Past Tasks
Past tasks include:
- 2012 Inflate a balloon and pop it
- 2011 Water a Plant
- 2010 Dispense an Appropriate Amount of Hand Sanitizer into a Hand
- 2009 Replace an Incandescent Light Bulb with a More Energy Efficient Light Emitting Design
- 2008 Assemble a Hamburger
- 2007 Squeeze the Juice from an Orange
- 2006 Shred 5 Sheets of Paper
- 2005 Change Batteries and Turn on a 2-battery Flashlight
- 2004 Select, Mark and Cast an Election Ballot
- 2003 Select, Crush and Recycle an Empty Soft Drink Can
- 2002 Select, Raise and Wave a U.S. Flag
- 2001 Select, Clean and Peel an Apple
- 2000 Fill and Seal a Time Capsule with 20th-century Inventions
- 1999 Set a Golf Tee and Tee Up a Golf Ball
- 1998 Shut Off An Alarm Clock
- 1997 Insert and Then Play a CD Disc
- 1996 Put Coins in a Bank
- 1995 Turn on a Radio
- 1994 Make Cup of Coffee
- 1993 Screw a Light Bulb into a Socket
- 1992 Unlock a Combination Padlock
- 1991 Toast a Slice of Bread
- 1990 Put the Lid on a Ball Jar
- 1989 Sharpen a Pencil
- 1988 Adhere a Stamp to a Letter
- 1987 Put Toothpaste on a Toothbrush
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Famous quotes containing the word tasks:
“Everything I do is done within sight of the Führer, so that my faults or mistakes are never hidden from him. I do my very utmost to live and act in such a manner that the Führer should remain satisfied with me; I am hard-working; but whether I shall always be able to cope with the tasks entrusted to me in the future as well, is an open question.”
—Martin Bormann (1900–1945)
“We are all adult learners. Most of us have learned a good deal more out of school than in it. We have learned from our families, our work, our friends. We have learned from problems resolved and tasks achieved but also from mistakes confronted and illusions unmasked. . . . Some of what we have learned is trivial: some has changed our lives forever.”
—Laurent A. Daloz (20th century)