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Old Bones The Old Bones task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of bereavement. Students will watch a video about a boy whose dog died. Students will think about how the boy feels and what might make him feel better. 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. 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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Options The Options task allows students to demonstrate their interpersonal skills. by thinking about some problems and different ways of solving those problems. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a recording book. This task is a part of the Relationships with Other People 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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Piggy in the Middle The Piggy in the Middle task allows students to demonstrate their game strategy skills. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video recording on laptop computer and a pair and team answer sheets. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Playground Rules The Playground Rules task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of community rules. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments 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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Poi The Poi 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 two poi with 33cm strings. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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Poi Swings (Y4) The Poi Swings (Y4) task allows students to demonstrate their swinging skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are two poi. 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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Poi Swings (Y8) The Poi Swings (Y8) task allows students to demonstrate their swinging skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are two poi. 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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Public Health In Public Health students will explore the cause-and-effect factors that will keep you and the people around you healthy. This task includes:
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Racquet Strike The Racquet Strike task allows students to demonstrate their hitting skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are four cones, a tennis racquet, and 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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Road Safety The Road Safety unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 8 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Road safety students focus on road accidents as a major cause of injury and death amongst young Australians. Students evaluate how road safety messages are conveyed through the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) road safety campaigns. Students then develop an information product that conveys information about one risk factor that contributes to road accidents in Australia. |
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