Students are provided with five diagrams of different arrangements of atoms. They select which diagram represents water, graphite, oxygen, and carbon monoxide.
Students read a collage of students' statements about the battle at Gallipoli and respond to questions on fonts, symbols, visual background, and issues. SJ-4-2-1997.
Task: read an article about releasing hand-reared kaka into a safe environment and answer questions about the research. Assessment focus: field investigations.
Students are provided with two star maps as seen from Wellington at two different times of the year. Students are asked to explain why the stars on the map appear in different parts of the sky depending on the time of the year.
Task: Students suggest ways to stop sand dunes blowing on to farmland, and describe the predicted outcome of their suggestions. Assessment focus: application of knowledge of erosion to a specific situation.
Task: use features to group small animals, identify differences between 3 animals, and identify the insects. Assessment focus: using features to group small animals.
Task: Select what would happen when like poles of a magnet come together, and explain why a plastic rather than a metal car was used in the investigation. Assessment focus: magnetism.
Task: Select which stirrer would feel hottest and explain why, and in which container soup would cool fastest, and explain why. Assessment focus: heat conduction.