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Sand Dunes The Sand Dunes task allows students to explain erosion of sand dunes, ways to reduce erosion and reasons for conservation of dunes. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture of sand dunes This task is a part of the Planet Earth and Beyond task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Santa The Santa task allows students to demonstrate their ability to fill in thought bubbles with appropriate content. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Santa Gets Ready The Santa Gets Ready task allows students to demonstrate their ability to order pictures to tell a story. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are eight picture cards. This task is a part of the Viewing 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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School Camp Activities The School Camp Activities 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 an activities chart. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps 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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School Days The School Days task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of differences between the present and the past. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Continuity and Change 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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School Fair The School Fair task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify information needs for a poster. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video recording on laptop computer, an answer booklet, and a cartoon card. This task is a part of the Clarifying Information Needs 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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School Garden The School Garden task allows students to investigate the requirements for a successful garden. Students will look at a picture of a school garden and answer six follow up questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a picture of a school garden. The School Garden task is a part of the Living World task series by NEMP in 2007. |
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School Lunches The School Lunches task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of nutrition. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a menu and a recording book. 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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School Notices The School Notices task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall and retell messages. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are an audio recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Listening 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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School Shop The School Shop task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a table. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is a table in a work book. This task is a part of the Interpretations of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2007 by NEMP. |
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