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A Hot Drink The A Hot Drink task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of body care and treatment of injury. 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 Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Accidents The Accidents task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of injury management and precautions to take when treating a spinal injury. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three pictures. 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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Agree or Disagree? (Y8) The Agree or Disagree? (Y8) task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of stereotypes. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are eight pictures with statements, a “Agree/Don’t Agree” chart, a recording sheet, four prompt cards, and a “Working Together” card. 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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Aiming High The Aiming High task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of competition and the requirements of achieving excellence. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture montage. 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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Alcohol The Alcohol task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of personal safety and the risks and dangers from drinking too much alcohol. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture. 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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Andrew's School The Andrew's School task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of bullying and how to stop it. 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 Relationships with Other People 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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Badminton Tactics and Strategies The Badminton Tactics and Strategies unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 11 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Badminton Tactics and Strategies students focus on enhancing their motor skill development, strategic thinking and tactical knowledge. Students work individually and in teams to develop the key concepts that underpin badminton tactics and strategies. Through a series of structured physical activities, students develop badminton tactics and strategies and implement them in the game situation. Students devise and use a variety of creative thinking strategies and graphic organizers to analyze game situations, solve problems and make tactical and strategic decisions. |
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Balance The Balance 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 balance rail (90 cm long, 4 cm wide), a large ball, and a bean bag. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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Ball Bounce The Ball Bounce task allows students to demonstrate their large ball skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a large ball and four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills 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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Ball Strike The Ball Strike 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 three skittles, a placement mat, three small rubber balls, and an ice hockey stick. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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