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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Significance of the Battle of Detroit In this task, students will use role-playing to explore the circumstances that led to the Battle of Detroit. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-5
Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada) Subject History/Social Studies Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Significance of the War of 1812 In this task, students will gather context on the War of 1812 by reviewing other historical events in Canadian history. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Reading and Speaking Grade Level 3, 7	Signs The Signs task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand signs with strong visual cues. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a set of ten photographs arranged and presented in a standard sequence. This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP.
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Mathematics Grade Level 3	Signs The Signs task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of mathematical operation signs and their ability to construct number sentences Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are yellow number cards and red operation sign cards. This task is a part of the Algebra, Statistics, and Logic task series from 1997 by NEMP.
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Listening & Viewing Grade Level 3, 7	Silent Ads The Silent Ads task allows students to demonstrate their ability to think critically about visual messages. 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 Viewing 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.
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Music Grade Level 3, 7	Sing-A-Long The Sing-A-Long task allows students to demonstrate their ability to sing. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are audio tracks on a laptop computer and four word charts. This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. 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.
Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning Subject Music Grade Level 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Singing Grams In this task, students will collaborate on a music greeting to be performed at a local nursery home. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Additional Resources: Standards, worksheets, checklists, web resources, evaluations and rubrics, guide to managing the process
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Health and Physical Education Grade Level 3, 7	Skipping The Skipping task allows students to demonstrate their personal movement skills, their physical co-ordination, and their ability to manipulate equipment. Students will complete this task in open space. The resources required for this task are a medium skipping rope, a large skipping rope, and a timer. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998.
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Health and Physical Education Grade Level 3, 7	Skipping Ropes The Skipping Ropes task allows students to demonstrate their skipping skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a single skipping rope and a long skipping rope. 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.
Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand) Subject Listening & Viewing Grade Level 3, 7	Skippy The Skippy task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand persuasive techniques. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a Skippy Cornflakes packet. This task is a part of the Viewing 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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Task

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Significance of the Battle of Detroit

In this task, students will use role-playing to explore the circumstances that led to the Battle of Detroit.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-5

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Significance of the War of 1812

In this task, students will gather context on the War of 1812 by reviewing other historical events in Canadian history.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Reading and Speaking

Grade Level
3, 7

Signs

The Signs task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand signs with strong visual cues. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a set of ten photographs arranged and presented in a standard sequence.

This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
3

Signs

The Signs task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of mathematical operation signs and their ability to construct number sentences Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are yellow number cards and red operation sign cards.

This task is a part of the Algebra, Statistics, and Logic task series from 1997 by NEMP.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Listening & Viewing

Grade Level
3, 7

Silent Ads

The Silent Ads task allows students to demonstrate their ability to think critically about visual messages. 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 Viewing 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.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Music

Grade Level
3, 7

Sing-A-Long

The Sing-A-Long task allows students to demonstrate their ability to sing. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are audio tracks on a laptop computer and four word charts.

This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing task series from 2008. 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.

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
Music

Grade Level
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Singing Grams

In this task, students will collaborate on a music greeting to be performed at a local nursery home.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, worksheets, checklists, web resources, evaluations and rubrics, guide to managing the process

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Skipping

The Skipping task allows students to demonstrate their personal movement skills, their physical co-ordination, and their ability to manipulate equipment. Students will complete this task in open space. The resources required for this task are a medium skipping rope, a large skipping rope, and a timer.

This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Skipping Ropes

The Skipping Ropes task allows students to demonstrate their skipping skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a single skipping rope and a long skipping rope.

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.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Listening & Viewing

Grade Level
3, 7

Skippy

The Skippy task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand persuasive techniques. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a Skippy Cornflakes packet.

This task is a part of the Viewing 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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