

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Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
Theresa Morris
0
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Mathematics
5
Elementary (K-5)

Students will create a fun safe playground based on safety guidelines that will demonstrate problem solving, communication and reasoning, and content skills related to volume, and area.

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New Hampshire Task Bank, Writing about Reading
Louisa Bliss
Lucy Calkins
Audra Kirshbaum Robb
0
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English / Language Arts
7, 8
Middle (6-8)

A Companion Book is a literary analysis of a piece of literature.  The purpose of a companion book is for students to write powerfully and analytically about their reading; to think big about themes but always connecting them to the events and characters in the book.  As...

Curriculum Embedded Task
New Hampshire Task Bank
Lisa Collibee
Nick McCready
John Croteau
and Laura Rolser
0
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English / Language Arts
History / Social Studies
World History
8
Middle (6-8)

Students will write an argumentative essay discussing an ultimate hero from mythology as defined by the culture. Students will defend their respective choices with evidence from literary text.