Science 8

Performance Task no. 1

Direction: Perform the following activity and write your answer in a short bond
paper. (50 points)

Objective:

After performing this activity, you should be able to

a. differentiate between focus and epicenter

b. to investigate the difference between the magnitude and intensity of an earthquake.
Materials:

• Matchboxes (or DIY box with the same size)

• 3 stones of different sizes (small, medium, large)
• Table or cardboard DIY table Procedure:
1. Get 10 empty matchboxes, 3 stones assorted sizes (small, medium, large)
2. Pile empty matchboxes one on top of the other alternative in groups of 5.
3. Place one pile near one end of the table and also the opposite pile at the other alternative end.
4. Using a stone, strike one pile under the table. Observe the movement of the matchboxes in each pile.
5. Repeat using two other stones one at a time.
6. Observe the movement of the matchboxes as soon as you strike the pile with a
stone
B
A

Figure 13. Matchboxes on the

Answer these:
1. What happened once you struck the table at one 5. Which stone caused the weakest movement?
end?

6. _____________________ represents Focus.

2. Which pile showed stronger movement? Why?
7. ________________________represents Epicenter.

3. Which pile showed the littlest the tiniest movement? 8. _________________________ Intensity.
Why?
9. ________________________ Magnitude.

4. Which stone caused the strongest movement? 10. __________________________ Earth crust.

Science 8
 Performance Task no. 2

Direction: Perform the following activity then answer the guide questions. Write your answer on a one whole sheet of
paper. ( 50 points)

Activity 2 – Oh My “soo - nah – me” (Tsunami)!

Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. explain how tsunamis are generated; and
2. infer why tsunamis do not always occur even when there is an earthquake
Materials Needed:
 container – batya or basin or any box type container wide enough that can hold water
 toys, pieces of rocks, or anything that would represent as houses or objects near the sea
 a piece of plywood or plastic pane
Procedure:
1. Place water in a container. Place an object in the water at one end of the container.
2. At the other end of the container, put a piece of plywood or plastic board flat at the
base of the container.
3. Ask someone at home to observe the surface of the water and the level of water
by the object as you go through the activity.
4. Hold the edges of the plastic board with your thumbs and fingertips. Wait for the water
to cease moving. Using only your fingertips, swish the end of the plastic board upward.
5.Observe what is produced in the water.

Q1.What was formed in the water by the swift push of the plastic board?
Q2. How was the water level by the object/s affected by the wave?
Q3. What does the movement of the water represent? How about the object/s?
Q4. What does the plastic board signify?