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Students identify the most likely combination of throws for a fair coin, and explain their reasons.

Students read an article on the marathon. They then answer a range of comprehension and vocabulary questions.

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.

Assessment focus: ability to de-construct and interpret messages in advertising, so that students can understand meaning-making processes in the construction of imagery.

Students identify the visual techniques used within a static image and describe how they support the meaning of the written text.

Students read an article about an investigation into the sustainable harvest of pīkao and identify key features of the investigation. Assessment focus: interpreting information about how scientists work.

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

Students answer questions based on multiplication or division by 25, and explain how they arrived at their answer.

Students describe a functional rule for two spatial patterns.

Students indicate whether a series of statements apply to lunar eclipses, solar eclipses, or both.

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 explain who is most likely to win a game based on spinners, and how the game could be made fair.

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 predict the outcome of 100 coin tosses, then carry out a test of their prediction, recording their results.

Students draw a strange space creature from an oral description. The assessment focus is on listening to descriptions, recalling details, and following instructions.

Students predict the probability about the product of two dice and test their prediction by conducting an experiment that estimates the probability.

Students write and solve equations for story problems describing practical situations.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about a famous person. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

This resource assesses grammar knowledge. Students identify the adjectives in a short story about making breakfast.

Students write an argument either for or against daily physical education in schools. Support materials and links to exemplars for writing an argument are given under the "Working with Students" tab.

This practical task requires students to plan and carry out a fair test to find out which paper type will soak up water the best.

This practical task requires students to record temperatures of various areas in the school and to suggest reasons why some areas are warmer or cooler than others.

This practical requires students to place four photographs of kākāpo at different times in their life cycle in order from youngest to oldest. Students describe how the kākāpo changes from each part of the life cycle to the next. NOTE: This resource is intended to be used in colour.

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

Students retell a myth or legend to another student. Suggestions for the speech content and scoring guides are included.