Physical Science 1st Term; AY 2020-2021

PONTIFICAL AND ROYAL

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITYOF THE PHILIPPINES
Senior High School – Science Department

1st Term / SY 2021-2022

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Performance Task
Chemistry of Household Cleaning Products

Introduction:
Many people do not know that household chemicals can be quite
toxic. Most of the dangerous substances in the home are found in
cleaners, solvents, pesticides, and products used for automotive
care.

A toxic substance is any chemical that is capable of harming

a person if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by the skin. Toxic
substances vary widely in the types of harm they cause, the
conditions under which they become harmful, and the amount it
takes to cause harm. Toxic substances can cause both acute and
chronic reactions, they are a broader category than poisons,
which produce acute reaction only. For this reason, the words
"toxic" and "poisonous" are not interchangeable.

This PETA is a two-part activity where you will a) conduct a

household’s common chemicals and cleaning supplies survey. b)
create your own household cleaning product

Instructions:

PART I A

Think again - your all-purpose cleaning cocktail could turn a

bad day even worse. Can death by toilet bowl cleaning really
happen?

1. Go to this link and watch this video https://youtu.be/FH1h0oWjark

to understand the reactions involved when combining common

cleaning products found at home.

2. Answer the following questions:

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a) What should one do to ensure safety when using household

cleaners?
b) What is the most common and sometimes fatal mistake of
people when using cleaners?
c) What is the active ingredient in a typical household
bleach?
d) What chemical when mixed with bleach can create harmful
fumes that can irritate the lungs?
e) What are two dangerous products created when bleach is
mixed with rubbing alcohol?
f) Which active ingredient is found at high concentrations in
some oxidizing drain cleaners?
g) What gas is produced when you mix an acid like hydrochloric
acid down a drain that already has high concentrations of
drain cleaner with sodium hypochlorite?
h) Is it true that an acid and base declogger can help
neutralize each other?
3. Conduct a survey of your household’s common chemicals and

cleaning supplies. Make sure you have an adult to help you!

4. Assemble a number of household products including hazardous

household products, e.g., kitchen products (cleansers, drain
cleaners), bathroom items (toothpaste, toilet bowl cleaner),
household cleaners (detergents), lawn and garden supplies
(fertilizers, pesticides), automotive and paint supplies, etc.

5. Have a variety of products with the signal words: danger,

danger- poison, warning, and caution. Also include some non-
hazardous products, e.g., shampoo, toothpaste, and other non-
toxic substances, i.e., products that do not have any signal
words.

6. Fill in the table using the survey sheet, be sure to look in

various rooms around your home. Include under the kitchen and
bathroom sinks, in the laundry room, and parking area/garage if
applicable.

7. Note: You will only be inspecting the outside of each chemical

container.

8. Have an adult assist you and make sure to follow safety

precautions when handling containers, you are not familiar with.

9. Share your data sheet with your groupmates and make a summary
of your output. You can use graphs or photos to best describe
your data.
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10. Use the discussion questions below to describe and decide how
you can best present your data.

Discussion Questions:
a) How many chemicals did you find at home?
b) In what rooms did you find these chemicals?
c) Did any of the chemicals you found have warning labels?
Which ones?
d) What factors are important to your family when buying these
types of items?

11. Use the guide questions to formulate a statement regarding

household chemicals and its effect on health and the environment.
a) How can you prevent being exposed to toxic or harmful
chemicals?
b) Using chemicals safely is part of preventing pollution and
reducing health effects from exposure. What are other ways you can
prevent pollution at home?

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Answer to Guide Questions

Name: __________________________________ Group no. __________

Section: ___________ Score: ____/15_____

(NOTE: Submit only one output for the group)

a) What should one do to ensure safety when using household
cleaners?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
b) What is the most common and sometimes fatal mistake of
people when using cleaners?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

c) What is the active ingredient in a typical household bleach?

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
d) What chemical when mixed with bleach can create harmful
fumes that can irritate the lungs?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
e) What are two dangerous products created when bleach is mixed
with rubbing alcohol?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
f) Which active ingredient is found at high concentrations in
some oxidizing drain cleaners?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
g) What gas is produced when you mix an acid like hydrochloric
acid down a drain that already has high concentrations of drain
cleaner with sodium hypochlorite?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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Survey sheet:

Name: __________________________________ Group no. __________

Section: ___________ Overall Score: __/15
(NOTE: Submit one output per student)

Name of Item What is it What part of Where is it Does it have a

used for? your house is stored/kept? warning label?
it found? If yes, is it
toxic,
irritant,
corrosive,
strong
sensitizer,
flammable,
poisonous?

DATA AND INTERPRETATION

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Name: __________________________________ Group no. __________

Section: ___________

Instructions:

1. Make a summary of your collected data.

2. Create a pie chart to present your data based on:

a. Item usage

b. location

c. storage

d. warning label

e. classification (toxic, poisonous, oxidezer, etc.)

3. Use the guide questions to formulate a statement regarding household

chemicals and its effect on health and the environment.

a) How can you prevent being exposed to toxic or harmful chemicals?

b) Using chemicals safely is part of preventing pollution and reducing

health effects from exposure. What are other ways you can prevent pollution

at home?

