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Nobel Prize Activity
The best TOK lessons use real-world materials and recent examples. And in Nobel season, what better way to celebrate than by showing students how relevant TOK is in the Nobel Prize world? I hope this...
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Did you use the "Print this page" button on the top of the page? I will add a downloadable list in a minute :)
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Hi, I tried printing the page as a PDF, the links did not work for me. Is there another way to share this page with our students? Thanks for you help!
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Thanks Jacob for your comment. The essay does target History as an area of knowledge and not the past so avoids a common failing. Moreover, the discussion looks at some alternatives regarding the keywords in the question. As I wrote in the commentary...
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The links worked for me after downloading the page. On Safari, instead of clicking on print, I clicked on File>>Export as PDF I did not try on other browsers yet
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