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Notes on reproduction in some animals have been provided, and students are asked to give reasons for the different processes.

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 create simple then compound sentences to go with a photo, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

A model of combining two short sentences is given. Students create simple then compound sentences to go with some photos, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Students create simple and compound sentences to go with given photos. The focus is on combining sentences, using simple conjunctions. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Students look closely at a photograph taken on the beach and record their observations. They think and write about the consequences of the things they see.

Students calculate the interior and exterior angles of a regular octagon and explain their calculations.

This practical task requires students to use a simple star map to point out the apparent location of stars or star groups during daylight hours. Students also use the star map to show where the Southern Cross would be situated at different times of an evening.

Students read a poem, 'My Other Jandal', then answer inferential questions. The poem is provided with this resource. SJ-2-4-1994. Text not provided.

Task: Select which state of water applies to a list of places where water can be found. Assessment focus: states of water.

The focus of this resource is the use of simple conjunctions. Students decide which conjunction to use to combine two ideas to make one sentence.

Using a diagram of a regular hexagon, students calculate its interior and exterior angles.

Students are provided with information about the structure of a haiku poem. They identify the syllables in another haiku poem, and then write their own.

Students construct and label a line graph of time spent on Maths and Science homework, and answer questions interpreting the data.

Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant and decide which quantitative and/or qualitative data distinguishes them. They draw conclusions from the data. This is a mathematics/science resource.

Answer questions about rubbish picked up on a beach, and suggest reasons why plastic is the most common rubbish.

Students are provided with a fact file on the tuatara. Students answer four questions that are based on information contained in the fact file.

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

Task: Students interpret a graph to answer questions, and use background knowledge to justify their responses. Assessment focus: control of body temperature in different types of animals.

Task: Students answer questions about a Southern Ocean food web. Assessment focus: interpreting food webs.

Students read an article on starfish and find factual information to complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-2-1999. Text not provided.

Students identify the most likely sequence of tosses of a fair coin and explain their reasons.

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 first do the science activity Throwing Balloons - investigation (PW2548) where they predict, observe, and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Then the students do this writing task where they describe the balloon and what happened when it was thrown, and explain why they think it moved the way it did. Six annotated exemplars of student scripts (writing) are included under the "Working with Students" tab.

Students read a one-page article on DNA testing and answer four selected response questions about the aim and purpose of the article.