PERFORMANCE TASK OF GRADE 11 – STEM

PRECALCULUS & GENERAL MATHEMATICS

1st QUARTER OF S.Y 2022-2023

PERFORMANCE TASK:

MAKING A SCALE MODEL SUSPENSION BRIDGE

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The learners are able to:
PRECALCULUS: Model situations appropriately and solve problems accurately using conic sections and
systems of nonlinear equations.
GENERAL MATHEMATICS: Accurately construct mathematical models to represent real-life situations
using functions, formulate and solve real-life problems involving rational functions; and apply the concept of
inverse functions, exponential functions and logarithmic functions to formulate and solve real-life problems
with precision and accuracy.

TRANSFER GOAL: The learners will be able to independently use their learning to accurately create a useful
and effective scale bridge model from recyclable materials to model real world phenomenon using the concepts
of conic sections for them to become innovative, creative critical thinkers and problem solvers.

TARGET 21st CENTURY SKILLS: Productivity and Accountability, Responsibility, Creativity and
Innovation

AUTHENTICITY: Architecture and Engineering

Materials:
 Recycled materials

Procedure:
 Draw a plan for a suspension bridge on the coordinate plane that includes two square supports, at least
one cable from support to support on each side of the road, and as many hangers as the group feels
necessary to attach the road on the cables.
 Answer the following questions:
1. How tall and wide are your supports?
2. What are the coordinates of the top of your supports?
3. What is the equation of your parabolic cable?
4. How many hangers are you using on your bridge between the two supports?
5. What are the coordinates of your every hanger from the vertex?
 Using recyclable materials, build a suspension bridge with their calculated values.

Definition of terms:
a. SUSPENSION BRIDGE: The type of bridge in which the deck is supported by vertical cables
suspended from larger cables that run between towers and anchored in abutments at each end
b. SUPPORTS: The towers of the bridge.
c. SPAN: Distance between two towers on suspension bridge.
d. CABLE: Runs from tower to tower and connects to hanger.
e. HANGER: Connects the cable to the roadway of the bridge.

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN SAN

FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S is an
example of a suspension bridge spanning 1.6
kilometers connecting San Francisco Bay and
Pacific Ocean.
---- Wikipedia.com

PETA (FIRST QUARTER) 1

SCORING RUBRICS:

CRITERIA 1 2 3 4
Suspension Bridge Suspension Bridge The Suspension The Suspension
LAYOUT / DESIGN / is unattractive, appears to be a BridgeBridge is structurally
is sound and
CREATIVITY (50%) weak, inappropriate structure that structurally
attractive.
sound
It supports weight and
or basically doesn’t fit and attractive,
fits specification.
but
unsound structure. specifications. may not bold the
weight of others.
Information Some information Information is well Information and
researched and is provided and written and calculations are
CONTENT (35%) calculations about calculations is interesting to read. accurate and
suspension bridges limited or Calculations quite complete, is
is poorly written, inaccurate. accurate and creatively written,
inaccurate, or precise. and is cleverly
incomplete. presented.
Skill and attention Skill and attention Good skill and Outstanding skill,
to detail are not to detail are not attention to details with clear attention
demonstrated. demonstrated. are demonstrated. to details is
There is no attempt There are some Materials are used demonstrated.
of using materials attempts of using properly. Materials are used
CRAFTSMANSHIP
properly. materials properly. Craftsmanship is properly.
(15%)
Craftsmanship in Craftsmanship in very good, with Craftsmanship is
design and design and care taken in excellent, with
construction is construction is design and great care taken in
inadequate. inadequate. construction. design and
construction.

TOTAL POINTS: 12 = 100%

PETA (FIRST QUARTER) 2