Performance Assessment Task Extension

New Elementary School Construction Project

This task challenges a student to solve problems involving percents. A student must
express a given percent as a decimal or fraction and solve a problem where they must find
a percent. Also a student must be able to determine the answer to a given percent
problems where the answer requires rounding and explain why an approximate answer is
needed.

Alberta Curriculum Standards

Strand Number
General Outcome Students will develop number sense.
Specific Outcome Students will:

3. Solve problems involving percents from 1% to 100%.

[C, CN, PS, R, T]
[ICT: P23.4]

Process
1. Pre-assessment: Science Fair Spacing Project.
2. Assess the students capability of solving the pre-assessment questions based on
the rubric.
3. For students who experience success, they will begin the performance assessment
task.
4. Assess students based on the assessment task rubric.

Pre Assessment
Name: ____________________________

Science Fair Spacing Problem

Three middle schools are going to have a science fair. The science fair will be in
an auditorium. The amount of space given to each school is based on the
number of students. Three Streams Middle School has about 1000 students,
Boss Middle School has about 600 students and Jackson Middle School has
about 400 students.
1. The rectangle below represents the auditorium. Divide the rectangle to
show the amount of space each school should get on the basis of number
of students. Label the sections TS for Three Streams, B for Boss and J for
Jackson.

2. What fraction of the space should each school get on the basis of the
number of students?

3. If the schools share the cost of the science fair on the basis of number of
students, what percent of the cost should each school pay?

4. If the cost of the science fair is $300, how much should each school pay
on the basis of number of students? Justify your answers.

Name of Student: ____________________________

Directions

Not Quite There

1. The rectangle shown in

Step 3, Part A, Activity 1
represents the
auditorium. Divide the
rectangle to show the
amount of space each
school should get on the
basis of number of
students. Label the
sections TS for Three
Streams, B for Boss and J
for Jackson.

1. Student does not

recognize the rectangle as
the whole or the size of
each space is not
reflective of the amounts
presented in the question.

1. Student draws an
accurate diagram, such
as:

2. Student does not

recognize that 2000 is the
whole.

2. Student responds with

the correct fractions of ,
3/10 and 1/5. Student
shows correct calculations
and provides an
explanation, indicating
that the whole is 2000,
1000 is of the whole,
600 is 3/10 of the whole
and 400 is 1/5 of the
whole.

2. What fraction of the

space should each school
get on the basis of
number of students?

3. If the schools share the

cost of the science fair on
the basis of the number of
students, what percent of

3. Student is unable to
convert the fractions to
percent.

Ready to Apply

3. Student responds with

the correct percentages of
50%, 30% and 20%.
Student has calculations

the cost should each

school pay?
4. If the cost of the
science fair is $300, how
much should each school
pay on the basis of
number of students?
Justify your answers.

and explanations to justify

his or her answers.

4. Student is unable to
determine cost based on
the percentages.

4. Student provides
correct calculations and
answers of $150, $90 and
$60 respectively.

Notes:

Assessment:

Not Quite There

Ready to Apply

New Elementary School Construction Project

Now that the citizens of Alberta have voted in a new government that values education,
the NDP have vowed to reinstate education funding and build new schools. They have
identified a need for a new school in southwest Calgary. After a government census, there
are 300 elementary aged students living in the area in need of a school.
The Government has guidelines when designing and building schools. You work for an
architectural company that has been hired to design this school. It is your job to determine
the size, the number and type of rooms and the layout of the school.
Your architecture companys job is to:
1. Determine the size (area) of the school
2. Determine the number and type of rooms (classrooms, gym, library, washrooms,
office)
3. Determine the space (area) each room will take up
4. Create a final report to present to the school board and the construction company
(fill data into the information table)

5. Create a blueprint of the school to present to the school board and the construction
company
Follow the steps below to determine these specific design components of the school.
Happy designing!

1. Total Area of the Elementary School:

The area of land that is available to build on is 5845 m 2. It is required that 60% of the
space is used for the school building.

BEFORE YOU GO FURTHER, CHECK YOUR ANSWER WITH MS. GRANT OR MS. LAUZIER
2. Number of Classroom Requirements:
Answer the following questions to determine the type and number of classrooms in the
school.
Remember: Total enrollment = 300 Students
1. How many rooms must there be in the school?
(To calculate the total number of required rooms to serve the students within an
elementary school, the enrollment is divided by 15.8 and rounded to the nearest whole
classroom.)

2. How many kindergarten classrooms are there in the school?

(The number of kindergarten classrooms is calculated by taking 20% of the enrollment
and dividing it by 26 students. Round the result to the nearest whole classroom.)

3. How many washrooms are there in the school?

(There should be one washroom for every 75 students.)

4. How many regular classrooms are there in the school?

(The number of remaining regular classrooms is calculated by subtracting the number of
kindergarten rooms, two specialized classrooms (music room and art room) and the
washrooms from the total number of required rooms (question 1).)

Fill in the following table using your calculations from questions 1 to 4.

