PERFORMANCE TASK (First Quarter)
Engaging Scenario:
You are a resident engineer in a company, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. As aleading
science toy store, your company specializes and spearheads on science toy creations and innovations.
Through an outreach activity, you will be introducing improvised science toys to remote areas. You and
your team were tasked by your supervisor to design and build a catapult that can launch a pingpong ball
that weighs 2.7 grams. Your aimis to build a catapult that can launch a pingpong ball to attain the longest
range and to be able to shot at different angles. The catapult should be made of household materials
only. The senior engineers of your company will assess your mechanical design and engineering skills.
You also need to submit a written plan of your design. Your output will be evaluated based on planning,
effectiveness, flexibility of product, and cooperation of team members.
Rubri
(pe ieee Sted) Fair (2) bess 7
Pian |.Allthematerias | Materials were listd, | Materials were listed, | tis evident thatthe
(2) | needed were listed [but he procedure | but he goalsin. | ream didnot plan
and the procedures | missed some details | building the cataput_| what matarials to be
‘wore detailed. lis wore notioken in| used and hove to build
evident that the tea consideration the catoput.
had the best plan to
reach the goals in
building the catapult.
Effeciveness |The team produced |The team produced | The team produced a | The team was not
ofthe | anexcellent, «@ good working working catapult but | able to produce a
Product | improvised, working | catapult and mat the | doos not meet size | working eatapul and
(x3) | catapult, and met the | size requirements. | requirements. does not meet size
size requirements. requirements.
‘Atleast five different | Four angles were | Threaangles were | Cne lo two angles
angles wore ried | tied fo determine the | triad lo determine the | wore tried to
Je determine the | effactof angla on the | effect of angle on the | determine the effect
effect of angle on the {horizontal distance | horizontal dstonce | of angle on the
horizontal distance | or range that he | or rangathat the | herizontal distanca
‘or range thal the | projectilatravels, | projacila travels. | or range that the
projedile travels. projectile travels.
Cooperation | Allthe members of [Majority of members. | Most ofthe members| The team naeds lo bo
bc1}—|the faam worked of he team worked | of the team worked | redirected lo continue
‘egether to finish the | together to finish the | together in building | the tasks most of he
Jasks without the need | tasks without the need | he catapul only. | time.
jo be redirected. | to bo redirected. | The team nad obo
redirected to continue
the tasks.
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