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Story Edit The Story Edit task allows students to demonstrate their ability to edit grammar and spelling. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Writing Conventions task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Strawberry Patch The Strawberry Patch task allows students to demonstrate their ability to choose appropriate materials to suit a particular purpose. Students will think about the best way to protect a strawberry garden from birds and will choose from five types of materials to cover the frame with. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are fave types of cover material, six types of fastener, a sample of frame material, a photo, and a plan of a frame. This task is a part of the Technological Capabilities task series from 2000. 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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Stressed Out The Stressed Out task allows students to demonstrate their understanding and ability to handle stress. 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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String Ping The String Ping task allows students to predict, demonstrate and report the influence of the length and tension of a vibrating string on the sound produced. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a spoon with a piece of string attached and a video showing how to use this apparatus to make sounds. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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String Thing In the String Thing task, students will cut strings into three, four, and five equal parts. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three lengths of string and an envelope. This task is a part of the Number task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Students Against Violence In this task, students will create brochures as an advertising campaign against teen violence. This task includes: |
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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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