Type of classroom

# of Rooms

TOTAL # of Classrooms
Kindergarten
Music Room

Art Room

Washrooms
Regular Classrooms

3. Classroom Space Requirements:

Answer the following questions to determine the classroom space requirements of the
school.
Total area of the school: ___________________________
5. Kindergarten:

The Kindergarten is designed to be self-contained and to provide full day programs for
four and five year old students. The recommended space standard includes sufficient
space for full-day programming, storage, self-contained washrooms, change area and
a separate entrance. The recommended space is that each room takes up 4% of the
total area of the school
What is the area of each kindergarten room? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

What is the total area used by kindergarten rooms? (Round your answer to the nearest
tenth)

6. Regular Classroom:
The elementary school is comprised of a number of regular classrooms that are
intended to deliver programs from grades 1 to 6. The area proposed for a regular
classroom is for each room to take up 2% of the total area of the school.
What is the area of each regular classroom? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

What is the total area used by regular classrooms? (Round your answer to the nearest
tenth)

7. Music Room:
The music room is a large classroom space designed for the delivery of musical
programs. The recommended space for the music room is for each room takes up 5%
of the total area of the school.
What is the area of the music room? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

8. Art Room:
The art room is a large classroom space designed for the delivery of art programs.
Each elementary school is provided with one art room. The room includes space for
specialized storage, sinks and millwork to support the art program. The area proposed
for the art room is for each room takes up 3% of the total area of the school.
What is the area of the art room? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

9. Gymnasium and Stage:

The gymnasium is used for physical education, and supports a range of curricular, cocurricular and community activities which require a large instructional space. The
stage is used by the school for drama, music and performances, and is located
adjacent to the gymnasium. The Expert Panel proposes that 7% of the school be
provided for both the gymnasium and stage areas.
What is the area of the gym and stage? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

10. Library:
The library is used for a number of curricular and extra-curricular purposes including
reading, research and small group work. The library area includes the main reading
area, the library collection, any attached audio visual (AV) room, librarian workroom,
seminar room, and computer area. The Expert Panel proposes that a standard of 6% of
the total area of the school be established.
What is the area of the library? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

11. Office:
The general office is the administrative center of an elementary school and performs a
number of critical roles related to student supervision, records storage, and meeting
space for the staff or administration with parents and students. The space is used by
the administrative staff, students, visitors, and volunteers on a daily basis. The office
includes the area of the principals office, vice principals office, guidance area and the
first aid area/health room. The area of the office is based on 0.25 square meters per
student
The area of the office must be 0.25 times the number of students at the school (300).
What is the area of the office? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

12. Washrooms:
The space provided includes sufficient washroom capacity to meet the requirement of
the building code, provides a measure of convenience for students within the school
and includes the washroom capacity required for portable classrooms that may be
placed on site. The area for each washroom should take up 1% of the total area of the
school.
What is the area of each washroom? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

What is the total area used by washrooms? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)
Fill in the following table using your calculations from questions 5 to 12.
Elementary Space Standards for Instructional Areas
Instructional Area
Kindergarten
Regular Classroom
Music Room
Art Room

Size (m2) PER Room

Gymnasium
Library
Office
Washrooms

4. Information Table:

Total area of the

school:

Instructional Area

# of
Rooms

Area PER
room
(m2)

Total area
of the
Room
(m2)
(# Rooms
x Area)

%
(of the
total area
used by
each type
of room)

Decimal
(%
Expressed
in decimal
form)

Fracti
on

What is the TOTAL percent of the school area used by the instructional areas (sum of all
percents)?

What might the remaining area be used for? Give at least 3 examples.

5. Blueprint:
Create a blueprint similar to the exemplars provided. Try your best to make the blueprint
to scale!
Blueprint Requirements:
The following must be clearly labeled on the blueprint:
-

Classrooms
Gym

Library
Music
Art
Office
Washrooms
The area of each room
Front & back of the school

Blueprint Exemplars

Rubric
1
Not Meeting
Stem B
Uses
mathematical
reasoning to
solve problems

2
Basic

3
Good

4
Excellent

The student

The student

The student

The student

demonstrates a

demonstrates an

effectively

consistently

limited and

adequate and

demonstrates an in-

demonstrates a

insufficient

simplistic

depth and well-

thorough

understanding.

understanding.

developed

understanding and

The student

The student uses

understanding.

makes fine

struggles to use

knowledge and skills

The student uses

distinctions.

knowledge and skills

to engage in common

knowledge and skills

The student

to engage in learning

learning tasks.

to engage in a

independently uses

tasks.

The student

variety of learning

knowledge and skills

The student can

experiences success

tasks.

to engage in complex

experience success

in familiar learning

The student

learning tasks.

when learning

situations.

experiences success

The student

situations are

in familiar and new

experiences success

rehearsed and

learning situations.

in novel, diverse and

highly structured.

unique learning
situations.

Stem C
Develops
mathematical
procedures and
strategies for
computation