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A Good Team Member The A Good Team Member task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of a good team member. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a recording book. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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A New Law The A New Law task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the usual steps in implementing a new law. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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A Place to Live The A Place to Live task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the natural features of a place that makes it suitable for a purpose. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video, a laptop computer, and a postcard. This task is a part of the Place and Environment task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Aotearoa The Aotearoa task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the naming of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a map of Aotearoa/ New Zealand. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Beach People The Beach People task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of different perspectives on resource use. Students will complete this task working in groups. The resources required for this task are four pictures and two team answer sheets. This task is a part of the Resources and Economic Activities task series from 2009. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Birthdays The Birthdays task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of cultural customs and traditions. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two sets of Tonga cards, two sets of six New Zealand cards, a recording sheet, two answer sheets, and two instruction cards. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Ceremonies The Ceremonies task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of cultural customs and traditions. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two sets of six information cards, two instruction cards, two pair answer sheets, a team answer sheet, and an instruction cards. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Changes The Changes task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the effect of historical changes on people's lives. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are four pairs of “Now” and “Then” photographs, “then” and “now” activity sheets, a reminder card, and a group worksheet. This task is a part of the Time, Continuity, and Change task series from 2001. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Charting the Journey The Charting the Journey task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the places where the very first Mäori and White settlers came from, and the likely path of their respective journeys to New Zealand. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are an instruction sheet, red pens, and blue pens. This task is a part of the Knowledge task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Children and Teachers The Children and Teachers task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a photo of a classroom and a recording book. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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