SS Grade 8
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Castle
Description: The Castle is a local historical home that has been opened as a museum. They are having issues with attendance, volunteers, advertising, and a central community calendar.
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Interdisciplinary: ELA
Exploring the New World
Description: Colonization of the New World will occur. Students explore developing a comprehensive and sustainable model to successfully create and maintain a settlement.
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Revolutionary War Newsflash
Description: Students have the role of newspaper reporter and act as a journalist in the Colonial Times.
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THYME TO TURNIP
THA BEET
Description: To remedy a lack of green space around the school, students decided to beautify the surrounding area with gardens and expand efforts to include a vegetable garden so that they may have healthier school lunches.
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Interdisciplinary: ELA
Vandalism in
School Bathrooms
Description: Students are asked to come up with solutions to stop the vandalism the restrooms.
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Interdisciplinary: Math, ELA
What's Your
Rights?
Description: This PBL unit uses social media to learn about the Bill of Rights.
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