PERFORMANCE TASK 1.

1: MEASUREMENTS

NAME: _____________________________________ SECTION: ________________________ DATE: ________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer the following problems with complete solutions. Follow the format Total
Score
given in this task. Items
2. Write the answers on a clean sheet of paper. Take a picture and submit in a Part 1 10
PDF format only. Part 2 10
3. Express your FINAL ANSWER with proper NUMBER of SIGNIFICANT FIGURES and Part 3 5
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION. Total 25
4. Scientific calculator is allowed.

PART 1: Scientific Notation and Significant Figures

Directions: Express the following numbers with a specified number of significant figures. Write your final answer on the
space provided.

Scientific Notation under Specified

Scoring
Significant Figures
Example: Final answer is expressed in scientific
notation with proper specified
2
significant figures. Answer is also
250 000 kg properly rounded off with unit.
Final answer is in correct scientific
notation but not in specified
3 significant figures 1.5
significant figure. Answer is also with
unit.
2.50 x 105 kg Final answer is in correct scientific
1 notation but not in specified
significant figure. Answer has no unit.
Final answer is not express in
0.5 scientific notation and in specified
significant figures.
0 No answer.

Scientific Notation under Specified

Scoring
Significant Figures
Mass of an electron 5 significant figures
91 093 835 600 000 000 000 000 000 000
000 kg
Charge of a proton 4 significant figures
0.00000000001602176634 C
Mass of the sun 2 significant figures
1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
kilograms
Size of Milky Way 3 significant figures
987,654,320,587,654,000 mi
Diameter of Human Hair 2 significant figures
0.00254 cm
Part 2. Conversion of Units
DIRECTIONS: Solve the following problems. Follow the proper format given.

Problem 1: A cheetah can run at a speed of 130.0 km/hr. Find its speed in m/s. Scoring
Given:
Conversion Factor:

Solution:

Final Answer:

Problem 2: The surface gravitational acceleration of a moon is 1.62 m/s2. Scoring

Convert its unit to cm/min2.
Given:
Conversion Factor:
Solution:
Final Answer:

SCORING:
Complete given and conversion factor are properly labeled
2
(with units).
Complete given and conversion factor. Either given nor
1.5
conversion factor have label.
GIVEN/ CONVERSION FACTOR Incomplete given or conversion factor. Either given nor
1
conversion factor have label.
0.5 No given and incorrect conversion factor.
0 No given and conversion factor.
1 Proper solution in dimensional analysis.

SOLUTION 1.5 Improper usage of dimensional analysis.

0 No solution
Final answer is expressed in scientific notation with proper
2 specified significant figures. Answer is also properly rounded off
with unit.
Final answer is in correct scientific notation but not in specified
1.5
significant figure. Answer is also with unit.
FINAL ANSWER Final answer is in correct scientific notation but not in specified
1
significant figure. Answer has no unit.
Final answer is not express in scientific notation and in specified
0.5
significant figures.
0 No answer.

PART 3: SUBMISSION
5 1 MIN TO 1 DAY LATE
4 2 DAYS LATE
3 3 DAYS LATE
2 4 DAYS LATE
1 5 ONWARDS LATE

NOTE: SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COUNTING OF THE NUMBER OF DAYS LATE.