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Traveling to School The Traveling to School task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret graphs and make predictions. Students will look at a graph that depicts how children get to school and answer questions about it. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a graph. This task is a part of the Statistics 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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Treasure Island In the Treasure Island task, students will use coordinates and cardinal directions to navigate on a map. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Geometry task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Video Recorder The Video Recorder task allows students to demonstrate their ability to relate am and pm times to a twenty-four hour clock times. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Measurement 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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Wall Paint The Wall Paint task allows students to demonstrate their ability to measure area. Students will be told the amount of paint needed to paint a wall and will be asked to calculate the amount of paint needed to calculate a wall with doubled dimensions. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Measurement 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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Wallies The Wallies task allows students to demonstrate their ability to estimate by estimating the number of "Wallies" in a picture. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a picture of "Wallies" and a recording book. This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Weigh-Up The Weigh-Up task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a balance scale. Students will weigh and then rank boxes of pebbles from lightest to heaviest. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are four boxes of pebbles (different weight but same size), balance scales, and a mat. This task is a part of the Number task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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What Next? The What Next? task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of patterns and their relationships using multicolor counters. Students will complete this task working stations. Resources required for this task include a picture, green and yellow pencils, 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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What's My Number? The What's My Number? task allows students to demonstrate their ability to verify and prove correct answers. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three cards. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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What's the Time? The What's the Time? task allows students to demonstrate their ability to read clocks by matching the selecting the analogue and digital clacks that show the same time. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for the task. This task is a part of the Measurement 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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Whetu's Frame The Whetu's Frame task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of edges and corners of 3D objects. Students will answer questions about a cube shaped frame. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Geometry task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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