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Keywords:
Life processes
photosynthesis
plants
This resource has four multiple-choice questions about photosynthesis.
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Keywords:
Life processes
horses
kangaroo
mammals
protection
survival
Students explain adaptations of kangaroos and horses to protect their young.
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Keywords:
adaptation
ecology
plant pests
plants
rhizomes
roots
Task: Students interpret information about couch grass from a diagram and explain why its special features make it difficult to get rid of. Assessment focus: special features ensure a plant's survival.
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Keywords:
Life processes
UV
eyes
reflexes
sun protection
technology
ultraviolet light
Task: Demonstrate understanding of the pupil reflex of the eye, and apply this to answering questions about sunglasses safety. Extension questions probe understanding of who decides on and applies safety standards. Assessment focus: effect of UV light on the eyes and how it can be mediated by simple sunglasses technology.
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Keywords:
Life processes
adaptation
carnivorous plants
plants
Task: Students use a labelled diagram of a pitcher plant to answer questions about survival. Assessment focus: features for survival.
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Keywords:
Life processes
adaptation
birds
penguins
Task: Use understandings about heat energy and insulation to describe how adaptations help Emperor penguins survive in Antarctica. Assessment focus: adaptations for keeping warm in cold conditions.
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Keywords:
Life processes
adaptation
carnivores
classification
dinosaurs
evidence
group assessment
herbivores
inference
science capabilities
Task: Students decide whether four dinosaurs are meat-eaters or plant-eaters, and justify their answers. A list of features of each group is provided. It may be completed individually or as a group assessment. Assessment focus: using evidence.
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Keywords:
adaptation
ecology
features
foxes
mammals
Task: students answer questions about features of the fennec fox. Assessment focus: adaptations.
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Keywords:
plants
reproduction
seeds
Task: match seed description to a dispersal method. Assessment focus: seed dispersal.
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Keywords:
adaptation
climate
ecology
key competencies
leaves
plants
thinking
Task: Use evidence to make inferences about how leaves help plants survive in particular environments. Assessment focus: leaf adaptations.
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Keywords:
animals
classification
evolution
reptiles
Decide whether the photographed animals are reptiles or not, and justify responses. (A fact file giving the features of reptiles is given.) Answer a question about why scientists have an agreed way of grouping living things. Assessment focus: using science-based classifications.
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Keywords:
classification
evolution
features
insects
observation
science capabilities
spiders
use evidence
Task: Students decide whether six animals are insects or spiders and justify their answers. Assessment focus: Using evidence.
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Keywords:
classification
evolution
insects
spiders
weta
Task: use a chart comparing the features of insects and spiders to decide which group a wētā belongs in. Assessment Focus: classification.
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Keywords:
classification
fish
Task: Identify features of 4 animals that live in water, then use this information to decide whether they are fish or not. Assessment focus: classification of fish.
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Keywords:
adaptation
coral reefs
evidence
fish
observations
predator removal theory
starfish
Task: Identify how features/adaptations of a starfish help it survive, and decide whether the amount of evidence from scientists' observations supports or does not support their theory/inference. Assessment focus: using observations as evidence to inform theories.
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Keywords:
feeding relationships
food chains
scientific explanations
starfish
Task: Decide what information can or cannot be inferred from food chain diagrams. Assessment focus: reading food chains
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Keywords:
butterflies
classification
inference
insects
moths
observation
pattern seeking
Task: Use information about differences between moths and butterflies to decide which category examples belong to, and identify what evidence was used. Assessment focus: observation, using evidence.
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Keywords:
birds
ecology
explanations
inference
nests
observation
pattern seeking
Task: Match birds and nests, and explain why the choice was made. Assessment focus: using environmental cues to make inferences.
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Keywords:
flooding
observation
rivers
systems thinking
water cycle
weathering
In this task students compare two photographs of a river with normal flow and a river in flood. They make inferences based on their observations.
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Keywords:
evidence
measurement
observation
pattern seeking
Task: Make careful observations of objects in a picture to assess the size of one of the objects.
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Keywords:
change
chemical change
combustion
evidence
fire
observation
Task: Watch a video of two sofas burning, record the results, and use the evidence to make inferences about fire retardants. Assessment focus: using observations to provide evidence.
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Keywords:
Archey's Frog
adaptation
chytrid fungus
conservation
ecology
frogs
kaitiakitanga
native frogs
sustainability
Task: Answer questions about frog's skin adaptations, and use this information to think about consequences of chytrid fungus for Archey's frogs. Assessment focus: using information to think about management of native endangered species.
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Keywords:
Earth systems
fossils
Students answer three multiple-choice questions about fossils and how they are formed.
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Keywords:
matching
physics concepts
science capabilities
sound
Task: Match statements about materials that sound travels through, with corresponding science idea. Assessment focus: choosing evidence to support a science idea.