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Task: Identify direction of currents and explain reason for pattern. Assessment focus: convection patterns.

Students interpret a table of data in order to answer four questions on the properties of five different types of paper.

Students identify the order of rotational symmetry for a number of shapes.

For this practical task the entire class is involved in an outside activity that looks at camouflage and warning colouration. Students then share their results and answer a number of questions.

Students identify multiples of 5 and of 3, and explain their reasoning.

Students read a poem 'Full Moon Tiger' to answer questions about metaphor, contrast, rhyme and alliteration. SJ-2-3-1987. Text provided.

Students plot the positions for three different stars at three different times during the evening. Students use this information to answer questions about star movement around the South Celestial Pole.

Students formulate questions about glaciers and climate change to show awareness that informed opinions are based on inter-related aspects of evidence rather than individual instances.

Students are provided with a graph of lizard numbers on an island. They answer three questions about this graph.

Students calculate the repair charges of two different garages, graph them, and explain the results.

Task: Answer questions about the relationship between mass and stretch. Assessment focus: graph interpretation.

This practical task has students investigate the surface area of three objects and whether this influences the rate of evaporation. Students fill in a table, and calculate the water loss and answer questions to show their understanding.

Students interpret back-to-back stem-and-leaf graphs. Knowledge of the median is required.

Students use a diagram showing similar and dissimilar characteristics of reptiles, birds, and mammals, to answer questions regarding these features.

Students solve algebraic problems about the cost of oranges and lemons and how many of each fruit is purchased for a given cost.

Students compare the overall distribution of two dot plots and describe their reasons.

Task: students investigate the rolling distance of marbles on different surfaces. Assessment focus: processing information to answer a question.

This resource requires students to construct a graph on data for temperature and depth below the Earth's crust. Students then answer four questions about this.

Students are provided with information and data on different makes of soccer balls. Students answer questions on fair testing, and write conclusions from the given data.

This practical task investigates the effect of temperature on the rate at which corn pops. Students collect data and make a conclusion.

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.

Students are required to construct a composite bar graph based on Statistics New Zealand Time Use Survey data and are then required to make comparative statements based on gender.

For this practical task students construct a composite strip graph of the nutrient groups found in three different food products.

Students display data on a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph to show the times taken to complete two walks. The longer of the two walks is then identified.

Students use raw data to construct a table and then a bar graph of the number of runs scored in softball games. Students are also required to make a statement about the results.