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Performance Task.
General Physics 2
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Performance Task 1
Electroscope as an Ionizing Radiation Detector

Goal

21st-Century Skills

The groups are assigned to construct an Ionizing

Radiation Detector. The materials for creating the
detector are readily available at home. A maximum of

two sessions can be used in the creation of the
detector including the testing. For the testing part, an

ionized material will be put near the detector and it
will readily indicate the presence of a charged object.
The students will be graded using a rubric.
Role
In a group, the following will be your roles:
● Nuclear Physicists to provide the source of a nearby ionized/charged object,
● Electrical Engineers to design the electroscope as an ionizing radiation detector, and
● Quality Assurance Engineers to test the effectiveness of the detector.
Audience
Your audience can be your classmates, teachers, or family members at home.

Situation
Imagine that you are living in a place situated near a nuclear power plant. The power plant
suddenly experiences a system failure and spreads deadly nuclear radiation throughout
the entire area. Because the government does not want the neighboring areas to know of
the catastrophe and cause massive panic, the area is put in lockdown. You need to know
immediately if your location is far enough to be considered safe from the explosion. You
need a device to detect nuclear radiation in the air. Normally, nuclear physicists use a
device known as the Geiger counter to measure the amount of radiation. Having been

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locked down in your area, you cannot find any Geiger counter nearby. Using the supplies
readily available in your home, can you determine if your place is safe?

Product, Performance, and Purpose

● Product: Design an electroscope to detect the presence of a charged object in a
nearby region. The sketch of the design must be submitted to the teacher before
testing. The sketch should include the materials needed for the construction and
demonstration. The suggested materials needed here are:
○ glass container with covering
○ copper wire
○ electric tapes
○ aluminum foils
○ scissors
○ PVC pipe
○ silk scarf
● Performance: The electroscope should be tested with the charged PVC pipe. Since a
radioactive object is dangerous to handle, the charged PVC will act as the air ionized
by the radiation from the power plant explosion. You should be able to observe how
the electroscope responds to a presence of a charged object.
● Purpose: The materials listed above can be modified further. They should all be
recyclable and not exceed ₱200
Standards and Criteria

Table 1.1. Product criteria
Criteria Below Needs Meets Exceeds

expectations improvement expectations expectations
1 2 3 4
Plan (20%) The plan The plan The plan is neat The plan is neat
The plan is includes includes and includes and includes
detailed and measurements. measurements. measurements. measurements.
accurate. The materials The materials The materials The prices of
are stated, but are stated, but are stated, and the materials
there is no the parts are parts are are included,


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label for the not properly labeled and there are

parts. labeled. properly. proper labels
for the parts.
Sturdiness The structure is The structure is The prototype The prototype
(30%) weak and is not somehow structure is structure is
The prototype is working. sturdy and is strong and is strong and is
sturdy enough to not working working working
be used. properly. properly. exceptionally
on different
tests.
Product The The The The

Execution electroscope electroscope electroscope is electroscope is
(30%) cannot detect can sometimes working working
The prototype the presence of detect the properly in the properly in the
was able to a charged presence of a presence of a presence of a
perform all tests object. charged object. charged object. charged object
and explanations
even at a
needed.
relatively far
distance.
Aesthetic The The The The

Appearance electroscope is electroscope is electroscope is electroscope is
(20%) not visually engaging. visually visually
The prototype’s appealing. Some parts of stimulating, stimulating,
appearance is Many details the engaging, and interesting,
neat and need to be r construction neat. engaging, and
pleasant to the
are not refined. very neat. The
eye.
aluminum leaf
is smoothly cut.


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Table 1.2. Rubric for the integration of 21st-century skills
Criteria Below Needs Meets Exceeds

expectations improvement expectations expectations
1 2 3 4
Resourcefuln No recycled Few parts of The materials Recyclable

ess (30%) materials were the project used in the materials were
Recyclable used. were recycled. project were effectively used
materials were mostly in producing
effectively used. recyclable the output.
materials.
Teamwork Only one Some of the Members in Members in

(30%) person made members in the group the group
All members of most of the the group equally exemplary
the group were task with contributed to contributed to contributed to
involved in the misbehaviors the planning the planning the planning
process.
observed by and and and
the whole class constructing constructing constructing
the prototype the prototype the prototype
while exhibiting while being in while being in
a fair behavior. their best their best
behavior. behavior.
Creativity The plan and The plan and The plan and The plan and
and prototype are prototype have prototype are prototype are
Innovation similar to a similar original, yet original and are
(40%) source. elements as there is an very different
Plan is creatively that of another element of from the
done and is group. similarity with design of the
original. that of other other groups.
groups.


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The groups are assigned to construct an Ionizing

detector including the testing. For the testing part, an

Performance Task 1. Electroscope as an Ionizing Radiation Detector 1

Product, Performance, and Purpose

Standards and Criteria

Criteria Below Needs Meets Exceeds

Performance Task 1. Electroscope as an Ionizing Radiation Detector 2

label for the not properly labeled and there are

Product The The The The

Aesthetic The The The The

Performance Task 1. Electroscope as an Ionizing Radiation Detector 3

Criteria Below Needs Meets Exceeds

Resourcefuln No recycled Few parts of The materials Recyclable

Teamwork Only one Some of the Members in Members in

Performance Task 1. Electroscope as an Ionizing Radiation Detector 4

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