Shadow Tales
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Approach:  Station
Level: Year 8
Focus: Using shadows to tell time  
Resources:
5 pictures, 5 time cards
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Questions/instructions:  
 
% responses
2007 ('03)
y8
These pictures show a flagpole at different times during the day when looking north. There are also some different times on cards. The pictures and the times are muddled up.

Rearrange the pictures so that they are in the correct order. Then write down the time which you think goes with each picture. The first one has been done for you.
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B with 6:00am  
D with 8:30am
72 (76)
E with 11:00am
65 (75)
A with 12:00pm
65 (73)
C with 5:30pm
61 (67)
order from left to right is D E A C
57 (57)

Total score:
5
49 (57)
3–4
10 (11)
2
13 (12)
1
11 (11)
0
17 (9)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 8


Commentary:
There was a slight decline in performance on this task between 2003 and 2007. It also featured a relatively strong performance by Pasifika students who scored a little higher than Mäori students and only slightly lower than Pakeha students.