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Suzy The Suzy task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of relationships and how to help people in bad moods. 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 Relationships with Other People 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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Swimming The Swimming task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of rules for swimming safety. Students will complete this task working stations. The resources required for this task are pictures in an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002. 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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Tap n' Hit The Tap n' Hit task allows students to demonstrate their batting skills. Students will complete this task in open space. The resources required for this task are a tap’n’hit machine, three balls, a plastic baseball bat, and four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002. 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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Target Throw The Target Throw task allows students to demonstrate their accurate throwing skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a felt target with two concentric circles, three velcro-covered balls, and four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002. 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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Teens The Teens task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of maturation. Students will discuss the physical, emotional, and social changes as people grow older. 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 2002 by NEMP. |
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The Body The Body task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of human anatomy. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a word card 'The Body' and two pictures in answer booklet. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002. 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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The Right Moves The The Right Moves unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 6 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In The right moves students work cooperatively in teams to develop, analyze and implement group tactics. Students use cooperative learning tasks to identify, understand and develop key concepts that lead to an appreciation and demonstration of tactics in team games. Students analyse games and collect data to assess their performances. Students are introduced to European handball. They analyze a series of structured physical activities to develop basic attacking and defensive skills that are used in team games including European handball and create a media product that communicates their understanding of rules and tactics to a specific audience. |
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Throw and Catch The Throw and Catch task allows students to demonstrate their personal movement skills, their physical co-ordination, and their ability to manipulate equipment. Students will complete this task in open space. The resources required for this task are a large ball, a timer, a small ball, and a line to place on a wall. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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Ti Rakau The Ti Rakau task allows students to demonstrate their accurate rhythmic movement. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video recording on laptop computer, four sets of räkau, and four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002. 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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Time to Relax The Time to Relax task allows students to identify activities that are healthy ways to relax. 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 Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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