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    The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. The student is able to I. Identify some of the elements of the authentic reallife situation ii. Apply mathematical strategies to find a solution, with limited success. Use the table below to organize any relevant data for your catapult. You might want to use your cell phone to film the trajectory and collect data that way.

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    The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. The student is able to I. Identify some of the elements of the authentic reallife situation ii. Apply mathematical strategies to find a solution, with limited success. Use the table below to organize any relevant data for your catapult. You might want to use your cell phone to film the trajectory and collect data that way.

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    Catapult Performance Task

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    The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. The student is able to I. Identify some of the elements of the authentic reallife situation ii. Apply mathematical strategies to find a solution, with limited success. Use the table below to organize any relevant data for your catapult. You might want to use your cell phone to film the trajectory and collect data that way.

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    Name:_________________________________________ CatapultPerformanceTask

    Yourtask:Createacatapult,andthenwriteanequationthatmatchesthetrajectoryofthe
    catapultsothatanyonecantakeyourcatapultanduseit.Youareacatapultdesignerputting
    togetherapresentationteachingthearmiesaboutyourcatapult.Youwillputtogetheraposter
    thatexplains:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Datayoucollected
    Theequationyouwrote(infactoredandstandardform)
    Howyouwroteyourequation
    Howaccurateyourequationis,andhowyouknowitsaccuracy
    Howyoucanchange/useyourequationtohitatarget

    Makesureyoulookovertherubricbelow.
    Grade

    Criteria

    Thestudentdoesnotreachastandarddescribedbyanyofthedescriptorsbelow.

    12

    Thestudentisableto
    i.identifysomeoftheelementsoftheauthenticreallifesituation
    ii.applymathematicalstrategiestofindasolutiontotheauthenticreallifesituation,with
    limitedsuccess.

    34

    Thestudentisableto
    i.identifytherelevantelementsoftheauthenticreallifesituation
    ii.select,withsomesuccess,adequatemathematicalstrategiestomodeltheauthenticreallife
    situation
    iii.applymathematicalstrategiestoreachasolutiontotheauthenticreallifesituation
    iv.discusswhetherthesolutionmakessenseinthecontextoftheauthenticreallifesituation.

    56

    Thestudentisableto
    i.identifytherelevantelementsoftheauthenticreallifesituation
    ii.selectadequatemathematicalstrategiestomodeltheauthenticreallifesituation
    iii.applytheselectedmathematicalstrategiestoreachavalidsolutiontotheauthenticreallife
    situation
    iv.explainthedegreeofaccuracyofthesolution
    v.explainwhetherthesolutionmakessenseinthecontextoftheauthenticreallifesituation.

    78

    Thestudentisableto
    i.identifytherelevantelementsoftheauthenticreallifesituation
    ii.selectappropriatemathematicalstrategiestomodeltheauthenticreallifesituation
    iii.applytheselectedmathematicalstrategiestoreachacorrectsolutiontotheauthenticreallife
    situation
    iv.justifythedegreeofaccuracyofthesolution
    v.justifywhetherthesolutionmakessenseinthecontextoftheauthenticreallifesituation.

    Usethetablebelowtocollectandorganizeanyrelevantdataforyourcatapult.Youmightwant
    touseyourcellphonetofilmthetrajectoryandcollectdatathatway
    Trial#

    Average:

    Equation:

    Startingpoint
    (xintercept)

    LandingPoint
    (xintercept)

    Maximumheight
    (yvalue)

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