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Number Line Places The Number Line Places task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percentages through a computer program. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a computer program and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2009 by NEMP. |
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Number Line Y8 The Number Line (Y8) task allows students to demonstrate their ability to correctly place fractions, decimals, and percentages on a number line. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are eight cards (each with a fraction, decimal, or percentage), a number line ranging from 0 to 1, and a recording book. This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Number Patterns The Number Patterns task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of patterns by filling in the missing numbers in patterns. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Algebra, Statistics, and Logic task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Number Patterns The Number Patterns task allows students to demonstrate their ability to assess numbers in a sequence by completing some number patterns . 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 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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Number and Word Problems The Number and Word Problems task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of a variety of topics through multiple choice questions. 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 1997 by NEMP. |
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Numbers in Squares The Numbers in Squares task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify patterns, add, and explain their methods. Students will be given a sample two by two cell number square with the numbers in the cells being totaled horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Students will then be given another square with totals and have to determine what numbers go in the cells. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are fifty plastic beans, sample number square, and two number squares.. This task is a part of the Number task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Numbers on Lines The Numbers on Lines task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify numbers, especially decimals, on a number line. In this task students will identify which number is being pointed to on a number line. 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 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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OF2 - Our Footprints, Our Future In this task, students will use online resources to measure their carbon footprint and discover ways to lessen their carbon usage. This task includes: |
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On Sale The On Sale task allows students to demonstrate their ability to calculate percentages by determining how much off a toy is and what the sale price is. 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 by NEMP. |
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On Your Mark In this task, students must explore if height creates an unfair advantage in Olympic races and determine what would happen if they were organized differently. For example, if races were not one distance for every participant, but if that distance depended on one's height. Students will then explore further through two additional project tasks. This task includes: |
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