This task is all about Disaster Relief Mission, a simulation where students play the role of
air traffic controllers and pilots responding to crisis situations around the country. In the se situatio
ns, you will apply your knowledge of polar coordinates and other topics you’ve learn in math in
order to rescue those in need. There are 3 members in a group (1 Air Traffic Controller and 2 CoPilots), each group starts on a different mission so that it is moving independently of other group.
In this scenario, you are working for the American Red Cross. It is the responsibility of the Air
Traffic Controller to redirect the pilots to avoid storms, other planes, and more. It is responsibility
of the pilots to complete the missions that they are given.
Mission 1:

A tsunami warning is issued for Santa Catalina, California. Ocean swells are approximately
10 feet high from crest to trough, with wavelength of 250 feet.
o Find an equation that models these swells before you drown.
Mission 2:

A flash flood in Manila, Philippines has destroyed a path in one period long of a sine
Curve. Your mission is to deliver food and drinking water to the shelter.
o A safety shelter is about 5 miles North and 9 miles east of the path of destruction.
If the safety shelter had been hit, how would the function have changed?
Mission 3:

There is a forest fire in Cebu. A forest ranger sights the fire directly to the south. A second
ranger, 7 miles east of the first ranger, also sights the fire. The bearing from the second
ranger to the fire is 28° .
o You will need to tell the first ranger how far to the nearest tenth of a mile he is to
the fire so he can respond accordingly.
Mission 4:

An avalanche hit memorial park in Bogo. Your mission is to land the plane and unload
supplies at a Red Cross safety location.
o You are 800 feet in the air and you need to land the plane. The plane must meet the
earth at an angle of 10 degrees. How far will you travel before you land safely?
CRITERIA
Accuracy in polar
coordinates
Air
traffic
controller
gave accurate
coordinates
for all four
missions,
submits
worksheets
12
Accuracy in the
mathematics for
First Mission
The answer
and all of the
supporting
work
are
correct,
includes units
of measure
POINTS EARNED
Air traffic Air traffic
controller
controller
gave
gave
accurate
accurate
coordinates coordinates
for
three for
two
missions
missions
and/or does
not submits
worksheets
9
6
The answer The answer
and all of is
not
the
correct due
supporting
to error/s in
work
are work
correct,
units
of
measure are
missing
VALUE
Air
traffic
controller
gave accurate
coordinates
for one or
zero
missions
0
The answer is
not correct
and/or work
is not shown
6
Accuracy in the The answer
mathematics
for and all of the
Second Mission
supporting
work
are
correct,
includes units
of measure
5
The answer
and all of
the
supporting
work
are
correct,
units
of
measure are
missing
4
The answer
is
not
correct due
to error/s in
work
0
The answer is
not correct
and/or work
is not shown
6
Accuracy in the The answer
mathematics
for and all of the
Third Mission
supporting
work
are
correct,
includes units
of measure
5
The answer
and all of
the
supporting
work
are
correct,
units
of
measure are
missing
4
The answer
is
not
correct due
to error/s in
work
0
The answer is
not correct
and/or work
is not shown
6
Accuracy in the The answer
mathematics
for and all of the
Fourth Mission
supporting
work
are
correct,
includes units
of measure
5
The answer
and all of
the
supporting
work
are
correct,
units
of
measure are
missing
4
The answer
is
not
correct due
to error/s in
work
6
Organization
5
4
Work
is Work is not Work is not
organized and neat
legible
neat.
6
Collaboration/group The
group
communication
communicated
clearly
5
4
2
0
The answer is
not correct
and/or work
is not shown
0
No work is
submitted
0
The
group
did
not
communicate
clearly
0