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Earthquake Proof Structure Performance Task 
Earthquake Proof Structure Performance Task
You have been hired as the structural engineer in charge of designing a new 2-story art building. You must design and build a structure that is earthquake proof. This includes a construction sketch, a structural analysis, and a prototype.
Rubric Code: CX348XC
By kjacob16
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Subject: Science  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Earthquake Proof Structure
  Meets

5 pts

Approaches

3 pts

Falls Far Below

1 pts

Meets no expectations

0 pts

Construction Sketch

Meets

• Very or Fairly neat
• Materials and measurments are clearly defined
• Most areas are
understandable
• Colorful and creative
Approaches

• Some area appear incomplete
• Some materials and measurements are hard to figure out, or are not present or are not completely to scale
• A little hard to follow
• Not very colorful
Falls Far Below

• Incomplete or not neat enough to read
• Sketch was sloppy
• Quite hard to follow
•No measurements included, or completely off scale
• No attempt to make
it interesting or
colorful
•apparent that no effort was made
Meets no expectations

•Was not turned in or completed
Explanation of reasons why

Meets

•Answers with details.
•Is at least 4 paragraphs in length.
•Evidence of a well thought out design.
•Used good sentence structure and grammar
•Nothing included that wasn't logical to the explanation.
Approaches

•Is only 1-3 paragraph in length.
• Student did not always use complete sentences or capital letters and other punctuation.
•Student made some errors grammatically
Falls Far Below

•No attempt was made to explain why the structure would work
•No explanation included.
•Lack of evidence of well thought out design.
•Students did not use complete sentences
•Student did not type explanation
Meets no expectations

•Was not turned in or completed
Prototype/ physical design

Meets

•Creative design and use of materials.
•Follows the structural guidelines.
•Effort is evident and much time was taken to complete project.
Approaches

•Somewhat creative design and use of materials.
•Follows some of the structural guidelines.
•Some effort is evident and some time was taken to complete project.
Falls Far Below

•Lacks a creative design or use of materials.
•Structural guidelines were ignored.
•No effort was made to build a structure.
Meets no expectations

•Was not turned in or completed
Earthquake Proof Research

Meets

• Research on earthquake proofing is highly evident.
• Student spent an obvious amount of time researching all the expected details and more.
•Students used 5-6 credible sources in the correct format
Approaches

• Research on earthquake proofing is somewhat evident.
• Student spent an some amount of time researching all the expected details.
•Student used 3-4 sources and were cited almost perfectly
Falls Far Below

• Research on earthquake proofing is barely evident.
• Student spent very little amount of time researching all the expected details.
•Student did not cite sources or used sources with inaccurate information (1-2 sources)
Meets no expectations

•Was not turned in or completed or was entirely plagiarized
Presentation

Meets

•Eye contact is made
•Speaks clearly and loudly
•Gives detailed facts about location, structure, etc.
Approaches

•Some eye contact
•Mostly clear and loud voice
•Gives some facts on earthquakes and structure and the region the structure is in
Falls Far Below

•No eye contact
• no facts about Chile or the structure or earthquakes included
Meets no expectations

•does not present




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