Grade: Second
Subject: Mathematics
Grade Topic: Fractions
Submitted by Karen Maxeiner
2/26/07
Performance Task
GRASPS
Goal You will learn how to identify,
model, label, and compare fractions as a representation of a whole. You will
learn that these parts are equal to a whole.
Role You work for a jigsaw puzzle making
company.
Audience The marketing department of Piece by
Piece Puzzles is contacting you to develop a product line of puzzles. These
puzzles are to be mathematically educational with being fraction
specific. They hope to sell these
puzzles as soon as possible.
Situation The marketing department has decided
to become partners in education to develop puzzles for elementary schools. They have assigned all the people in your
department with the following fractions: thirds, sixths, eighths, and
tenths. Your job is to create a fraction
jigsaw puzzle for Piece by Piece Puzzles based on your assigned fraction. You will be grouped with your colleagues to
expedite this project.
Product/Performance You will be given a template for
each fraction: third, sixth, eighth, and tenth.
You will create a design for your picture on each piece of paper. That picture will be photocopied. You will then cut this picture into the
fractional pieces shown on the template.
The other copy will be folded into the envelope provided. It will be up to you to be creative in
design.
Standard/Criteria for
Success see
rubric
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CATEGORY |
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Required Elements: The Puzzle |
Fraction Puzzle included all required elements
as well as a few additional elements. |
Fraction Puzzle included all required elements
and one additional element. |
Fraction Puzzle included all required
elements. |
One or more required elements was missing from
the Fraction Puzzle |
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Content |
All content is in the students' own work and
words and is accurate. |
Almost all content is in the students' own work
and words and is accurate. |
At least half of the content is in the
students' own work and words and is accurate. |
Less than half of the content is in the
students' own work and words and/or is accurate. |
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Clarity and Neatness |
Fraction Puzzle is easy to read and all
elements are so clearly written, labeled, or drawn that another student could
create the presentation if necessary. |
Fraction Puzzle is easy to read and most
elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn. Another person might be able
to create the presentation after asking one or two questions. |
Fraction Puzzle is hard to read with rough
drawings and labels. It would be hard for another person to create this
presentation without asking lots of questions. |
Fraction Puzzle is hard to read and one cannot
tell what goes where. It would be impossible for another person to create
this presentation without asking lots of questions. |
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Use of Time |
Used time well during each class period (as
shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress) with no adult
reminders. |
Used time well during most class periods (as
shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress) with no adult
reminders. |
Used time well (as shown by observation by
teacher and documentation of progress), but required adult reminders on one
or more occasions to do so. |
Used time poorly (as shown by observation by
teacher and/or documentation of progress) in spite of several adult reminders
to do so. |
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Spelling & Grammar |
No spelling or grammatical mistakes on a Fraction
Puzzle with lots of text. |
No spelling or grammatical mistakes on a Fraction
Puzzle with little text. |
One spelling or grammatical error on the Fraction
Puzzle. |
Several spelling and/or grammatical errors on
the Fraction Puzzle. |
