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Growing in the Mighty Forest The Growing in the Mighty Forest task allows students to gain an understanding the life cycle functions and parts of a forest tree (roots, leaves, trunk and bark). In this task students will look at three pictures depicting different phases or parts of a tree and answer seven questions about them. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task are three pictures: a young tree in the native bush, a mature tree, and a transverse slice of tree trunk. This task is a part of the Living World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Guess What! The Guess What! task encourages students to ask good questions. Students will be given a chart with pictures of various animals and objects on it. The teacher will have 3 cards that each depict an animal or object on the chart. Students will try to determine which things are on the teacher's cards using as few yes and no questions as possible. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a chart, rules card, 3 cards, question counter with clothes pegs, and counters. The Guess What! task is a part of the Living World 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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Handwriting The Handwriting task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write with good handwriting and quickly. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a pen, a timer, and an answer sheet. This task is a part of the Writing Conventions task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Happy School The Happy School task allows students to describe what they value in a good school and demonstrate their understanding of community resources. 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 Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Healthy Food In the Healthy Food task, students will discuss the food pyramid and place pictures of food items on the pyramid. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two answer sheets, paper, and twenty four pictures of food items. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Healthy Person The Healthy Person task allows students to demonstrate their ideas about health and well-being. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are answer sheets and pictures. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development 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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Heart Beat In the Heart Beat task, students will watch a short video and discuss the function of the heart and how pulse is affected by activity patterns. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video and a stethoscope. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Hedgehog The Hedgehog task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of rotation and angles. Students will follow directions to turn a hedgehog clockwise, anti-clockwise, and by degrees to the left and right. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a garden picture with metal washer in the middle, model hedgehog to fit washer, and a recording book. This task is a part of the Geometry 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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Help me Peel The Help me Peel task allows students to demonstrate their ability to design a potato peeler for a person with a physical disability. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a photograph, an instruction card, and a recording sheet. This task is a part of the Technological Capabilities task series from 2000 by NEMP. |
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Hens The Hens task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify information needs for a purpose. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Clarifying Information Needs task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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