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Flowing Electricity The Flowing Electricity task allows students to explore what materials electricity can and cannot flow through. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include a battery and bulb board (continuity tester) and one square each of the following: aluminum, brass, plastic, wood, and cardboard. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Flowing Electricity The Flowing Electricity task allows students to explore knowledge about the electrical conductivity of different materials, and skills in using a simple electrical circuit to check conductivity. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a conductivity checker (a circuit board, a bulb, a battery, and cords), a spoon, a key, an ice block stick, a foil muffin dish, a foil paper, a plastic car, and a plastic ruler. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Follow Me The Follow Me task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall and follow instructions. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a "drawing" answer sheet, a red marker pen, a tangram set, a "shapes" answer sheet, and a glue stick. This task is a part of the Listening task series from 1998. 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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Follow Me The Follow Me task allows students to demonstrate their clarity of explanation, completeness of instructions give, sequencing and organization of instructions to teams, and overall effectiveness in giving instructions. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a map, a mid chart and single bird car, a tangram picture and cardboard pieces, a circle picture and circle work sheet, and an Inventa model picture and four sets on Inventa construction kits. This task is a part of the Oral Descriptions task series from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Food, Glorious Food! The Food, Glorious Food! task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of non-nutritional values of food and eating. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture montage. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development 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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Foot Balance The Foot Balance task allows students to demonstrate their balance skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resource required for this task is a small hoop. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills 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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For or Against? The For or Against? task allows students to demonstrate their ability to persuade and express opinions. 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 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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Form FIll The Form Fill task allows students to demonstrate their ability to follow directions and computer skills. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a Macintosh Powerbook 5300CS laptop computer with program Hypercard® Player, headphones, a mouse, the Hypercard® document Mac Moves, and the Hypercard® document Form Fill. This task is a part of the Using Computers Ideas from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Forward Roll The Forward Roll task allows students to demonstrate their body control and gymnastics skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a mat and four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002. 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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Fraction Problems The Fraction Problems task allows students to demonstrate their ability to calculate fractions. Students will add and subtract fractions (3rd grade) and multiply and divide fractions (7th grade). Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2009 by NEMP. |
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