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Students identify and write in missing entries from a conversion table, answer questions interpreting the table, and state the rule for conversion.

Students calculate the repair charges for two different washing machine repair companies, and compare and explain their results.

Students solve mathematical problems involving distance, and identify parts of an algebraic expression.

Students complete a table showing the number of counters used to make a series of L-shapes. They identify the number of counters needed for different situations, and describe the relationship as a rule.

Students draw the next two triangles in a spatial pattern, calculate the areas of a range of triangles, work out the height of a triangle given its area, and write a rule for the pattern.

In this practical task students use play money to show fractions of dollar amounts involving decimals.

Task: Answer questions about relationships between mass and stretch. Assessment focus: identifying patterns in data.

Task: from a set of animals students identify which have observable features common to fish. They then use this information to identify which of the animals are fish. Assessment focus: classification of fish.

Task: circle the animals that are birds, then write two ways to tell they are birds. Assessment focus: classification.

Task: Name the parts of a bike and describe how some of them work. Assessment focus; knowledge of the working systems of a bicycle.

Task: interpret a graph of a car's journey and add to the graph to represent a further description of the journey. Assessment focus: graph interpretation.

Task: draw a diagram showing how a periscope works. Assessment focus: reflected light.

Task: complete 2 diagrams. Assessment focus: centre of gravity.

Task: interpret data from a table and complete two calculations. The context is balancing a see-saw. Assessment focus: using a scientific formula to identify trends.

Task: calculate answer to questions about speed, distance, and time. Assessment focus: using a formula.

Task: investigate reflection of light using a torch and mirror. Assessment focus: angle of reflection.

Task: Predict, Observe, Explain, (POE) activity observing what happens to air in a balloon when it is heated. Assessment focus: behaviour of gases when heated and cooled.

Task: Predict, observe, and explain where a piece of wood floats in a container of water and oil. Assessment focus: flotation related to density; explaining predictions.

Task: Predict which of three balls dropped from different heights will squash most, explain why, and design an investigation to test prediction. Assessment focus: acceleration and fair testing.

Students estimate a multiplication problem, share their methods, discuss the rounding method, and then do more estimation problems using rounding.

Students estimate a division problem, share their methods, discuss the nice numbers and factors method, and then do more problems using nice numbers and factors.

Students estimate an addition problem, share their methods, discuss the averaging method, and then do more problems using averaging.

Students estimate a subtraction problem, share their methods, discuss the rounding one number method, and then do more problems by rounding one number.

Students estimate a multiplication problem, share their methods, discuss the front-end method, and then do more problems using front-end.

This task assesses whether students know the most suitable reference resource to go to for particular information.