Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Projects with partner or group (three to five people).

Objective: To create a new superhero and his/her characteristics based on unit learning; students will choose from five projects and work with partner or small group.

Activity: Meet in groups: 1) Create a cartoon superhero in comic strip form. 2) Create a new superhero and videotape his exploits.

Assessment: Each student will have to choose a project.