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Rods The Rods task allows students to predict and investigate the heat conductivity of different materials, and explain practical applications, Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include five rods, a picture of saucepan, a timer, a mug, a paper towel, water (boiling), and an electric jug. This task is a part of the Material World 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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Rods and Triangles In this task, students must calculate how many and what kinds of triangles are possible to make out of various sizes of rods. This task includes: |
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Role Models The Role Models task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of identity, respect, and role models. 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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Roller Blades The Roller Blades task allows students to demonstrate their ability to clarify a problem, create potential strategies for the problem, manage all parties involved, and justify their choices. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video and letters. This task is a part of the Organization task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Rolling Down Hill In this task, students must record and graph data collected from rolling a marble down a ramp. This task includes: |
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Rona The Rona task allows students to demonstrate their ability to re-write a legend. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, four pictures, and four individual answer sheets. This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2006 by NEMP. |
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Room One Winter Sports The Room One Winter Sports task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a bar graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a bar graph in a recording book. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Rotations The Rotations task allows students to demonstrate their mental rotation ability. Students will look at an example and then draw shapes that have been rotated 90 degrees. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is a ruler. This task is a part of the Geometry task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Royal Liver Clock In this task, students must estimate how many people can sit around two clock faces. This task includes: |
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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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