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: 15/12/2010 Code Strand Mode Level Resource Type Description / Keywords WL3720 Creating meaning Writing 3/4 lcr Throwing balloons (levels 3 & 4) Students first do the science activity Throwing Balloons (PW2548) where they predict, observe, and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Then the students do this writing task where they describe the balloon and what happens when it is thrown, and explain why they think it moved the way it did. Six annotated exemplars of student scripts (writing) are included. Keywords (explanation; description; science; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (26/09/2011) WL3719 Creating meaning Writing 2 lcr  Balloon throwing Students first do the science activity Throwing Balloons 2 (PW2548) where they predict, observe, and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Then the students do this writing task where they describe the balloon, and what happens when it is thrown, and explain why they think it moved the way it did. Six annotated exemplars of student scripts (writing) are included. Keywords (explanation; description; explanation; science; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (28/06/2011) WL2800 Creating Meaning Writing 2 lcr Character Vignette 1 Students create character vignettes with a focus on writing pieces that are brief, descriptive and set in one point in time. They should not be concerned with plot. As the emphasis is on quality rather than quantity, students need to show a controlled and elegant skill in writing, and to use figurative language to ‘show’ rather than 'tell'. Keywords (writing; interpretation; creating meaning; Key competencies; National Standards, Year 3;) Publication date (30/06/2011) WL2676 Making meaning Reading 4 lcr Kebabs Students read a play (retold from a traditional Persian folktale) about the interactions at a market place in old Baghdad. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (13/12/2010) WL2675 Making meaning Reading 4 lcr Flowers for James Students read a narrative about a girl's experience of the birth and death of her baby brother. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (13/12/2010) WL2674 Making meaning Reading 3 lcr My Dad, the Soccer Star Students read a narrative about a girl who behaves like a pushy parent and her father who behaves like a lethargic adolescent. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (09/12/2010) WL2673 Making meaning Reading 3 lcr Sports Day Students read a narrative about how a girl deals with her anxiety over Sports Day. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (09/12/2010) WL2672 Making meaning Reading 2 lcr No More Cats Students read a narrative about a family's encounter with a stray cat. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (09/12/2010) WL2671 Making meaning Reading 2 lcr Katie's Birthday Students read a narrative about a mother-child relationship. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. Keywords (evaluating; comprehension; character; narrative; School Journal; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (09/12/2010)    MATHEMATICS BANK Updated: 23/12/2010 Code Strand Achievement Objective Level Resource Type Description / Keywords NM1349 Number and Algebra Number strategies 2 bcr Folding rectangles, squares and circles Students fold pieces of paper shaped as a rectangle, square, and circle to show fractions. Keywords (fractions; partitioning; part-whole fractions; improper fractions; peer assessment; National Standards;) Publication date (27/09/2011) GM4195 Geometry and Measurement Shape 3 sr Folding nets II Students predict which 3-dimensional shapes nets will make and then fold nets to identify the shapes Keywords (nets; 3-dimensional shapes; matching; folding; prisms; self-assessment; peer assessment; National Standards;) Publication date (28/09/2011) GM4194 Geometry and Measurement Shape 2/3 sr Nets for a cube Students predict nets that fold to make a cube, then cut out and fold the nets to check their prediction Keywords (nets; cubes; prediction; self-assessment; peer assessment; National Standards;) Publication date (27/09/2011) AL6181 Number and Algebra Patterns and relationships 3/4 lcr Making more stick patterns Students use sticks to continue given patterns, and identify the number of sticks needed to make the new shapes in the pattern Keywords (spatial patterns; number patterns; recursive rules; functional rules; direct rules; peer assessment;) Publication date (24/08/2011) AL6180 Number and Algebra Patterns and relationships 3/4 lcr Making stick patterns Students use sticks to continue given patterns, and identify the number of sticks needed to make the new shapes in the pattern. Keywords (spatial patterns; number patterns; recursive rules; functional rules; direct rules; peer assessment;) Publication date (26/08/2011) ST8112 Statistics Statistical Investigation 3 lcr Common words Students conduct a statistical investigation about their prediction of the most common words used in English. They make graphs, describe their shape, and compare their own graph with ones that other students produce. Keywords (distribution; graph construction; graph interpretation; dot plots; National Standards; work samples;) Publication date (26/09/2011) ST8111 Statistics Statistical Investigation 3 lcr Sentence length Students conduct a statistical investigation