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Sorting The Sorting task focuses on classification. In this task students will think about why the objects in each bag have been grouped together and will answer ten questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task are three bags, a nail, a balloon, a coin (bag 1: rubber band, plasticine, foam cube; bag 2: metal spoon, magnet, metal paper ring; bag 3: stone, wooden cube, plastic counter) This task is a part of the Living World task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Sound Chimes The Sound Chimes task allows students to think about and experiment with the high and low notes. Students will answer seven questions. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include bolt chimes (four bolts of different sizes, suspended on a string from a wire frame mounted on a wooden base, bolts decreasing in size from bolt A to bolt D) and a large nail to use as a striker. This task is a part of the Physical World task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Spiders The Spiders task allows students to ask questions and think about where they can obtain the information to answer their questions. Students will watch a video about spiders and be asked three follow up questions. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include a video recording on spiders and a device to play the recording. The Spiders task is a part of the Living World task series from 2007. 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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Spiders The Spiders task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of differences between spiders and insects. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task are a computer, a mouse, headphones, a mousepad, and the Hypercard ® program. This task is a part of the Living World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Spreading Seeds The Spreading Seeds task focuses on plant adaptation. In this task students will think about how different types of seeds spread and what is special about each. This task includes ten follow up questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task are three pictures and bidbid seeds. This task is a part of the Living World 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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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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Sugar Solution The Sugar Solutions task allows students to investigate solubility rate of different forms of sugar, using a fair test, and explain results. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a timer, a packet of raw sugar, a packet of coffee sugar, two 100ml beakers, two stirrers, and water in a jug. This task is a part of the Material World task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Swinging Marbles The Swinging Marbles task allows students to investigate motion through a swinging ball set. Students will observe what happens and answer three explanation questions. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a swinging ball set. This task is a part of the Physical World 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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Tea Time The Tea Time task allows students to observe an example of condensation and explain what happened. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a transparent cup, a saucer, an electric jug, water (boiling), and a paper towel. This task is a part of the Material World task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Time The Time task allows students to investigate planetary motion and time. Students will answer three questions about the amount of time, in terms of hour, day, week, month, and year, that it takes the moon, Earth, and sun to either orbit or rotate. Students will complete this task working in stations. This task is a part of the Planet Earth and Beyond task series from 2007. 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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