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 * PATH 1 - ASSIGNMENT**

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2. You have 2 minutes to GET INTO GROUPS of no more than 4 people. Set the online timer for 2 minutes.

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3. REVIEW TASK & CHOOSE A DIRECTION Task 1. Pick up one laptop per group. Log into to Safari; go to http://21stlearninginmiddleschool.wikispaces.com Task 2. Review the paths to the assignments pages; read the learning objectives, the graphic organizers, the guiding questions, project ideas, and the rubric.

**Learning Objective** : Learn 21st century skills to collaborate, connect, create,and communicate your learning. **Assignment** : **Demonstrate your understanding of 21st Century Learning.** // Follow the flowchart below to complete your assignment. //  Guiding Questions * Content Area Based Project Ideas * Learning Style Based Project Ideas INQUIRY PHASE: **Guiding Questions: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm#Comprehension ** What happens to your ... when you ...? What does ... remind you of? What does ... feel like? What ways can ... be transformed? What are some of the problems of ... ? What are the similarities and differences of ... and ... ? What influences will ... have on our lives? Why is ... of value? How many ways can you change ... ? Can you design a ... to ... ? || What is the impact of ... ? What do you feel, see, hear, taste, smell? What are some different things you could try? What is ... made of? Show me what you could do with ... ? How would you explain ... ? What are the limitations of ... ? Is there a better alternative to ... ? Can you create new and unusual uses for ... ? What would happen if you did ... to ... ? ||
 * Tell me about your ... ?

PRODUCT PHASE: http://wayspace.wayzata.k12.mn.us/blogs/digitaleyes/files/2008/12/blooms_digital_taxonomy_wth_collab1.jpg
 * Content Area Based Project Ideas: **
 * **Language Arts** || ** THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD! **Write a story from the sugar cube's point of view. Write a poem describing a sugar cube's feelings. Compare a sugar cube's and a human's lives. Make a T-chart of similarities and differences of the characteristics of a sugar cube and of a literary character. Write a short play/skit with two sugar cubes as the protagonist and antagonist. ||
 * **Social Studies** || **THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD!** Research the history of the sugar or sugar cubes. Create a time line of important events related to sugar or sugar cubes. What countries are the biggest users of/exporters of/importers of sugar? How has sugar production/sales affected economies? Use the sugar cubes to construct famous architectural structures (i.e. the Pyramids of Giza). ||
 * **Math** || **THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD!** Measure the surface area of a sugar cube. Measure of the volume of a sugar cube. What geometric shapes are involved in sugar cubes? How many cubes would it take to fill a particular container? ||
 * **Science** || **THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD!** Measure the rate of change in a solution. Measure Density. Analyze Physical and/or Chemical Properties. Analyze Crystal Structure. What are its properties? ||
 * **Other Content Areas** || ** THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD! Art** - Sketch a sugar cube(s). ** Foreign Language ** - Create a dialogue between sugar cubes in a foreign language. ** Theater ** - Write a short play/skit with two sugar cubes as the protagonist and antagonist. ** Choir/Band ** - Write and record yourself or group performing an original song about sugar cubes. ||
 * **Science** || **THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD!** Measure the rate of change in a solution. Measure Density. Analyze Physical and/or Chemical Properties. Analyze Crystal Structure. What are its properties? ||
 * **Other Content Areas** || ** THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD! Art** - Sketch a sugar cube(s). ** Foreign Language ** - Create a dialogue between sugar cubes in a foreign language. ** Theater ** - Write a short play/skit with two sugar cubes as the protagonist and antagonist. ** Choir/Band ** - Write and record yourself or group performing an original song about sugar cubes. ||
 * **Other Content Areas** || ** THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD! Art** - Sketch a sugar cube(s). ** Foreign Language ** - Create a dialogue between sugar cubes in a foreign language. ** Theater ** - Write a short play/skit with two sugar cubes as the protagonist and antagonist. ** Choir/Band ** - Write and record yourself or group performing an original song about sugar cubes. ||
 * **Other Content Areas** || ** THINK GLOBAL! EXTEND YOUR THINKING BEYOND YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO THE WORLD! Art** - Sketch a sugar cube(s). ** Foreign Language ** - Create a dialogue between sugar cubes in a foreign language. ** Theater ** - Write a short play/skit with two sugar cubes as the protagonist and antagonist. ** Choir/Band ** - Write and record yourself or group performing an original song about sugar cubes. ||


 * Learning Style Based Project Ideas: **
 * **Kinesthetic** || Perform a skit, complete a hands-on experiment, perform a song. ||
 * **Verbal** || Write a story, poem, play, description, wiki, or blog. ||
 * **Visual** || Paint, sketch, diagram, make a wiki, create a video or commercial, create a timeline, create a model. ||
 * **Auditory** || Create a podcast or video. ||
 * **Visual** || Paint, sketch, diagram, make a wiki, create a video or commercial, create a timeline, create a model. ||
 * **Auditory** || Create a podcast or video. ||
 * **Auditory** || Create a podcast or video. ||

RUBRIC: Below is a sample rubric highlighting the 21st Century Classroom Skills of Connecting, Collecting, Creating, and Communicating. Please refer to this rubric often as you and your group are creating your product. Below the table is a downloadable version of the rubric, as well. Click below to download a copy of the rubric: