Work samples resources

Task: Identify adaptations of 3 animals that live under the soil, and design an animal that could live underground. Self-assess the design by considering given criteria. Assessment focus: adaptations that enable an animal to live underground.

Students describe a functional rule for two spatial patterns.

Students identify a correct statement about the comparing the overall distribution of two dot plots.

Students find the sum of a number of given decimal weights of objects or the post.

Students select a non-standard unit of measure to measure an envelope and explain their choice.

Students order litre and millilitre capacities from smallest to largest, compare given capacities and explain how they know whether one is larger/smaller or the same.

Students explain how they can work out how many striped or shaded beads are needed for a number of repeated 'sets', and identify the number of striped and shaded beads for given numbers of sets.

This task requires students to show how to calculate multiplication problems with multi-digit numbers.

Task: describe how different features of a racing car help it go fast. Assessment focus: technological responses to forces.

Students solve addition maths problems and show their strategy for working it out.

Students solve subtraction maths problems and show their strategy for working it out.

Students show how to solve some addition problems.

Students show how to work out the number of 1-digit that there are in 2-digit numbers.

Students identify a correct statement about the overall distribution of a graph and explain their reasoning.

Students decide if a graph is suitable to display category data and explain the reasons.

Students solve problems involving finding simple fractions of quantities, and show their working.

Students use fractions as operators to find unit fractions of a given whole number.

Students answer questions involving finding how many of one fraction goes into another fraction.

Students to show how to calculate problems that involve rates and ratios.

In Part 1, students interpret how the visual techniques used in the presentation of a Māori legend support the meaning of the written text. In Part 2, students are assessed on their ability to communicate and explain their use of visual techniques. Annotated student work samples using Part 2 are provided.

Students calculate the surface area of the sides and top of a cylinder, showing their working.

Students recognise equal and different likelihoods when playing a game of chance.

Students explore the literary device used in the poem title, choose their own phrase, and visually present it. They obtain feedback from a class member. Annotated student work samples are provided.

Students work out the missing dimension on a rectangle and show how they obtained it using proportional reasoning.

Students compare the overall distribution of two graphs and describe their reasons.