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Students draw cross-sections of different buildings.

This task requires students to draw the cross-sections of three differently shaped 3-dimensional containers.

In this practical task students construct 3-dimensional shapes from modelling clay then cut them in half and draw their cross-sections.

Students construct 3-dimensional shapes from plasticine and predict what the cross-section will be prior to cutting it.

In this practical task students predict what the widthwise and lengthwise cross-sections of a selection of fruit and vegetables would look like.

Students draw cross-sections of different foods.

For this NEMP task student draw the cross section indicated on 6 different food items.

Students identify the cross-sections of various pieces of fruit will look like when they are sliced.

Students identify the 2-dimensional shape that cross-sectional slices of food make.

Students draw cross-sections of different 3-dimensional objects.

Students use a cross-section diagram of a canal to calculate area and volume.

Students calculate the total volume of a cream carton, and the unused capacity when filled to 300ml.

Students answer questions about how a road moves after an earthquake.

Students are given a diagram of a glacier, and asked to identify natural hazards and the possible effect of increased temperature on the position of the glacier snout.

Task: Identify patterns in a table and suggest ways to make a toy travel further. Assessment focus: interpreting data; energy; forces.

Task: Answer two questions about setting up a fair test and another about insulating houses. Assessment focus: controlling variables.

Using information about comets, students label a diagram of a comet and draw the orbit of a comet and the position of the comet in two places in its orbit.

Students read the description of a number of surveys and explain why the sample is biased.