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Subject Pie The Subject Pie task allows students to demonstrate their ability to label a pie graph appropriately. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Construction of Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1999. 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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Subtraction The Subtraction Facts task allows students to demonstrate their ability of subtraction through a worksheet. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Number task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Subtraction Facts The Subtraction Facts task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of subtraction facts using a computer program. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include a computer program on a laptop and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra 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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Subtraction Facts The Subtraction Facts task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of subtraction facts through a computer program. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer with video recording and an answers sheet. This task is a part of the Number 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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Sugar Solution The Sugar Solutions task allows students to investigate solubility rate of different forms of sugar, using a fair test, and explain results. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a timer, a packet of raw sugar, a packet of coffee sugar, two 100ml beakers, two stirrers, and water in a jug. This task is a part of the Material World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Sun Sense The Sun Sense task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of safety in the sun. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. There are no resources required for this task. 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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Sun Shine The Sun Shine task allows students to investigate how the shadow of an object change as the direction and angle of the light source changes. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a flashlight, yellow dot stickers, a recording book, and pictures in a recording book. This task is a part of the Physical World 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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Supa Heroes The Supa Heroes task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and interpret particular features depicted in painting. 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 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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Sushi The Sushi task allows students to demonstrate their ability to sort and sequence a process. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, a set of eight cards, and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Thinking About and Using Information 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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Suzy The Suzy task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of relationships and how to help people in bad moods. 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 Relationships with Other People 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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