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Wind The Wind task is part of the Atmosphere Unit from Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). In this task, students will use GLOBE visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns. They will measure temperature change in soil, water and air as they are exposed to the heating action of the sun. Students will use GLOBE data and graphing tools to compare the influence of latitude, elevation, and geography on seasonal patterns. This task includes:
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Wind Power The Wind Power task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of why people view resources differently and problem resolution. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Resources and Economic Activities task series from 2009. 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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Wind Power? In this task, students will investigate how wind turbines work and decide on the best location for a new wind farm. This task includes: |
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Windmills The Windmills task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write instructions. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a picture, paper cutouts, and a glue stick. This task is a part of the Functional Writing 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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Windows to the World In this task, students will design part of a building given a set of strict guidelines and preferred shapes by the hiring client. This task includes: |
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Windsock The Windsock task allows students to demonstrate their ability to investigate, apply, and evaluate design. Students will watch short videos showing two types of windsock and then answer questions about them. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording on laptop computer and a decorative windsock. This task is a part of the Technological Knowledge & Understanding task series from 2004 by NEMP. |
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Winning: A Problem The Winning: A Problem task allows students to demonstrate their relationship and interpersonal skills. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is an illustration in a task 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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Within My Skin In this task, students will research the effects, process, and risks of tattooing. This task includes: |
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Women in Parliament The Women in Parliament task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a line graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a line graph. This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1995 by NEMP. |
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Women's Rights This task assesses students' ability to contextualize two historical documents and place them in the correct chronological order. This assessment draws on students' knowledge about changes in women’s rights over time . Document A is excerpted from Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963. Document B is from the trial of Susan B. Anthony, who voted illegally in the election of 1872. More than just the recall of facts and dates, students must show that they have a broad understanding of Students must show that they have a broad understanding of how women’s rights changed over time and demonstrate the ability to use knowledge about the past to place the two documents in context. In this question, students who correctly contextualize the documents will see that Document B (an excerpt from the trial of Susan B. Anthony), which discusses the ban on women’s suffrage, was likely written before Document A (an excerpt from Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique), which describes discontent with post-World War II gender roles. Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment, a link to primary source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors. |
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