Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Equal and Different
The Equal and Different task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the rights and challenges associated with a disability. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, and a photograph.
This task is a part of the Social Organization 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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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Ethical Dilemmas
In this task, students will explore how to evaluate the negative impacts of the War of 1812 without applying modern values and perspectives.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-5
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Famous New Zealand
The Famous New Zealand task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of famous people. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a book cover.
This task is a part of the Time, Continuity, and Change 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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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty, and Inequality
In this task, students will research the causes of poverty and hunger throughout the world and come up with possible actions that would create a sustainable existence for all.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Web resources, classroom activities, student work examples
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
First Nations Involvement in the War, Part 1
In this task, students will explore the concept of causes and consequences through exploring the First Nation's involvement in the War of 1812 as well as as personal experience.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices, worksheets
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
First Nations Involvement in the War, Part 2
In this task, students will explore the consequences of the First Nations involvement in the War of 1812 and explore the concept f continuity by determining how these past events are relevant today.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning goals, detailed lesson plan, appendices 1-3, worksheets
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Flag Change
The Flag Change task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of changing images of cultural identity. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a New Zealand Flag and a picture.
This task is a part of the Identity, Culture, Heritage 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Flags
The Flags 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 resources required for this task are two pictures and a recording book.
This task is a part of the Culture and Heritage 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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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Folk Costumes Around the Globe
The Folk Costumes Around the Globe task is meant to give the students from as many countries as possible, a chance to share their folk/national costumes with other students and teachers in the world, to promote their folk art and traditions. The students will provide pictures of folk costumes from their countries together with a short description of them, and give information about the occasions on which people use/used to wear them.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Girls Rising Project
In the Girls Rising Project task, students will watch "Girl Rising" (or excerpted chapters at: Nepal Chapter http://youtu.be/Hk2Q7WLzn0sand Peru Chapter http://youtu.be/7P6nL7PXILw if the full DVD is not available) and, then share their reflections. Students are encouraged to share ideas about what they can do to make the situation of girls in the world and in their own country better.
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