34 Properties of paper 0 Keywords: chart interpretationpaperphysical propertiespropertiestable interpretation Students interpret a table of data in order to answer four questions on the properties of five different types of paper. Preview
3 Will the jars float or sink? 1 Keywords: flotationphysical propertiespropertiessinking Students state if each of four jars containing different substances would sink or float. Preview
3 What's it made of? 0 Keywords: materialspropertiessociety Students complete a table for six common objects by stating the material used to make each object and a useful property of that material. Preview
5 Atoms and elements 1 Keywords: atomic numberatomselementsstructure of mattervocabulary Students answer three multiple-choice questions about atoms, elements, and atomic number. Preview
2 Zoo animals 2 Keywords: bar graphsgraph interpretation Students answer questions about a bar graph which shows the number of different types of animals at the zoo. Preview
3 Living in the sea 1 Keywords: Life processesfishmarine mammalsrespiration Task: complete two multiple choice questions. Assessment focus: respiration of marine mammals and fish. Preview
5 Vintage cars 3 Keywords: distancesratesspeedtime Students convert speeds of vintage cars into kilometres per hour, and calculate distances travelled at these speeds. Preview
4 The Beaufort scale 1 Keywords: reading scalestable interpretationwind Students use the Beaufort Scale, found on the Met Service website, to answer questions about wind speed. Preview
4 Looking at weight 2 Keywords: estimationpracticalreading scalesweight In this practical task, students estimate the weight of two different sized bags, then check their estimates using kitchen scales. Preview
45 Student absences 6 Keywords: graph constructionline graphs Students compare a data table and a line graph and identify features that are missing or incorrect in the graph. Preview
3 Puddles on plastic 0 Keywords: colourenergyevaporationheatphysics concepts Task: Describe what happens to water on black plastic and explain why. Assessment focus: effect of colour on heat retention. Preview
2 Working out change 2 Keywords: moneysubtraction Students work out the change from given amounts of money for different purchases. Preview
34 City populations 1 Keywords: additiondecimalssubtraction Students calculate addition and subtraction problems, written in decimal form, for city populations. Preview
4 Loads on trucks 0 Keywords: balancecentre of gravityphysics concepts Students select from four pictures of laden trucks which is least likely to roll over when cornering, and explain their predictions. This resource assesses students' understanding of centre of gravity. Preview
4 Using levers 2 Keywords: forcesleverssimple machines Students are given some information about simple machines, and are asked to label the effort, load, and pivot on three examples of simple machines. Preview
5 Magnetic fields 0 Keywords: compassforcesmagnetic fieldsmagnetsphysics concepts Students select which of five compass orientations best show the direction of a magnetic field at four different locations. Preview
2 The right time 5 Keywords: analogue timehoursminutestime Students decide whether the times written in words under analogue clocks are correct. Preview
3 Reading a temperature scale 2 Keywords: linear scalesreading scalestemperature Students identify the measure of temperature off linear scales. Preview
4 The weather today 4 Keywords: interacting systemsmap interpretationweather Students are provided with a weather map for the North Island of NZ and interpret this information to answer three short answer questions. Preview
2 Sun and shadows 3 Keywords: physics conceptsshadows Task: Identify the position of the sun and the time of day when the shadows shown is formed. Assessment focus: shadows. Preview
2 Shadows during the day 4 Keywords: diagramsphysics conceptsshadows Task: Use a diagram to match shadows to a time of day. Assessment focus: shadows. Preview
2 Use the rule 2 Keywords: number patternsrecursive rules Students use given rules to complete a series of number patterns. Preview
2 Units of time II 4 Keywords: timeunits Students select the most appropriate unit of time for a series of everyday activities. Preview
4 Using cubes 4 Keywords: 3-dimensional shapescuboidslengthperimetervolume Students calculate the volume of 3-dimensional shapes made up from cubes. Preview
5 Debating terms II 2 Keywords: debatingdefinitions This resource assesses student knowledge of six language terms used in debating. Students match the language terms with their definitions. Preview