Latest resources Choose one of the banks below, to see what new resources have been added.  Click on the underlined resource number to access the resource. NOTE: This page is updated regularly. Reload (CTR - R) this page to make sure that you are seeing the latest resources. English bank     Mathematics bank      Science bank ENGLISH BANK Updated: 17/06/2009 Code Strand Function Level Process Resource Type Diag. Info. Description / Keywords WL2521 WRIT CloseR 4 Explore/Think bcr Yes Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the teacher information pages.) Keywords (vocabulary; School Journal;) Publication date (27/05/2009) WL2519 WRIT CloseR 4 Explore/Think bcr Yes Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the teacher information pages.) Keywords (vocabulary; School Journal;) Publication date (27/05/2009) WL2517 WRIT CloseR 5 Explore/Think swr Yes Assessment focus: student ability to use contextual clues in order to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (vocabulary; Choices;) Publication date (26/02/2009) WL2514 WRIT CloseR 5 Explore/Think swr Yes Assessment focus: student ability to use contextual clues in order to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (vocabulary; Choices;) Publication date (26/02/2009) WL2512 WRIT CloseR 3 Think - - After reading a narrative about a shrewd boy, students identify evidence in the text that supports their thinking. Assessment focus: analysing and evaluating a character and the author's construction of him. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies;) Publication date (15/10/2008) WL2511 WRIT CloseR 3 Think lcr - After reading a narrative that explores family dynamics, students identify evidence in the text that supports their thinking. Assessment focus: analysing and evaluating a character and the author's construction of him. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies;) Publication date (29/11/2008) WL2510 WRIT CloseR 2 Think lcr Yes After reading a narrative that is about sibling rivalry, students identify evidence in the text that supports their thinking. Assessment focus: analysing and evaluating a character and the author's construction of him. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies;) Publication date (30/09/2008) WL2507 WRIT CloseR 5 Think lcr Yes Students read a recount about family relationships in a Pacific context. Assessment focus: the author's construction of some characters and an evaluation of them. (The recount is reproduced in the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (evaluating; character; comprehension; Choices; key competencies;) Publication date (12/06/2008) WL2505 WRIT CloseR 5 Think lcr Yes Students read a narrative about relationships and wanting to impress others. Assessment focus: the author’s construction of a character and an evaluation of this character. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; Choices; key competencies;) Publication date (27/06/2008) WL2500 WRIT CloseR 2 Think lcr Yes Students read a narrative that is about being different and about group dynamics. Assessment focus: an evaluation of some characters and the author’s construction of them. (The text for this resource is reproduced at the end of this document.) Keywords (evaluating; character; comprehension; narrative; School Journal; key competencies;) Publication date (02/05/2008) WL2618 WRIT CloseR 4 Think - Yes Students read a narrative then complete three tasks that focus on one of the characters. Assessment focus: an evaluation of a character and the author's construction of that character. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task Administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Keywords (evaluating; character; comprehension; narrative; School Journal; key competencies;) Publication date (20/03/2008) WL2508 WRIT CloseR 4 Think lcr Yes Students read a narrative about how a character copes with changes in her family dynamics and then complete three tasks focusing on that character. Assessment focus: an evaluation of a character and the author's construction of her. (The text used for this resource is reproduced in the teacher information pages.) Keywords (evaluating; character; comprehension; narrative; School Journal; key competencies;) Publication date (23/04/2008)    MATHEMATICS BANK Updated: 17/06/2009 Code Strand Objective Level Process Skill Resource Type Diag. Info. Description / Keywords NM0169 NUM Nbr 5 - lcr Yes Students identify and give rules for when numbers are divisible by three or by nine. Keywords (basic facts; factors; division;) Publication date (12/02/2009) AL6160 ALG Pat 5 LR bcr Yes Students interpret distance-time graphs that show a car's movement and draw their own graph from given statements. Keywords (graph interpretation; distance-time graphs; line graphs;) Publication date (23/02/2009) AL7136 ALG/NUM Equ 5 LR bcr Yes Students compare the costs of printing a school magazine at two different companies. Keywords (linear equations; money; breakeven points;) Publication date (10/12/2008) AL7135 ALG/NUM Equ 5 LR bcr Yes Students show how to solve a series of algebraic expressions by substituting given numbers. Keywords (algebraic expressions; substitution;) Publication date ( 10/12/2008 ) NM1262 NUM Com 4 LR bcr Yes Students estimate the sum of a number of fractions. Keywords (fractions; estimation; addition;) Publication date (12/12/2008) NM1261 NUM - 5 - bcr Yes Students add and subtract fractions to work out fractions of food. Keywords (fractions; addition; subtraction;) Publication date (12/12/2008) NM1260 ALG/NUM - 5 - bcr Yes Students show how to calculate maths problems involving fractions as a part and as a whole. Keywords (fractions; fractions as operators;) Publication date (10/12/2008) AL6158 ALG/NUM - 5 - bcr Yes Students complete a table then describe and write a rule to work out the number of matchsticks needed to make alien shape patterns. Keywords (Spatial patterns; Number patterns; functional rules;) Publication date (09/12/2008) NM0168 NUM Nbr 4 LR bcr Yes Students show or explain how to share equally amongst a number of people. Keywords (fractions; partitioning;) Publication date (25/09/2008) NM0167 NUM Nbr 4 - - Yes Students convert percentages to decimal numbers. Keywords (decimals; percentages;) Publication date (25/09/2008) NM1258 NUM Com 4 - bcr  Yes Students round given decimal numbers to the nearest tenths, hundredths and thousandths and identify possible original numbers from rounded numbers. Keywords (rounding; decimals; place value;) Publication date (24/09/2008) AL7134 ALG sk 4 LR bcr Yes Students show how they solve simple equations. Keywords (equations; linear equations;) Publication date (24/09/2008) AL6157 ALG Pat 4 LR lcr Yes Students interpret graphs showing the different ways that four people run a race. Keywords (graph interpretation; line graphs;) Publication date (24/09/2008) NM1256 NUM Com 2 LR lcr Yes Students find the number of groups of a given size using division, reverse multiplication, trial and improvement, or iterative equal sharing. Students must show their working. Keywords (division; quotition;) Publication date (05/06/2008) NM1255 NUM Com 2 - bcr Yes Students solve subtraction story problems and show their strategies. Keywords (subtraction; story problems;) Publication date (06/06/2008) NM1254 NUM Com 2 - bcr Yes Students solve addition story problems involving numbers of different magnitude to explore their place value understanding. Keywords (addition; story problems; place value;) Publication date (05/06/2008) NM1253 NUM Com 2 - lcr Yes Students answer questions involving adding and subtracting fractions of food. Keywords (fractions; addition; subtraction;) Publication date (06/06/2008)      SCIENCE BANK Updated: 17/06/2009   Code Strand Objective Level Integrating Strand Resource Type Diag. Info. Description / Keywords MW6312 MW OB1 3/4 PI Prac Yes Task: Make observational drawings of a candle burning. Assessment focus: observations. Keywords (changes of matter; burning; candles; observations; diagrams; group assessment; self-assessment) Publication date (12/06/2009) MW5067 MW  - 5 PI Prac Yes Task: Measure 100mL of water into three different pieces of equipment. Weigh the result and calculate the precision of using that piece of equipment. Assessment focus: measuring and evaluating the accuracy of equipment. Keywords (measurement; mass; volume; scales; linear scales; range; scatter graphs; group assessment) Publication date (12/06/2009) LW2069 LW OB1 5 PI lcr Yes Task: Students answer questions about a soil food web. Assessment focus: reading a food web, systems thinking. Keywords (ecology; Earth systems; soil; soil animals; food webs; systems thinking; key competencies;) Publication date (27/02/2009) LW2068 LW/PE  OB4/OB1 5 - lcr Yes Task: Explain the science messages communicated in a cartoon. Assessment focus: decomposition and photosynthesis. Keywords (ecology; Earth systems; decomposition; photosynthesis; soil; farming; key competencies;) Publication date (04/12/2008) LW2067 LW OB1 5 - lcr Yes Task: Use written text about farming's contribution to global warming to complete a flow chart, and answer questions about the two texts. Assessment focus: interpreting, using, and comparing different types of text. Keywords (ecology; Earth systems, decomposition; greenhouse gases; global warming; soil; farming; key competencies;) Publication date (04/12/2008) MW6279 MW OB3 5 - bcr Yes Students consider the potential for chemical change when a range of everyday substances are mixed. They use logical reasoning to work out the consequences of four pairs of reactions. Keywords (properties and changes of matter; chemical properties; acid-base reactions; smell; nature of science; key competencies;) Publication date (12/06/2008) MW5361 MW OB3 5 - - Yes Task: Students draw a picture of a burning candle to show changes that occur. Assessment focus: representing the way particles behave when material undergoes temporary and permanent changes. Keywords (Nature of matter; burning; changes; particles; nature of science; key competencies;) Publication date (05/06/2008) LW0528 LW OB2 5 - bcr Yes Task: Identify from an experiment the preferred living conditions of slaters, and use a fact file to suggest reasons why. Assessment focus: interpreting results of an investigation. Keywords (behavioural adaptations; habitat; crustaceans; slaters; woodlice;) Publication date (15/05/2008)    ARB Home    Please Note: ARB material may be reproduced for school-based assessment purposes, not for sale or other purposes.   The ARBs   Assessment information   Support materials   Help   Contact us   Site map

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