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Child Rights and Responsibilities In this task, students will explore the Rights and responsibilities of children around the world through the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child and interactive activities. This task includes: |
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Coat of Arms The Coat of Arms task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of symbols associated with a national identity. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Coconuts and Harakeke The Coconuts and Harakeke task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the value of a resource. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a picture and an information card. This task is a part of the Resources and Economic Activities 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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Connecting Math to Our Lives In this task, students will explore how math is being used in their community and shed light on promoting equity. This task includes: |
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Consequences of Tecumseh In this task, students will read through primary and secondary documents to determine the consequences of the War of 1812. This task includes: |
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Continuity and Change in Memorials In this task, students will compare the commemorations of the War of 1812 that took place in 1912 and 2012 and explore the continuities and changes that happened over time. This task includes: |
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Countries of the World (Y4) The Countries of the World (Y4) task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of significant features of different countries. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are seven green labels, thirty-two picture cards, and a recording sheet. This task is a part of the Place and Environment 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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Daffodils and Tulips In this task, students around the world will plant either tulips of daffodils, record data, and compare when they bloom. This task includes: |
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Early People Symbols In this task, students will explore the significance and meaning of early cultural symbols. This task includes: |
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Earthquake Disaster (Y4) The Earthquake Disaster (Y4) task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of how to identify and respond to a community crisis. Students will complete this task working in teams.. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, and an answer sheet. This task is a part of the Social Organization 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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