Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, social studies, Science, Art, World Languages and Cultures
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños
In the ANIA Children's Land Project / Tierra de Niños task, students will share their home and/or school garden experiences and learn about how the agricultural methods of the Incan people of Peru can guide them in developing their own sustainable gardening practices. This task includes four possible classroom activities.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject History/Social Studies, Art, Geography, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Alternate Reality
In this task, students will photoshop each others images into their partner schools in order to put themselves in one another's shoes and identify the difficulties they each face.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Art
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Art Object A
The Art Object A task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify the materials and equipment used for a piece of art and explain the processes used for making selected art objects. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three pictures.
This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 1999 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Art
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Art Objects
The Art Objects task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify the materials and equipment used for a piece of art and explain the processes used for making selected art objects. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three pictures.
This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 2003. 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 Art
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Art You Know
The Art You Know task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and explain a favorite work of art. 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 Responding to Art task series from 2007 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Art
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Art in Social Contexts
The Art in Social Contexts task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge, understandings, and ideas about art used in social contexts. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are photographs.
This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 1995 by NEMP.
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Art, Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Beauty of the Beasts
In this task, students around the world will create original artwork and poetry about indigenous animals in their area.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Video, student work examples
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Source iEARN Collaboration Centre
Subject Interdisciplinary, Art, Environmental Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Beauty of the Beasts
The Beauty of the Beasts task is a global project inviting students to capture the grandeur and magnificence of animals indigenous to their areas through original artwork and poetry. Artwork and poetry must be the student's original masterpiece... their own interpretation of the beauty and uniqueness of these marvelous creatures. All art mediums and poetry styles are acceptable. Students may participate in either art or poetry divisions, or are welcome to submit work in both. All languages welcome. Please submit English or Spanish translations if possible.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Art
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Bird Battle
The Bird Battle task allows students to demonstrate their ability to compose a picture by creating, selecting and assembling shapes, colors and textures in ways that give expressive impact. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task a video recording on a laptop computer, paper, scissors, glue sticks, and base sheets. This task should be completed in forty minutes.
This task is a part of the Making Art task series from 2003. 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 High Tech High School
Subject Art, Biology, Engineering, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Birds, Insects, Balloons: Kindergarten Flight Study
In this task students will explore ratio and proportions through a flight study, designing and and creating various flying objects.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 2 examples
3. Video: Example of the hot air balloon portion of the project
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