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One Cut The One Cut task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify shapes of cross-sections. Students will imagine that different food items have been cut in half and will draw the cross section. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. 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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Open Ended Math Problems In this task, teachers will be intructed on how to implement open ended math problems in their teaching. This task includes: |
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Oranges and Bananas The Oranges and Bananas task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of probability. Students will roll a number and a letter dice and interpret their roll using a chart to determine if a monkey gets an orange or a banana for lunch. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two charts and two dice. This task is a part of the Algebra, Statistics, and Logic task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Ostrich Llama Count In Ostrich Llama Count students are given the combined number of heads and legs of ostriches and llamas. Using that information they are asked to explain how Raul and Esteban might have figured out how many ostriches and llamas there were. The key concepts are logical/algebraic reasoning and possibly systems of equations. This task includes:
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Packages The Packages task allows students to demonstrate their ability to describe 3D shapes. Students will describe the shape of a Toblerone box, a raisin box, and s Rolo packet. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a Toblerone box, a raisin box, and aRolo packet. This task is a part of the Geometry 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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Page of Stamps The Page of Stamps task allows students to demonstrate their ability of estimation and calculation. In this task students will have a quick look at a page of stamps and the estimate how many stamps were on the page. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a page a stamps and a guide sheet. 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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Paper Folds The Paper Folds task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of spatial relationships. Students will be shown a sheet of paper that has been folded twice and hole punched once. They will then draw where they think the holes will be when they unfold the paper. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a folded, stapled paper with a hole punch. This task is a part of the Geometry task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Patchwork Cushions In this task, students must discover rules and formulas to help calculate how many squares and triangles of fabric are needed to make cushions of various sizes. This task includes: |
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Peat Pots This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of the Earth System. Students must observe and calculate the capillarity of soil by observing a peat pot in water. This task includes: |
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Pebbles Packet The Pebbles Packet task allows students to demonstrate their ability to measure and calculate length and volume. Students will measure a Pebbles box, calculate its volume, and determine the dimensions and volume of a crate that will hold ten Pebbles boxes. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a "Pebbles" box, a ruler, and a calculator. This task is a part of the Measurement task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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