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Students answer one question about diet given the type of beak that birds have. Students are also asked about how scientists might investigate information about moa.

Students are provided with four diagrams of different types of fossils. Students are asked to explain the type of information each of these fossils could provide.

Students use the periodic table and their own knowledge to complete the types of atoms present, and total number of atoms present for three compounds.

Task: Select the most suitable thermometer to use for different purposes and answer two questions about scale. Assessment focus: making measurements decisions.

Students interpret a line graph of a practical situation.

Students interpret information in a frequency table to answer probability.

Students are assessed on their ability to identify important information and the main idea of an article about plants. Junior Journal 27, reading age 7.5-8. Text provided.

Students decide whether shapes rectangles or not and explain their reasoning.

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

Students decide if a statement is correct and then give a reason for their answer. Assessment focus: Using science ideas to explain a view.

Answer questions about rubbish picked up on a beach, and suggest reasons why plastic is the most common rubbish.

For this task students are provided with three pie graphs on water. Students are required to interpret these to answer four short answer questions.

Students are given a diagram that is used to describe the surface temperature and brightness of stars. Using the diagram and information provided, students indicate where different stars would be located.

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

Students select the correct written definition of the words element, compound, and mixture.

This is a collection of science tasks across the science capabilities and contextual strands.

This is a collection of science tasks across the science capabilities and contextual strands.

Students match photographs of bird beaks to the correct beak description and type of food it would eat.

Students interpret information presented in a pie graph to answer questions.

Students identify the types of angles made by known landmarks.

Students identify the types of triangles made by everyday objects.

Task: identify features of a spider. Assessment focus: classification of spider.

Students are given the formula of two different types of chlorophyll. Students name all the elements present, and how the number of atoms differs between the chlorophylls.

Students identify the variables to be kept constant, and the variable to be different, when they plan a fair test to show if green plants need light to grow.

Students select which type of sugar would dissolve fastest and explain why.