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Description of Task:Have your students create their own Rube Goldberg Machine! The goal is for your students to create a Rube-Goldberg inspired invention that can complete a simple task. The machine must have at least 5 steps and include 3 simple machines. They will also present a video explanation of their project and show the machine performing the required task. A simple machines stem challenge, project, culminating task. Task Requirements:They will use recycled objects or materials found in

This is a culminating task for the Grade 4, 5, 6 Health Unit Strand D: Healthy Eating. Students will create a menu for a full day of healthy eating, according to Canada's Food Guide. The students menus will include:Food for each of the following meals for one whole dayBreakfastLunchSnackDinnerDessertEach meal must include at least 1 item from each of the 3 sections of the Canadian Food Guide. Don’t forget to include your drinks.All meals must include healthy food choices. Use the Canada’s Food G

Human Body/Organ Systems Research Project. In this task students are asked to research a disease using the information they have learned about the different human body systems. They will explain how the disease affects the different systems in the body, the symptoms and how the disease can be treated. The project is digital and can be adapted to your needs. If you are completing the project virtually, students can create a Google Slideshow instead of a Bristol Board presentation. Assignment I

This is a culminating task for the Grade 6 Health Unit Strand D: Healthy Eating. The expectations assessed in this task include:D2.1 Influences on healthy eating D2.2 Eating cues and guidelinesD3.1 Benefits of healthy eating / active livingTask includes: A Google Slides Choice Board where students can choose how to present their information (e.g. slideshow, song lyrics, news report, comic strip, and scrapbook). Project planning pages where students can record all their information and research (

This unit includes 6 lessons that cover the Ontario Health Living Unit: Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. Connects with OPHEA lessons. Topics include:Lesson 1: Impact of Words Lesson 2: Online Actions Lesson 3: Netiquette Lesson 4: Cyber Bullying Lesson 5: Digital Life Lesson 6: Review Lesson 7: End of Unit Test Each lesson includes the learning goals, discussion questions, and activities for students to complete independently. Lesson 5 also includes a collage task, that can be used as a

Title: Jesse Tree Assignment Description of Task: To have your students create their own Jesse Tree. The goal is for your students to create a Jesse Tree by summarizing the daily bible readings leading up to Christmas.  Task Requirements:Find the daily advent scripture readings in the bible and summarize them  in your own words. (2 - 3 sentences)Choose an appropriate symbol or picture that matches each daily scripture reading. This will be the symbol that you will draw on your Jesse Tree ornamen

Looking for lessons to cover the Geometry and Spatial Reasoning strand? This unit contains 7 Google Slides Lessons to go with the Location and Movement Chapter. It meets expectations in the Ontario Math Curriculum: Strand E Spatial: Geometric and Spatial Reasoning. Titles of Lessons Included:Lesson 1 - Coordinate GridsLesson 2 - Cartesian PlaneLesson 3 - TranslationsLesson 4 - ReflectionsLesson 5 - RotationsLesson 6 - Combining TransformationsLesson 7 - ReviewThis resource is for Strand E Spatia

Looking for a fun math activity for your students to complete during the Christmas season? This is the perfect task to incorporate financial literacy, money and budgets into your math curriculum. In this task students are assigned the following mission:To surprise your Secret Santa with a package filled with digital Christmas presents that you picked out just for them! Description of Task:Students are given a budget of $500. They must purchase exactly 10 items with this budget. They can't have a

This unit includes 5 lessons that cover the Ontario Health Grade 6 Health Unit: Making Healthy Choices in Relationships. Topics include:Lesson 1: Who Am I? Self - Awareness and Self-Concept (This lesson is shown in the preview) Lesson 2: Stereotype Effects Lesson 3: Building Confidence Lesson 4: Healthy Relationships Lesson 5: Stress and Pressure in Relationships Each lesson includes the learning goals, discussion questions, an action task for students to complete independently. Lesson 3 also in

Need a fun game to play with your class? This game can be used online, in class or through remote learning. I have a created a Google Slideshow with category cards for the popular game Scattegories. This product includes:Object of the gameHow to play10 category cards (slides)Have fun!

In this culminating task, students will create a survey question, organize their data using frequency tables, graph their data and interpret their results. They will also find the mean, median, mode and range of the data. This is assignment asks students to create a presentation that will include the following: A survey questionMean, Median, Mode and Range of the dataFrequency table for the data3 different visual representations of their findingsInterpretation of the resultsThis product includ

Description of Task:Santa and the elves want to expand their workshop. The demand for toys is increasing and Santa’s workshop is no longer big enough! Your task is to design a new workshop for Santa and his elves. You will use the information you know about area to complete this task. In this design challenge students will be asked to figure out the area of:squaresrectanglestrianglesrhombusestrapezoidsparallelograms This task includes:Google Slideshow will step by step instructionsAll the formu

Your students have been hired by a local architect to design an energy efficient home. This is a great culminating task for the Grade 5 Ontario Science Strand: Understanding Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy and Resources. In this task students are asked to design an energy efficient home that must include the following: 5 energy conserving productsAt least 2 renewable energy sourcesAt least 2 nonrenewable energy sourcesObjects or fixtures that use the following types of energyLigh

Looking for lessons that teach Multiplying and Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers and Problem Solving with Fractions? This unit contains 4 Google Slides Lessons that meet expectations in the Ontario Math Curriculum: Strand B Number: Operations. Titles of Lessons Included:Lesson 1 - Multiplying Fractions by Whole NumbersLesson 2 - Dividing Whole Numbers by FractionsLesson 3 - Solving Problems with FractionsLesson 4 - ReviewLesson 5 - Google Forms QuizWhat's Included:4 Google Slide Presentations

I have created a Board Game digital template for the Probability strand in Math. This is a great culminating task for your Probability unit. It is a Google Slide document, so students can type and edit right in the document. See all the slides in the preview. I hope your students enjoy it!

Description of Task:Is your class excited about the upcoming FIFA world cup? This activity is a soccer pool to get all the kids engaged in the FIFA world cup tournament. It is an excellent collaborative, team building activity. My class is so excited for it! Task:Complete instructions and rules are included in the slideshowEveryone in the class will begin by choosing their top 2 teamsThen there will be a wild card draw for their 3rd teamStudents will earn points for the following:Each win = 3

This is a simple 10 day countdown for students using Google Slides. Each day you can make a copy of the slideshow and share it with your students so that they have a new balloon to pop. You can also share the slide to them and they can pop the balloons at their own pace. Very easy to use and fun for the students.

In this task students are asked to design a Recreation Centre. They will use what they know about measurement and area to design their ideal Recreation Center. In this design challenge students will be asked to figure out the area of:squaresrectanglestrianglesrhombusestrapezoidsparallelograms This task includes:Google Slideshow will step by step instructionsAll the formulas needed to calculate the area of each shapeA Math Rubric (New Ontario Math Curriculum)Next StepsA Measuring Area Lab Shee

Task: This task is to create a science brochure that identifies and describes the distinguishing characteristics of different groups of plants and animals. The project includes the following: project description and student checklistrubricbrochure planning pagesbrochure templateThis package includes 2 digital downloads. Documents can be edited and adjusted to your expectations. They are all Google Docs.

Matter and Energy - Create a rap or song culminating task In this task students are asked to create a rap or song including information covered through the Ontario Science Expectations. Student task: You have been hired by Jam Records to create a rap or song about Matter and Energy. The song needs to provide kids with information covered in our science unit, but also be catchy! The project is digital and can be adapted to your needs. Assignment Includes:Google Slideshow presentation with task