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SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project 
Bridges are made out of popsicle sticks, dowel rods and glue. The bridge must contain the following: the name of (truss, etc) bridge, a well drawn design Bridge structure is neatly built & the bridge structure must reflect the type of bridge named.
Rubric Code: D248545
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Subject: Engineering  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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Popsicle Stick Bridge using 50 popsicle sticks and 75 small dowel rods
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Appearance

Poor

Not aesthetically pleasing
Work is sloppy throughout.
Design is unattractive and/or plain.
Fair

Limited aesthetics
(shapes, patterns, etc.)
Design and use of glue is messy at times.
Some visual appeal.
Good

Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, etc.)
Tidy work most of the time.
Visually appealing.
Excellent

Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, etc.)
All construction is clean and attractive.
Visually appealing.
Structure

Must compare your bridge to a real life bridge design, including the building of your bridge, similarities and differences.

Poor

Bridge with no real design.
Does not contain all the components of their type of Truss Bridge
Did not maximize use of materials.
Fair

Bridge with limited creative design.
Contains 50% of the components of their type of Truss/cable Bridge
Limited use of materials.
Good

Bridge designed with good creativity.
Contains 75% of the components of their type of Truss Bridge
Good use of materials.
Excellent

Bridge designed with excellent creativity.

Contains 100% of the components of their type of Truss Bridge.
Excellent use of materials.
Teamwork

Poor

Partners ..no team work.. one person ran the show!
No respect shown.
Fair

Partners ..some team work.
Some respect shown.
Good

Partners worked together, but occasionally distracted from their project in some way Respect was observed most of the time.
Excellent

Each person was actively involved in the building process. All partners were treated with respect.
Blueprint

- sketch
- pre-writing
description
- post building
reflection

Poor

Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Fair

Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.
If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Good

Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.
Excellent

Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.
Durability

Poor

Truss Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight (20lbs)
Fair

Truss Bridge design could hold a small amount of weight (rocks)
Good

Truss Bridge design held a lot of weight (30 lbs)
Excellent

Truss Bridge design was strong and sturdy. It held a great deal of weight (rocks)
Materials

Poor

Used more glue and popsicle sticks and dowel rods than allowed.
Fair
Good
Excellent

Used the appropriate amount of popsicle sticks allowed 50 sticks or less. Used 75 dowel rods or less. Used appropriate amounts of hot glue.
Weight Held

Poor

Failed at 20 lbs or lower.
Fair

Failed between 20 and 30 pounds of weight.
Good

Failed between 30 and 40 lbs of weight.
Excellent

Level 4


Sagged at 40 lbs of weight but did not fail. (4)

Did not sag nor fail with 40 lbs of weight.



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