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To Read or Not to Read - Is There a Question? In this task, students will present an argument for or against reading a chosen novel. This task includes: |
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To Recognize or Not to Recognize, That Is the Question In this task, students will explore the concept of foreign policy and which countries America has diplomatic relations with. This task includes: |
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To Smoke or Not to Smoke The To Smoke or Not to Smoke task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of peer pressure. 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 2002 by NEMP. |
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To The Beach The To The Beach task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall and interpret details. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a map and oral instructions on the soundtrack of a videotape. This task is a part of the Listening task series from 1998. 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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Tobacco Times In Tobacco Times students will identify short-term effects of smoking and smokeless tobacco, determine smoking myths from smoking facts, and identify issues relating to peer pressure. This task includes:
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Today's Weather The Today's Weather task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a regional weather forecast map. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a weather map. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Together With Birds In the Together With Birds task, students will research information about the birds of their community through birdwatching, organizing activities, and sharing information with each other. They will share information with each other through pictures they have taken and essays. |
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Tool Report The Tool Reports unit includes an introduction, the learning standards, 4 teaching, learning, and assessment activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Tool Report students focus on designing a tool that will make their lives easier. The assessment task requires them to write a report explaining the details and intent of their design. |
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Tool Time The Tool Time task allows students to demonstrate their ability to explain how things work. Students will be given a can opener and asked a series of questions about it. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a metal can-opener with twisted handles and a small can of spaghetti. This task is a part of the Knowledge and Understanding from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Tools The Tools unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 8 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: Students will listen to short texts about tools and explore how tools work, what tools are, what they are used for, and how they developed over time. Following an investigation of simple tools used in the classroom, home and workplace, students design and construct their own tool. They develop skills in working with others, and write texts describing different tools. Students are introduced to the relationship between work and technology and develop an understanding of what work is and tools that are used for different jobs. |
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