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Feeding Frenzy The Feeding Frenzy task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write poetry. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, four "Things to think about" cards, and four individual answer sheets. 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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Fence The Fence task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use algebraic reasoning to solve a problem through a fence making activity. Students will complete this task working stations. The resources required for this task are sixteen fence sticks. 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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Fiji and Niue The Fiji and Niue task allows students to demonstrate their ability to find and compare information in similar texts. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two books, two pair answer sheets, and one team answer sheet. This task is a part of the Thinking About and Using 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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Find the Beat The Find the Beat task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify the beat in music. 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 a hand drum. This task is a part of the Knowing and Responding: Interpreting, Moving, Analyzing, Appreciating 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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Fire Fighters Project The Fire Fighters Project task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify appropriate questions for a purpose. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Asking Appropriate Questions task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Fire Safety Quiz The Fire Safety Quiz task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify appropriate questions for a purpose. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Asking Appropriate Questions task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Fire! Fire! In the Fire! Fire! task, students will watch a video and discuss fire prevention and what to do if they find a fire. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a video showing a small fire starting in a towel in front of a heater and a large fire building up from a living room couch. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Firebird Pastel and Crayon Drawing The Firebird Pastel and Crayon Drawing task allows students to demonstrate their ability to produce an expressive colored drawing based on an imaginative idea, using skills of composition and media effects. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are pastels, crayons, paper, and a drawing board. This task should be completed in twenty-five minutes. This task is a part of the Making Art task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Firebirds The Firebirds task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and explain the features of successful picture making. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are pictures. This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Fireghost The Fireghost task allows students to demonstrate their ability to produce an expressive color pastel drawing based on an imaginative idea. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video recording on a laptop computer, four sets of oil pastels, four sheets of grey paper, card board bases, and desk covers. This task is to be completed in twenty minutes. This task is a part of the Making 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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