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Run The Run task allows students to demonstrate their running skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a cone and a floor plan. 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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Runaway The Runaway task allows students to investigate motion and resistance to motion. In this task students will experiment to see which objects roll the furthest down an inclined board. Students will make a hypothesis, design and experiment, and then test their experiment. Students will complete this task working in teams. Resources required for this task include a wooden slide, a support for the high end, a glass marble, a wooden bead, a ball of plasticine, a small pom pom, a lump of plasticine, a notepaper, a pencil, a tape measure, and a team answer sheet. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Rusty Tools The Rusty Tools task allows students to investigate why some objects rust and corrode. Students will examine a pair of rusty shears and a picture of a rusty lawn mower and answer six questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include garden shears and a picture of a rusty lawn mower. This task is a part of the Material World task series from 2003 by NEMP |
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Safety in the Home In the Safety in the Home task, students will be asked to identify the possible dangers in a picture of a kitchen and in a picture of a workshop. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two pictures, a red marker pen, and a recording book. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Saikoloni The Saikoloni task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of how to resolve differences within a social organization. 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, and a recording book. This task is a part of the Social Organization 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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Sail Past The Sail Past task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret topographical maps. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a map and nine pictures. This task is a part of the Interpretations of Graphs, Tables, and Maps 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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Salt Solutions The Salt Solutions task allows students to perform a fair test experiment to determine which of two types of salt dissolves faster. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include two beakers, table salt;,rock salt, one teaspoon, two stirrers, water in a jug, a clock, a laminated results sheet, and an erasable felt pen. This task is a part of the Material World task series from 1995 by NEMP |
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Sam's Savings The Sam's Savings task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a line graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a graph in a work book. This task is a part of the Interpretations of Graphs, Tables, and Maps 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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Samoan Family The Samoan Family task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the characteristics of New Zealand. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a Samoa card. This task is a part of the Place and Environment 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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Sand The Sand task allows students to learn about geology by examining three different types of sand. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include three sand samples and a hand lens. This task is a part of the Planet Earth and Beyond 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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