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Potter The Potter task allows students to demonstrate their ability to construct a set of questions that would allow them to obtain information from an artist about the artist's work. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, a picture, and a recording book. 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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Powders Year 4 The Powders Year 4 task allows students to use physical and chemical evidence to identify different powders and account for the identifications made. Students will complete this task working in teams. Resources required for this task include a teaspoon of four powders in sample cups (labelled A,B,C, & D), two hand lenses, two eye droppers, sixteen spatulas, a bottle of water, a bottle of vinegar, two sample cups (labelled "water" and "vinegar"), sixteen sheets A5 black paper, an instruction card, a recording sheet, and a teaspoon (for the teacher). This task is a part of the Material World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Powhiri The Powhiri task allows students to demonstrate their ability to describe cultural customs and traditions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a set of six pictures and a recording book. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage 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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Print Making Process The Print Making Process task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of and their ability to explain the processes and procedures of different print making techniques. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are an activity card of summarizing instructions and a set of randomly numbered photographs showing steps in four different print making processes. This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Privateers In this task, students will explore the differences of pirating and privateering as well as the morals surrounding it. This task includes: |
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Problems (Y4) The Problems (Y4) task allows students to demonstrate their number strategy by explaining how the solved problems. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are four problem cards and a recording book. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Pulling Strings The Pulling Strings unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 9 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Pulling strings students investigate forms of puppetry used in contemporary and historical cultures in order to provide understanding of the contexts in which puppets and puppetry occur.As a concluding activity, students present a puppet show, in groups, pairs or individually, using ideas and scripts developed during the unit. |
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Punctuation Check The Punctuation Check task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and correct punctuation errors. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Writing Conventions 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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Puppet Make-Up The Puppet Make-Up task allows students to demonstrate their ability to investigate and describe how a hand puppet has been designed and assembled. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a parrot hand puppet. This task is a part of the Technological Knowledge & Understanding task series from 2000. 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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Queenstown Combos The Queenstown Combos task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a table. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a brochure. This task is a part of the Interpretations of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2007 by NEMP. |
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