Students use the angle between a tangent and a radius property and the base angles in an isosceles triangle property to find an unknown angle and to explain why line segments are of equal size.
For this task students match animals to a description that has characteristics of that animal group. Then students use keywords to identify the larger animal group a number of different animals belong to.
Students prepare and present a speech of introduction for an important person visiting the class. What the speech should cover and a scoring guide for teachers are included.
Task: Draw a line to match animals to their footprints, and explain why it may be useful to identify animals by their footprints. Assessment focus: using features to name animals.
Students prepare an oral book review. The assessment focus is on the ability to summarise, read fluently, and promote the book. Oral Language Assessment Guide C is suitable for this task.
Task: Select the most suitable thermometer to use for different purposes and answer two questions about scale. Assessment focus: making measurements decisions.