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Starch and Sugar Testing 2 In this task, students will determine if starch and sugar are present in mixtures. This task includes: |
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Statistics Items A The Statistics Items A task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of combinations and probability through multiple choice questions Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Algebra and Statistics 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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Statistics Items B The Statistics Items B task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of probability and statistics through multiple choice and free-response style questions Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Algebra and Statistics 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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Staying on at School The Staying on at School task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a double line graph. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a a double line graph. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Steamboats on Kootenay Lake In this task, students will explore the context of people living around Kootenay Lake, among other communities around surrounding bodies of water. This task includes: |
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Sticky Situation The Sticky Situation task allows students to demonstrate their ability to role play and act out situations. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two sets of role play cards. This task is a part of the Oral Presentations task series from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Stimulus/Response in Invertebrates In this task, students will design an experiment that will explore how worm's structures allow them to do what they do. This task includes: |
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Stop Look Think The Stop Look Think task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret visual information. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a road traffic picture. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information 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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Stories in Maori The Stories in Maori task allows students to demonstrate their accuracy of oral reading in Maori. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three story books in Maori. This task is a part of the Oral Reading task series from 2000 by NEMP. |
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Storm-Fish The Storm-Fish task allows students to demonstrate their ability to think critically about advertising. 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 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. |
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