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2003 TIMSS Grade 4 Mathematics Set The 2003 TIMSS Grade 4 Mathematics Set covers the content domains of patterns and relationships, geometry, data, measurement, and number, and cognitive domains of knowing facts and procedures, using concepts, solving routine problems, and reasoning. This task includes:
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2003 TIMSS Grade 4 Science Set The 2003 TIMSS Grade 4 Science Set covers the content domains of life science, physical science (chemistry and physics), and Earth science, and the cognitive domains of factual knowledge, conceptual understanding, and reasoning and analysis. This task includes:
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2011 PIRLS Assessmen The 2011 PIRLS Assessment contains 4 reading passages and 44 test questions with their answers. Two of the reading passages were used to assess students’ reading for literary experience, and two were used to assess students' reading to acquired and use information.
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2011 TIMSS Grade 4 Mathematics Set The 2011 TIMSS Grade 4 Mathematics Set covers the domains of numbers, geometric shapes and measures, and data display. This task includes:
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2011 TIMSS Grade 4 Science Set The 2011 TIMSS Grade 4 Science Set covers the content domains of life science, physical science, and Earth science. This task includes:
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ANIA Children's Land Project/ Tierra de Ninos In this task, students will work together to learn about their environment and begin a sustainable gardening project based off of Incan agriculture. This task includes: |
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Alternate Reality In this task, students will photoshop each others images into their partner schools in order to put themselves in one another's shoes and identify the difficulties they each face. This task includes: |
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Balls and Ramp This task focuses on the Position and Motion of Objects. Students must become familiar with the concept that energy can be tranferred between objects by measuring the distances a cup is pushed by a rolling ball. This task includes: |
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Beauty of the Beasts In this task, students around the world will create original artwork and poetry about indigenous animals in their area. This task includes: |
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Bird Eggs In this task, students must determine the most beneficial shape for eggs that rest on cliffs. This task includes: |
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