into the sentence length of different types of books by making and comparing dot plots. Keywords (distribution; graph construction; graph interpretation; prediction; National Standards; peer review; self assessment; work samples;) Publication date (28/09/2011) ST8110 Statistics Statistical Investigation 4 lcr Sliding cubes Students state what things will affect how far a cube will travel when flicked in the middle with a ball-point pen, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice. Keywords (distribution; fair testing; dot plots; National Standards;) Publication date (26/09/2011) ST8109 Statistics Statistical Investigation 4 lcr Sliding, spinning, tumbling Students predict how a cube will travel when flicked in different positions, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice. Keywords (distribution; prediction; dot plots; National Standards; work examples; predict observe explain; fair testing;) Publication date (6/09/2011) ST8765 Statistics Probability 4 lcr People and their pets Students compare the overall distribution of two graphs and describe their reasons. Keywords (bi-variate data; dot plots; distribution; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (28/06/2011) MS2196 Geometry and Measurement Measurement 4 lcr Sending envelopes Students select a non-standard unit of measure to measure an envelope and explain their choice Keywords (area; units of measure; repeating units; unitising; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (16/05/2011) MS2191 Geometry and Measurement Measurement 4 sr Measuring perimeters Students measure the length of sides and calculate the perimeter for a number of polygons. Keywords (length; perimeter; addition; decimals; National Standards; work samples;) Publication date (25/06/2011) GM4193 Geometry and Measurement Shape 4 sr Matching nets Students match three dimensional shapes with nets that could be folded to make them. Keywords (nets; 3-dimensional shapes; matching; prisms; peer assessment; National Standards;) Publication date (27/06/2011) MS2202 Geometry and Measurement Measurement 4 sr Measuring the angle Students use a protractor to find given angles and draw angles of given degrees. Keywords (angles; measuring;) Publication date (27/06/2011) NM1346 Number and Algebra Number knowledge & strategies 4 bcr On the job This task requires students to show how to calculate multiplication problems with multi-digit numbers. Keywords (multiplication; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (30/06/2011) NM1345 Number and Algebra Number strategies & knowledge 4 bcr Estimating Multiplication This task requires students to show how to estimate numbers of items in some multiplication problems using any acceptable estimation strategy Keywords (estimation; multiplication; National Standards;) Publication date (30/06/2011) NM1344 Number and Algebra Number knowledge & strategies 4 bcr Finding fractions II Students answer questions using a fraction as an operator to find the fraction quantities. Keywords (fractions; fractions as operators; National Standards;) Publication date (30/06/2011) NM1343 Number and Algebra Number strategies 4 lcr Show how many This task requires students to show how to calculate problems that involve rates and ratios Keywords (rates; ratios; equivalent ratios; proportions; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (24/06/2011) NM1337 Number and Algebra Number knowledge & strategies 4 lcr How many fractions? Students answer questions involving finding how many of one fraction goes into another fraction. Keywords (fractions; division; quotition; National Standards; work samples;) Publication date (10/06/2011) NM1336 Number and Algebra Number strategies 4 lcr Weighing for the post Students find the sum of a number of given decimal weights of objects or the post. Keywords (decimals; addition; decimal fractions; National Standards, work samples;) Publication date (14/05/2011) NM0191 Number and Algebra Number knowledge 4 lcr Writing percentages Students write decimal fractions as percentages. Keywords (decimals; decimal fractions; percentages; fractions; National Standards;) Publication date (24/06/2011) ST8108 Statistics Statistical Investigation 2 lcr Healthy plants Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant and decide which quantitative and/or qualitative data distinguishes them. Keywords (Measurement; qualitative data; data tables; data collection; selecting variables; multivariate data; science; National Standards;) Publication date (09/05/2011) ST8107 Statistics Statistical Investigation 4 lcr Letters to houses Students draw a scatterplot of a table of data and describe the relationship between the two variables. Keywords (Bi-variate data; table interpretation; graph construction; graph interpretation; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (15/06/2010) ST8106 Statistics Statistical Investigation 2 lcr Tomato plants Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant, collect data, and decide which data distinguishes them. Keywords (data tables; data collection; qualitative data; selecting variables; multivariate data; National Standards; science context;) Publication date (09/05/2011) ST8105 Statistics Statistical Investigation 3/4 lcr Healthy tomato plants Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant and decide which quantitative and/or qualitative data distinguishes them. They draw