iRubric: SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project

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SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project Bridges are made out of popsicle sticks & hot glue. Rubric Code: AX798XX By JoArnesto Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Engineering Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Forces Acting on Structures: Popsicle Stick Bridge using popsicle sticks, hot glue, and other material.
	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	Poor Bridge with no real design. Did not maximize use of materials.	Fair Bridge with limited creative design. Limited use of materials.	Good Bridge designed with good creativity. Good use of materials.	Excellent Bridge designed with excellent creativity. 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.
Materials	Poor Used more glue and popsicle sticks than needed.	Fair	Good	Excellent Used an appropriate amount of popsicle sticks. Used appropriate amounts of hot glue.
Weight Held	Poor Failed at 1 kilograms or lower.	Fair Failed between 1 and 1.5 kilograms of weight.	Good Failed between 1.5 and 2 kilograms of weight.	Excellent Failed at more than 2 kilograms of weight.