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In this practical task students design a net for a lidded cardboard cube to hold a tennis ball. They then cut out and construct the cube.

In this practical task students design a net for a lidded cardboard box to hold 3 "chocolate bars" represented by hundreds blocks. They then cut out and construct the box.

Students identify towns and cities on a map using compass points.

Students need to interpret data about travel time to school and common after-school activities and identify which statement is true from a list of given statements.

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.

Task: identify two features that enable a sea lion to live in water. Assessment focus: adaptations.

Students write arguments for and against school rules.

Task: multiple choice questions and interpreting a diagram. Assessment focus: phases of the moon.

Students select the answer for two subtraction problems, select which one they thought was easier, and explain their reasons for this.

Task: Describe which cyclist uses more energy and why. Assessment focus: forces created by air resistance.

Students construct three different sized parachutes from plastic bags. They then carry out a fair test to see which sized parachute is the most effective. Students answer questions about fair tests, collect and record their results, and make a conclusion.

Students read an article about Tuatara to be able to fill in a chart with specific information. SJ-1-3-1998. Text provided.

Students read a poster about railway crossing safety to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students select which graph matches a given statement.

This practical task requires students to use a plastic comb and wool to generate static electricity. Students investigate different materials to find those that are attracted to the static charge.

Students calculate an exact square root and estimate approximate square roots by finding the length of the square flower bed of a given area, and give an explanation for their answers.

This resource assesses students' ability to select appropriate key words, from a given list, for the purpose of finding information that can be used to answer a given question. Students' ability to generate key words is also assessed.

Students label six diagrams as an element, compound, or mixture.

Students read a recount about New Zealanders travelling in Africa, then answer retrieval and inference questions. The text is provided.

In this task students build the next two models of a spatial sequential pattern and then use their results to predict subsequent patterns and give general rules for these in words and in equations.

Students read an advertisement and retrieve information and make inferences from it.

Students read a poem titled 'The Sea' and explain the meanings of some of the language used.

Students use an index from a book on windsurfing to explain their understandings of an index and to find specific information.

This resource assesses the student's ability to interpret the visual elements of a Water Safety Poster. There are questions on font, logos, and language features.

An anecdotal story about fever and the discovery of quinine provides the context for this assessment with its focus on information retrieval and making inferences. The text is provided with this resource.