Source High Tech High School
Subject Multimedia
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
The Bike Tour
In this task, students will create a 10+ mile bike route in San Marcos and map out a route that passes historical sights and points of interest. The students will then ride their collaboratively created bike path.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Video: A video example of the process and the chosen bike path.
3. Additional Resources: Individual Assessment, peer assessment sheet, peer assessment critique
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
The Blizzard of 1993
This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Structure of the Earth System. Students must analyze a barograph from a winter storm in 1993.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
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Source Stanford Beyond the Bubble
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Case of the Clock
This task assesses students' ability to evaluate the relevance of contextual information for determining the motivations of an author. Students must select one fact, and explain how it sheds light on why Edward Curtis altered a photograph of Native Americans before publishing it. Students with a strong understanding of contextualization will be able to explain how the popular belief that Indians did not understand modern technology might have influenced Curtis's decision to alter the photograph.
Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment as well as the Rubric with benchmark descriptors.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Changing Faces of Tourism in Canada
In this task, students will examine photographs and brochures to determine the continuity and change in tourism throughout British Columbia.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, rubric, worksheet, photograph
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Listening & Viewing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
The Clumsy Tiger
The Clumsy Tiger task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall and interpret details of a story. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video and a laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Listening 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Reading and Speaking
Grade Level 3, 7 |
The Common Dolphin
The Common Dolphin task allows students to demonstrate their ability to read and follow instruction. Students will complete this task working is stations. The resources required for this task are a story and an illustrated cover picture.
This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP.
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Source High Tech High School
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 7 |
The Contracting Project
In this task, students will be introduced to how math is incorperated into the work place by learning what it takes to run a contracting business.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 17 examples
3. Additional Resources: Required materials, timeline, real world connections, assessment activities, student reflections
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 7 |
The Conversation
The Conversation task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a conversation between two people in a photograph. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task photos, blue pens, and red pens.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Technology
Grade Level 3, 7 |
The Crafty Knife
The Crafty Knife task allows students to demonstrate their ability to investigate design. Students will explain the purpose of design of different parts of a craft knife. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a craft knife, a cardboard, a cutting block, and a diagram.
This task is a part of the Technological Knowledge & Understanding task series from 2008. 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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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
The Evolution of Perception: Attitudes Regarding French Language and Culture Within Canada as Turning Points
In this task, students will explore whether or not there has been changes throughout history in in French and Quebec culture in Canada.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, rubric, activity examples, handout, timeline
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