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A Cartoon Role Model In A Cartoon Role Model students will describe positive and negative role model characteristics; demonstrate the strategy role model used to deal with stress (peer pressure, eustress and distress). This task includes:
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A Hot Drink The A Hot Drink task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of body care and treatment of injury. 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 Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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A Letter to the Publisher In A Letter to the Publisher students will identify negative messages (relating to body image, peer pressure, etc.) contained in advertisements; describe changes that could be made to advertisements that would result in a positive effect. This task includes:
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Accidents The Accidents task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of injury management and precautions to take when treating a spinal injury. 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 Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006. 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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Ace! The Ace! unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 4 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Ace! students focus on using self directed learning activities to improve the proficiency of their serve in tennis. It should be noted that this is not a complete tennis unit, but a section of a unit focusing on serving. |
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Acme Advertising In Acme Advertising students will demonstrate how social skills can lead to a positive resolution of a negative social situation. This task includes:
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Agree or Disagree? (Y4) The Agree or Disagree? (Y4) task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of stereotypes. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are five pictures with statements, a “Agree/Don’t Agree” chart, a teacher recording sheet, and a “Working Together” card. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006. 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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Agree or Disagree? (Y8) The Agree or Disagree? (Y8) task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of stereotypes. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are eight pictures with statements, a “Agree/Don’t Agree” chart, a recording sheet, four prompt cards, and a “Working Together” card. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006. 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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Aiming High The Aiming High task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of competition and the requirements of achieving excellence. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture montage. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006. 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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Alcohol The Alcohol task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of personal safety and the risks and dangers from drinking too much alcohol. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006. 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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