Thoughtco posts some great ideas for activities and assessments:
https://www.thoughtco.com/ideas-for-performance-based-activities-7686
“A performance-based assessment is open-ended and without a single, correct answer, and it should demonstrate authentic learning, such as the creation of a newspaper or class debate. The benefit of performance-based assessments is that students who are more actively involved in the learning process absorb and understand the material at a much deeper level. Other characteristics of performance-based assessments are that they are complex and time-bound.
Also, there are learning standards in each discipline that set academic expectations and define what is proficient in meeting that standard. Performance-based activities can integrate two or more subjects and should also meet 21st Century expectations whenever possible:
There are also Information Literacy standards and Media Literacy standards that require performance-based learning.”
Performance assessments show the application of knowledge, skills, and work habits through the meaningful and engaging performance of tasks. Writing a newspaper article that covers recent news in the student’s neighborhood is one example of a performance-based activity and assessment.