HONEY COMB PERFORMANCE TASK #4

PreCalulus

You are an engineer for Plasticore Corporation who makes custom tables of varying
sizes for banquet halls. You have been asked to design and manufacture round
banquet tables with layered honeycomb cores. Each honeycomb in the core has a
height of one foot. The size of the honeycombs do not change, as the size of the
table increases the number of honeycomb layers increases.

a) Your team at Plasticore has been asked to build a table that measures 15 feet in
diameter. Each individual honeycomb cell costs $0.25 to manufacture, including
material and labor costs. What is the total cost to manufacture the honeycomb core for your table?

b) Plasticore just got an order from the Aquaturf for 80 tables that measure 15’ in diameter. What is the total
cost for the honeycomb cores used to build the 80 tables?

c) Since The Plasticore Corporation is located in the state of Connecticut, Aquaturf has to pay 6.35% sales tax
on the total cost calculated in part (b). Also Plasticore charges a shipping and handling delivery fee of 10% of
the pre-tax cost. Calculate those two extra fees and find the final total cost of the Aquaturf order of eighty 15
feet diameter honeycomb core tables.

Response Expectations

You are expected to clearly communicate your result for all three parts (a) & (b) & (c) by
 Showing all mathematics used in solving, including any possible tables, graphs and diagrams you might
have used.
 Explaining each part of the work with complete sentences and labels.
 Answer each part with a full complete sentence.
Student Scoring Rubric
Performance Task
PreCalculus
27 points

The following rubric will be used to determine your score on this task. Parts 1 & 2 will be scored on a 4 point
scale depending upon how complete and accurate the work is (0-4 scale – see attached details for particulars
in these categories). Part 3 (scored 1 or 0 on accuracy)

Elements being assessed: Earned

Points:
Mathematical Support - this section scores your ability to clearly,
completely and efficiently show the work necessary in solving all the parts
of this task.
a) Total cost of one table (4)

b) Cost of 80 tables (4)

c) Cost of 80 tables with tax and shipping fees (4)

Conceptual Understanding and Communication – this section scores
your ability to explain clearly in words and complete sentences what each
part of your work represents.
c) Total cost of one table (4)

d) Cost of 80 tables (4)

e) Cost of 80 tables with tax and shipping fees (4)

Accuracy of Response – this is score as 1 point for correct or 0 point for
incorrect in each part.
f) Total cost of one table (1)

g) Cost of 80 tables (1)

h) Cost of 80 tables with tax and shipping fees (1)

TOTAL SCORE (27 possible points) & Grade*

Scoring details: This rubric identifies the aspects of possible scores for each element.
SCORE given Mathematical Support
Demonstrating knowledge of
mathematical principals and concepts
which result in a correct solution to a
problem
4 – fully correct &  Shows complete understanding of
complete, has all the problem’s mathematical concepts and
expected principles
elements.  Shows complete evidence of an
appropriate strategy that would correctly
solve the problem
 Executes formulas and computations
completely and correctly
3 – Mostly correct  Shows nearly complete
& complete, understanding of the problem’s
missing some mathematical concepts and principals
minor parts.  Executes formulas completely;
computations are generally correct but
may contain minor errors.
 Shows nearly complete evidence of
an appropriate strategy for solving the
problem
2 – shows some  Shows some understanding of the
understanding but problem’s mathematical concepts and
has some difficulty principles
communicating  Uses some correct mathematical
clearly and terminology and notations
showing full work. May contain major formula or
computational errors.
 Shows some evidence of a strategy
for solving the problem
1 – shows limited  Shows limited to no understanding of
understanding of the problem’s mathematical concepts and
problem principles
 May misuse or fail to use
mathematical terminology and notations
 Attempts an answer
 Reflects an inappropriate strategy for
solving the problem and/or strategy may
be difficult to identify
0  No work done to show attempt to
answer
Conceptual Understanding and
Communication
Written explanation of the rationales and
steps of the solution process. A
justification of each step is provided.
Though important, the length of the
response, grammar, and syntax are not
the critical elements of this dimension.
 Gives a complete written explanation
of the solution process; clearly explains
what was done and why it was done
 Uses appropriate mathematical
terminology and notations including
labeling answer if appropriate.
 May include tables, graphs and/or
diagrams with a complete explanation of
all its elements
 Give a nearly complete written
explanation of the solution process;
clearly explains what was done and
begins to address why it was done
 Uses mostly correct mathematical
terminology and notations
 May include tables, graphs and/or
diagrams with most of its elements
explained.
 Give some written explanation of the
solution process.
 Explanation is vague, difficult to
interpret, or does not completely explain
the solution process
 May include a diagram, table or
graph with some of its elements explained
 Gives minimal written explanation of
the solution process; may fail to explain
what was done and why it was done
 Explanation does not match
presented solution process
 May include minimal discussion of
the elements in a diagram/table or graph;
explanation of significant elements is
unclear
 No written explanation of the solution
process is provided