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Task: Answer questions about what happens to water in open and closed containers. Assessment focus: evaporation.

Task: Students place in order four beakers of copper sulphate solution from most to least concentrated. They then explain what would happen if two beakers were put together, and explain the term "concentration". Assessment focus: solutions.

Students are given some solids and liquids for this practical task. They plan how they would find out which liquids are solvents for any given solid, carry out the task, and write a conclusion.

For this NEMP task students show their understanding of the life cycle, functions and parts of a tree.

For this practical task students are given a variety of objects which they are required to make observations on by using their senses.

Students use pictures of different types of parakeets to identify distinguishing features. NOTE: This resource needs to be used in colour.

Students interpret a map showing concentrations of ozone in the atmosphere and then answer some questions about the ozone issue. This resource assesses the ability to interpret data, and also knowledge of the ozone layer and associated issues.

Task: Design a station on Mars. Assessment focus: problem solving to meet human needs in a different environment.

Task: Identify colours and surfaces that keep things cool. Assessment focus: heat absorption.

Students solve problems involving rates of pay based on a formula using powers, and compare this to a fixed rate of pay.

Students study a box-and-whisker graph and answer questions on median, quartile and outliers.

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

Students solve mathematical problems involving weight. They also identify parts of the related linear equations.

Students interpret a back stem-and-leaf graph to answer questions about a measurement investigation.

Students enlarge a shape made of cubes and explore the relationship between the scale factor and volume.

Students are asked to study a bar graph of ways to travel to school and write down five things that are wrong with the way the graph is set up.

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

Students answer maths problems involving multiplication and show their strategies.

Students draw shapes of given areas, and choose from the bigger area, explaining their reasoning.

Task: Decide what information can or cannot be inferred from food chain diagrams. Assessment focus: reading food chains

Task: Students give oral explanations about how the features of a wētā or a mallard duck help it survive in its environment. Peer assessment sheets are included. Assessment focus: structure and function.

Students respond to and give directions about a simple path on a map involving right or left turns.

Students write number sentences for story problems, and create story problems from number sentences.

Task: Create, use and identify ‘rules’ based on observable and/or measurable physical properties of common plastics. Assessment focus: classifying & identifying.

Students plan how to do a statistical investigation about a question that has been posed, and think about how they will collect their data.