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This practical task requires students to plan, process, and evaluate an investigation on types of fruit and the voltage that each can produce.

In Part 1, students interpret how the visual techniques used in the presentation of a Māori legend support the meaning of the written text. In Part 2, students are assessed on their ability to communicate and explain their use of visual techniques. Annotated student work samples using Part 2 are provided.

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.

Students use an index page from a book on New Zealand to answer six questions.

A newspaper article on working from home is the stimulus for this resource. The assessment focus is on looking at both sides of an issue, vocabulary and comprehension.

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

This assessment takes the context of the New Zealand flag and has questions that focus on presenting, layout, symbols, and visual cues.

Students colour in a diagram to show fractions, and calculate fractions from a word problem and a diagram.

Task: Students play a tag game that simulates the relationships between elements within a waterway and discuss how different scenarios impact on the populations living there. Assessment focus: changes within a habitat affect everything living there.

Students use the measurements of a swimming pool and surrounding area to calculate perimeter, area and quantity of tiles needed for the surrounds.

Students deliver an impromptu speech from a range of topics. Assessment guides A and B are suitable for this task.

Students deliver an impromptu speech from topics that are suitable for secondary school. Assessment guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

This oral assessment is designed to be given to a small group. The audience asks questions at the end of the speech. A selection of scoring guides is provided.

Students evaluate a fair test about whether salt or sugar solution dissolves faster.

Task: Plan a fair test to see which of two solar showers of different colours heats up more. Assessment focus: controlling variables.

From a collection of 9 common objects, students identify those objects that are attracted to magnets.

Students draw a line from the type of bee to the bee's job in the hive.

From a collection of familiar objects, students identify all those that can act as sources of light.

Task: Describe what happens to ice in a glass of water, giving reasons, and explain where water forming on the outside of the glass comes from. Assessment focus: changes of state.

Students use isometric paper to complete drawings of 3-dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the area of lawn, deck, house, patio, pool drive and garden of a section.

Students demonstrate their knowledge of north, south, east, and west by giving the names of people shown on a plan of a forest park.

Students place photos of a canoe trip in order, then use them to write a narrative with a beginning, middle and end.

Students place photos in order, then use them to write a narrative with a beginning, middle and end.

Students place photos in order, then use them to write a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.