conclusions from the data. Keywords (Qualitative data; multivariate data; data tables; measurement; National Standards; science context;) Publication date (31/05/2011) MS2190 Geometry and Measurement Measurement 4 sr Matching capacities Students order litre and millilitre capacities from smallest to largest, compare given capacities and explain how they know whether one is larger/smaller or the same. Keywords (capacity; National Standards; conversions of units; work samples;) Publication date (16/05/2011) MS2189 Geometry and Measurement Measurement 3 sr Matching capacities Students match pictures of objects with a list of capacities involving litres and millilitres. Keywords (capacity; National Standards;) Publication date (11/03/2011) MS2188 Geometry and Measurement Measurement 3 bcr Measuring bugs Students measure lengths on three images of animals. Keywords (measuring; length; ruler; work samples; National standards;) Publication date (11/03/2011) GM4190 Geometry and Measurement Shape 3 sr Nets for rectangular prisms Students identify which nets, from a range of options, could fold to make rectangular prisms. Keywords (nets; rectangular prisms; 3 dimensional shapes;) Publication date (11/03/2010) NM1335 Number and Algebra Number strategies 3 bcr Shading fractions of sets and shapes Students find and show given fractions of shapes and sets of counters. Keywords (fractions; fractions as operators;) Publication date (14/03/2011) NM1334 Number and Algebra Number strategies 3 lcr Buses, games and trains Students solve subtraction maths problems and show their strategy for working it out. Keywords (subtraction; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (14/03/2011) NM1333 Number and Algebra Number strategies 3 bcr Some maths problems Students solve addition maths problems and show their strategy for working it out. Keywords (addition; work samples; National Standards;) Publication date (14/03/2011) AL6179 Number and Algebra Patterns and relationships 3 lcr Repeating bead patterns Students explain how they can work out how many striped or shaded beads are needed for a number of repeated 'sets', and identify the number of striped and shaded beads for given numbers of sets. Keywords (repeating patterns; functional rule; direct rule; National Standards; work samples; peer assessment;) Publication date (14/03/2011)      Science Bank Updated: 03/09/2010 Code Code Contextual Strand Level Resource Type Description / Keywords LW2077 Participating and contributing Living World/Planet Earth and Beyond 2 Prac In the sand dunes Task: Make observations from a photograph, identify potential problem and give reasons why this could be a problem, and prioritise which problem is the most important. Keywords (ecology; interacting systems; habitats; sand dunes; environmental issues; cause and effect; observations; justifying; oral assessment;) Publication date (1/09/2011) LW2075 Participating and contributing Living world/Planet Earth and Beyond 2 Prac Roads Task: Make observations from a photograph, identify potential problem and give reasons why this could be a problem, and prioritise which problem is the most important. Keywords (ecology; interacting systems; habitats; kiwi; native bush; environmental issues; roads; cause and effect; observations; justifying; group assessments; oral assessment;) Publication date (1/09/2011) LW0654 Investigating in science Living World 2 lcr Healthy plants Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant and decide which quantitative and/or qualitative data distinguishes them. This is a mathematics/science resource. Keywords (Life processes; plants; data gathering; National Standards;) Publication date (20/06/2011) LW0653 Investigating in science Living World 2 lcr Tomato plants Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant, collect data, and decide which data distinguishes them. This is a mathematics/science resource. Keywords (Life processes; plants; tables; table interpretation; National Standards;) Publication date (20/06/2011) LW0652 Investigating in science Living World 3/4 lcr Healthy tomato plants Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant and decide which quantitative and/or qualitative data distinguishes them. They draw conclusions from the data. This is a mathematics/science resource. Keywords (Life processes; plants; tables; table interpretation; National Standards;) Publication date (20/06/2011) PW2548 Investigating in science Physical World 2 Prac Throwing balloons 2 Task: Predict, observe and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Assessment focus: making and explaining predictions and observations. Keywords (Physical inquiry; forces; centre of gravity; flight; explanations; predictions; observations; key competencies; predict observe explain;) ublication date (29/03/2011) PW2547 Investigating in science Physical World 3 Prac Throwing balloons 3 Task: Predict, observe and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Assessment focus: making and explaining predictions and observations. Keywords (physical inquiry; forces; centre of gravity; flight; explanations; predictions; observations; key competencies; predict observe explain;) Publication date (10/03/2011) PW2549 Investigating in science Physical World 3 Prac Throwing balloons 4 Task: Predict, observe and explain what will happen when a balloon containing another balloon filled with water is