QUARTER 1: FORCE, MOTION AND ENERGY
CULMINATING ACTIVITIES
Performance Task: Newton’s Olympics
G GOAL You are to show the application of Newton’s Laws of
Motion through a Mini-Olympics and clippings.
R ROLE You are a Science Club office who is tasked to launch a
project called “Newton to Win It”
A AUDIENCE Grade 8 students of Cavite National High School
S SITUATION
Your school annually celebrates Science Week. This year’s
theme is focused on appreciating and acknowledging the
contributions of scientists who made a significant impact
on the improvement of man’s life through science.
P PRODUCT/PERFORMANCE
The Mini-Olympics Game includes the performance of the
following:
Game 1- Back Flip: Catch increasingly larger sets of
pencils, flipped off the back of your hand.
Game 2- Defying Gravity: Tap 3 balloons to keep them off
the ground for one minute.
Game 3- Mouth to Mouth: Player must pull a peso bill
from between two bottles balanced mouth-to-mouth on top
of each other, while leaving the bottles balanced atop of
each other.
Game 4- Spoon Frog: Bang down on a spoon to propel
another spoon into a glass.
Clippings should show the application of the laws of
motion through pictures, news clips and advertisements.
S STANDARD
Your product must manifest the following characteristics
(varies according to class decisions for rating):
1. Organization/Mechanics
2. Accuracy of Content
3. Creativity
4. Audience Appeal
Prepared:
JOALD G. CALPO
Teacher, Grade 8 Science
