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San Diego/Tijuana Crossed Gazes In this task, students will work the "model animation" in creating a short film about others kids' lives on the other side of the border. This task includes: |
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Sand The Sand task allows students to learn about geology by examining three different types of sand. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include three sand samples and a hand lens. This task is a part of the Planet Earth and Beyond 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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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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Scale Model of the Solar System In This task (in PALM and in PALS), students must create a scale model of the solar system with the given table of planetary distances. This task includes: |
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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 Canteen The School Canteen task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of addressing organizational problems and developing rules. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, three letters, an answer sheet, and an agenda. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2005. 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 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 Leadership Project: HTH Structures in Action In this task, teachers will be learning how to structure their classes to implement problem based learning. This task includes: |
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