PONTIFICAL
Statement on use of Commercial AND ROYAL
Household Cleaning Products (10 points)
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITYOF THE PHILIPPINES
Senior High School – Science Department

1st Term / SY 2020-2021

PERFORMANCE TASK:
NAME OF MEMBERS:
SECTION: _________ GROUP NUMBER:
_________ 1.
PeTa: 2.
3.
4.
5.
Date of Implementation 6.
___________________

ANALYTIC RUBRICS FOR DATA PRESENTATION

Excellent Very good Good Satisfactory Poor
5 4 3 2 1
Data and it's Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Poor
Labels
Data entered and Data entered Data entered Data entered Data entered
labeled with with or without with or without without labels. without
amounts. labels. labels. labels.

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Graph Title Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Poor

Graph has Graph may or may Graph has no Graph has no Graph has no
appropriate title. not have a title title. title.
title.

Legends Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Poor

Legend labels are Legend may have Legend has no Legend has no No legend or
spelled correctly. labels but may labels. labels. no labels.
be incorrectly
labeled.

Accuracy Overall the pie Overall the pie

chart was created chart was Pie Chart Pie Chart Attempt at
correctly; easy to created created but not created but not creating a pie
interpret data; correctly; easy reflecting the reflecting the chart.
arranged to interpret correct data. correct data.
attractively on the data; arranged Several Hard to
page. All attractively on directions were interpret. X2
directions were the page. All completed
completed directions were correctly with
correctly. completed more than 2
correctly with minor errors.
less than 2
minor errors.
Neatness and Exceptionally well Exceptionally Exceptionally Exceptionally Exceptionally
Attractiveness designed, neat, and well designed, well designed, well designed, well designed,
attractive. Colors neat, and neat, and neat, and neat, and
that go well attractive. attractive. attractive. attractive.
together are used Colors that go Colors that go Colors that go Colors that go
to make the graph well together well together well together well together
more readable. A are used to make are used to make are used to make are used to
ruler was used. the graph more the graph more the graph more make the graph
readable. A readable. A readable. A more readable.
ruler was used. ruler was used. ruler was used. A ruler was
used.

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PART 2
DIY HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCT

So far you have learned that most of our commercial cleaners in the

market have active ingredients that are toxic to humans and animals, and

are packaged using plastics that can readily pollute our environment. A

better alternative is to make your own cleaning product at home using

simple ingredients that will not harm you or your pet, and help the

environment at the same time.

INSTRUCTIONS:

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1. Watch a short video of 20 DIY natural cleaning recipes that actually

work! VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/7PJfpprBJy0

2. Choose three recipes, follow the directions, and create your own

cleaning product.

3. Try out your creation and then submit a video of the product in

action.

4. The video should only be 2-5-minute long.

5. Upload your videos in your team drives and share the link.

Goodluck!

DUE DATE:

November 28 to December 5,2020

PONTIFICAL AND ROYAL

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITYOF THE PHILIPPINES
Senior High School – Science Department

1st Term / SY 2020-2021

PERFORMANCE TASK: NAME OF MEMBERS:

SECTION: _________ GROUP NUMBER: _________ 1.
PeTa: 2.
3.

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Date of Implementation
4.
___________________
5.

ANALYTIC RUBRICS FOR VIDEO PRESENTATION

1 – NEEDS TOTAL
5- VERY GOOD 4 - GOOD 2 - FAIR
IMPROVEMENT SCORE
Overall Shows a continuous Fairly well Portions may be Not organized. X2
Content progression of documented and poorly Difficult to
and ideas and tells a organized. Format is documented follow. Poor
concept complete, easily easy to follow. Good and/or quality shows
followed story. explanation shows organized. poor effort.
Well documented and good effort. Hard to follow
organized. the
Excellent, well progressions of
thought out the story.
explanation shows Explanation
superior effort. shows some
effort.
Overall The content Information is The content Content lacks a X2
organiz includes a clear presented as a does not central theme,
ation statement of connected theme with present a clear point of
purpose or theme accurate, current clearly stated view and logical
and is creative, supporting theme, is sequence of
compelling and information that vague, and some information. Much
clearly written. A contributes to of the of the supporting
rich variety of understanding the supporting information is
supporting project’s main idea. information irrelevant to the
information in the Details are logical does not seem overall message.
video contributes and persuasive to fit the main Message is
to the information is idea or appears unsure.
understanding of effectively used. as a Information is
the project’s main disconnected incorrect, out of
idea. Events and series of date, or
messages are scenes with no incomplete.
presented in a unifying main
logical order. idea.
Editing The presentation The presentation was The The presentation X2
was well edited and completed and presentation was totally
moves smoothly from contained all was made, but unedited with no
scene to scene with required items. had very little transitions or
proper use of Editing was not done if any editing. audio support of
transitions. Audio as well as it should Many poor shots any kind.
and other have been. Some poor remain. Video
enhancements were shots remain. Movie was very
well used. is still somewhat fragmented and
choppy. Audio and choppy with
other enhancements little to no
were utilized, but audio
not for maximum reinforcement
effect.

/30

To the students: This Rubric for Peer and Self-evaluation should also include descriptive evaluation of
individual contributions. Include BOTH RUBRICS in your submissions.

4- Always 3- Almost Always 2- Sometimes 1- Seldom 0- Never

NAME OF EVALUATOR: Section:

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 1. Name 2. Name of 3. Name of 4. Name of 5. Name of 6. Name of Name of Members
of member member member member member
Evaluator
Physical Science

Attends group meetings

regularly and arrives on
time

Contributes meaningfully
to group discussions

Completes his/her tasks

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on time

Demonstrates a
cooperative and
supportive attitude

Contribute significantly
to the success of the
activity

total

COMMENTS
1st Term; AY 2020-2021

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