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Large Ball Kick The Large Ball Kick task allows students to demonstrate their kicking skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a large ball, two cones, and four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Leap The Leap task allows students to demonstrate their jumping skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resource required for this task is a floor plan. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills 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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Listen to Your Heart! The Listen to Your Heart! task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of body systems and how the heart works. 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 heart diagram. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006 by NEMP. |
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Many Moves The Many Moves task allows students to demonstrate their ability to perform carious steps. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are four bibs. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Marching Boy The Marching Boy task allows students to demonstrate their ability to respond to stereotypes. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Relationships with Other People task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Mrs. Trimble's Muffins In Mrs. Trimble's Muffins students will analyze nutrient groups on a nutritional label for positive and negative nutritional value and describe why people should either limit or include them in their diet; using the food pyramid, identify foods that make a balanced meal and explain how the chosen foods can benefit the human body. This task includes:
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My Friend Morgan In My Friend Morgan students will identify behavior change in a friend, list adult resources, and apply how to link a friend to a trusted adult in order to receive help. This task includes:
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New Kid on the Block In New Kid on the Block students will identify reasons for and emotional effects of bullying; demonstrate negative and positive choices that could be made in response to bullying and their possible outcomes. This task includes:
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New Kids at School The New Kids at School task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of relationships and how to help make new kids feel welcome in their first weeks at school. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a picture and a recording book. 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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New Student Orientation In New Student Orientation students will explain legal consequences (laws and penalties) of drug/alcohol use, stages of dependence/addiction (including behaviors), effects of use (on family, school, community, and emotional health), and describe services that community resources can provide. This task includes:
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