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Building Boats Project Building Boats Project Students will modify a styrofoam boat template to increase buoyancy and stability Rubric Code: A4W698 By turnbush Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: K-5

Building boats project
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Boat planning	Poor Incomplete - little effort to show what materials will be used.	Fair Partly complete and a few parts are labelled.	Good Complete and parts are labelled.
Evaluation	Poor Less than one sentence. Does not explain what went well and what needed work.	Fair Less than two sentences. Either explains what went well or what needed work, but not both.	Good At least three sentences. Explains what went well what changes he/she would make next time.
Modifications	Poor Modifications do not increase buoyancy or stability.	Fair Modifications increase buoyancy or stability, but not both.	Good Modifications increase both buoyancy and stability.
Buoyancy	Poor Holds cargo of less than 25 pennies.	Fair Holds cargo of 25 - 49 pennies.	Good Holds cargo of 50 pennies or more.
Stability	Poor Tips when weight one is loaded on one side of boat.	Fair Tips when weight two is added to the load on one side of the boat.	Good Does not tip when weight three is added to the load on one side of the boat.