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Everyday Detective The Everyday Detective task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify appropriate information sources. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are six cards. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information 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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Exercising Rats The Exercising Rats task allows students to demonstrate their ability to generate design. Students will design two pieces of equipment to help rats exercise. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video on a laptop computer and a workbook. 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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Experimenting with Air and Water The Experimenting with Air and Water task allows students to investigate the properties of air. Students will watch a short video and do a simple experiment. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a video recording on laptop computer, a water bottle, a plastic glass, a small sample cup, a small “post-it” paper, a tray, and paper towels. This task is a part of the Material World task series from 2003. 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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Eye Catcher The Eye Catcher task allows students to demonstrate their ability to describe the elements of a painting and their responses to the painting. 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 Responding to Art task series from 2007. 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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Fair Play The Fair Play task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of rules for fair play in games. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a highlighter pen. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments 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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Family Picture The Family Picture task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a pie graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a text and a graph. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Famous New Zealand The Famous New Zealand task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of famous people. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a book cover. 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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Fast Food The Fast Food task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and depict components in sequence. Students will watch a short video and use it to create a diagram. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video recording on laptop computer, an instruction card, and a word chart This task is a part of the Technological Knowledge & Understanding task series from 2004. 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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Favorite Fruits The Favorite Fruits task allows students to demonstrate their ability to construct a table. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a ruler and a frame for a table in a recording book. This task is a part of the Construction or Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Fax Message The Fax Message task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a fax form and replay to a fax. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a received fax messages and a blank copy of a reply form. This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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