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Middle NCTM Activity - Solid Precipitation This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will calculate the average amount of snowfall. This task includes: |
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Middle NCTM Activity - Water Temperature This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Hydrology Unit. Students will calculate the averages and percent errors of a group of measurements of water temperature. This task includes: |
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Milkogram The Milkogram task allows students to demonstrate their money computation skills. Students will compare the prices and volumes of milk bottles and determine which is the better value. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a "milkogram" sheet. This task is a part of the Measurement task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Missing the Point The Missing the Point task allows students to demonstrate their ability to estimate and their understanding of place value and decimal points. Students will place the decimal point in the answer of a division problem shown on a calculator screen. 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 by NEMP. |
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Mobile Phones In this task, students must calculate which mobile plan is cheaper. This task includes: |
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Model Photos In the Model Photos task, students will try to order a set of photographs in the order they think they were taken. Then students will use link blocks to try to recreate the model in the photographs. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two sets of ordered photos, link cubes, and a placement mat. This task is a part of the Geometry task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Money The Money task allows students to demonstrate their money computation skills by determining how many of ten or twenty cent coins are in a dollar amount. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Measurements 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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Money A The Money A task allows students to demonstrate their money calculation skills using fractions, division, and multiplication. 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 by NEMP. |
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Money Bags The Money Bags task allows students to demonstrate their ability to work count and calculate money. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a bag of money filled with various coins. This task is a part of the Money task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Money Computations The Money Computations task allows students to demonstrate their ability to add, subtract, divide, and multiply money. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Money task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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