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3rd Grade Standards 4 and 8 Assessment The 3rd Grade Standards 4 and 8 Assessment is two tasks that use A New Chance for Live by Glenn Greenberg. In Task 1, students will write to explain the meaning of the words “population” and “extinct” as they relate to the content of the article. In Task 2, students will determine how a particular sentence in the passage connects to a prior section entitled “Population Problem.” They will write to explain the connection between the sentence and the prior passage. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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12 Bears The 12 Bears task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions using counting bears. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a packet of twelve counting bears and recording book. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra 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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36 & 29 The 36 and 29 task allows students to demonstrate multiples strategies for adding two numbers. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a card with two numbers. This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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9 x 7 The 9 x 7 task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of multiplication strategies. In this task students will explain how they would figure out a multiplication problem using other multiplication facts. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two equation cards This task is a part of the Number & Algebra 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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A Better Story The A Better Story task allows students to demonstrate their ability to make a story more vivid and exciting. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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A Bit of a Lemon The A Bit of a Lemon task allows students to demonstrate their ability to evaluate design. Students will watch a short video of someone using four different types of lemon squeezers and think about and answer questions about the things that make a lemon squeezer work well. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video on a laptop computer and four pictures. This task is a part of the Technological Capabilities task series from 2008. 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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A Day I'll Never Forget The A Day I'll Never Forget task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a story about a personal event. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, four individual answer sheets, four Spell Writes, four red pens, and a time. This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2006. 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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A Gardener's Dilemma In this task, students will design a garden plot for a family. This task includes: |
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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 Hot Drink The A Hot Drink task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of body care and treatment of injury. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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