MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS
TASK 15
Drip, Drip, Drip
Strand: Statistics and Probability
Objective
and analyze patterns using tables and graphs.
Task Overview: The school has been paying too much for
water because the pipes are leaking. The students in grade
5 are carrying out an experiment to see how much water is
being lost.
At 9 a.m. on Monday the students put a measuring bucket under the drip. The water
from the leak dripped steadily. At 11 a.m. there were 3 liters of water in the bucket.
Task 1. At this rate how many liters of water were in the bucket at 1 p.m.?
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MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASK 42 CHRISTIE WAINWRIGHT
Perormance Task - rip rip rip