thrown. Assessment focus: making and explaining predictions and observations. Keywords (physical inquiry; forces; centre of gravity; flight; explanations; predictions; observations; key competencies; predict observe explain;) Publication date (10/03/2011) MW6328 Investigating in science Material World 2 bcr Melting ice Task: Describe methods for speeding up and slowing down melting of an ice cube using one of three provided objects, and explain why the methods would work. Assessment focus: planning an investigation. Keywords (changes of matter; melting; heat; insulation; ice; planning; descriptions; explanations; peer assessment;) Publication date (30/09/2010) PW3041 Participating and contributing  Physical World 3/4/5 bcr Wind farms Task: Using statements from four people decide and justify whether or not each person supports wind farms. Identify which person has a misconception about wind farms, giving a reason. Assessment focus: identifying different perspectives. Keywords (physics concepts; electricity; electrical power generation; renewable; wind; perspectives; self assessment;) Publication date (27/09/2010) MW5142 Communicating in science Material World 3/4/5 bcr Baked Alaska Task: Use knowledge of insulation to answer questions about baked Alaska dessert, and how it compares to a chilly bin. Assessment focus: Interpreting diagrams, interpreting analogies, and using knowledge of insulation. Keywords (chemistry and society; insulation; heat; analogies; diagrams; interpreting diagrams) Publication date (10/08/2010) PW3043 Understanding about science Physical World 2 Prac Ideas about rolling Task: Choose which toy vehicle will roll further, and explain why. The two vehicles are set up under different conditions (ramps at different slopes, rolling onto different surfaces at the bottom). Assessment focus: science explanations using ideas about forces and energy. Keywords (physics concepts; forces, energy, motion; explanations; oral assessment;) Publication date (25/08/2010) PW3042 Understanding about science Physical World 3/4/5 lcr Ideas about forces and energy Task: Explain what affects the distance travelled by toy cars, and why they eventually stop. Assessment focus: science explanations using ideas about forces and energy. Keywords (physical concepts; forces; energy; friction; group assessment) Publication date (30/08/2010) PW3040 Communicating in science Physical World 3/4/5 bcr Lighting Task: Answer questions about a table comparing the energy usage and lifespan of different sorts of lights, and use this information to complete a second table to describe advantages and disadvantages of each. Assessment focus: reading a technical table. Keywords (physics concepts; energy; electricity; light; heat; table interpretation;) Publication date (10/08/2010) PW3039 Communicating in science Physical World 2 bcr Lighting Shane's bedroom Task: Answer questions about a table comparing the energy usage and lifespan of different sorts of lights, and use this information to complete a second table to describe advantages and disadvantages of each. Assessment focus: reading a technical table. Keywords (physics concepts; energy; electricity; light; heat; table interpretation;) Publication date (10/08/2010) LW0521 Investigating in science Living World 2 bcr Insect protection Task: Match insects to their adaptations for protection against enemies, and infer two ways stick insects are adapted for their protection against predators. Assessment focus: using observations to make suggestions about survival methods. Keywords (ecology; adaptation; survival; camouflage; colouration; insects; butterflies; moths; stick insects; monarch butterflies; gum emperor moths; cabbage tree moths; green planthoppers; observation; inference;) Publication date (10/06/2010) PW3038 Investigating in science Physical World 5 lcr Bendy ruler Task: Decide if a described investigation is a fair test, and explain the decision. Assessment focus: identifying fair testing. Keywords (physical inquiry; forces; fair testing;) Publication date (10/06/2010) LW2072 Communicating in science Living World 4 Prac Moa This task assesses student ability to find the text features of a science report about moa. The task is essentially a literacy task in the context of scientific writing, and can also be accessed from the English Bank (WL2653). Keywords (ecology; science reports; ESOL; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (11/06/2010) LW2071 Communicating in science Living World 4 Prac Variable Oystercatchers This task assesses student ability to find the text features of a science report about one of our native birds. The task is essentially a literacy task in the context of scientific writing, and can also be accessed from the English Bank (WL2654). Keywords (ecology; science reports; ESOL; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (11/06/2010) MW5141 Communicating in science Material World 4 Prac Changes of state This task assesses student ability to find the text features of an explanation of a scientific idea. The task is essentially a literacy task in the context of scientific writing, and can also be accessed from the English Bank (WL2655). Keywords (Change; scientific explanations; vocabulary; ESOL; key competencies; National Standards;) Publication date (01/06/2010)    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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