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110 Years On This task uses mathematical reasoning to estimate the number of descendants a girl who lived 110 years ago might have today. This task includes: |
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12 Bears The 12 Bears task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions using counting bears. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a packet of twelve counting bears and recording book. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2005. 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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36 & 29 The 36 and 29 task allows students to demonstrate multiples strategies for adding two numbers. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a card with two numbers. This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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9 x 7 The 9 x 7 task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of multiplication strategies. In this task students will explain how they would figure out a multiplication problem using other multiplication facts. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two equation cards This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2005. 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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A Job Designed Just for You In this task, students will work in groups to put together and present an advertising portfolio for job applications. This task includes: |
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A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates In A Pound of Valentine’s Chocolates, students are asked to find how long a one pound box of chocolates should last if Isolde eats it alone. The key concepts are fractions and proportional reasoning. This task includes:
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Addition (Y8) The Addition (Y8) task allows students to demonstrate their ability to add without using a calculator. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is 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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Addition Examples The Addition Examples task allows students to demonstrate their ability to add multiple numbers and multi-digit numbers without a calculator. 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 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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Addition Facts The Addition Facts task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of addition facts. Students will see and hear an addition fact through a video and will have three seconds to respond. Students will complete this task working in stations. There resource required for this task is a video. This task is a part of the Number task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Advanced Calculator Tasks The Advanced Calculator Tasks task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a calculator to add, subtract, divide, multiply and use decimals. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is a calculator. This task is a part of the Number task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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