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Students choose which transformation is being used to continue a pattern.

In this practical task, students arrange triangles and trapeziums to create a tessellating pattern within a rectangular box.

Using three dice, students investigate and list the different possible combinations of odd numbers showing on the top face of each dice.

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

Students use plastic money to explore and continue a number pattern about going to a disco. They then describe the pattern.

For this practical task students investigate the magnetic fields that exist around a horseshoe magnet. Students then use two bar magnets to investigate what happens when similar and unlike poles are facing each other.

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 draw a scatterplot of a table of data and describe the relationship between the two variables.

This task requires students to show how to calculate multiplication problems with multi-digit numbers.

Students identify true and false statements, and provide a description of the most important features of a time series graph.

Task: Measure 100mL of water into three different pieces of equipment. Weigh the result and calculate the precision of using that piece of equipment. Assessment focus: measuring and evaluating the accuracy of equipment.

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

Task: Watch a video of two sofas burning, record the results, and use the evidence to make inferences about fire retardants. Assessment focus: using observations to provide evidence.

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.

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

In this task students compare two photographs of a river with normal flow and a river in flood. They make inferences based on their observations.

Students predict how a cube will travel when flicked in different positions, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

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 state what things will affect how far a cube will travel when flicked in the middle with a ball-point pen, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

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.

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

Students conduct a statistical investigation into the sentence length of different types of books by making and comparing dot plots.

Students to show how to calculate problems that involve rates and ratios.

Task: Look at the arrangement of fibres for four different paper towels, arrange an appropriate sequence of instructions, carry out the instructions and then communicate the data in an appropriate graph that will help answer the question. Different elements of the nature of science are embedded throughout the tasks. Assessment focus: planning and carrying out a fair test, using evidence to answer a question.

Task: Read a short piece of narrative. Identify and explain the behavioural adaptations of oystercatchers. Assessment focus: interpreting text to identify behavioural adaptations and their purposes.