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Balloon Racer 
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Student's demonstrate their understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion by designing and building Balloon Racer.
Rubric Code: H29A6X
By jodislater
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric NewtFest Project Expectations
  Poor (not progressing towards)

Cracked

1 pts

Fair (progressing towards)

2 pts

Good (meets)

Did not crack

3 pts

Outstanding (exceeds)

4 pts

Egg Survival

Poor (not progressing towards)
Fair (progressing towards)

Egg cracks
Good (meets)
Outstanding (exceeds)

Egg survives
Balloon Racer

Poor (not progressing towards)

Travels less than 2 meters
Fair (progressing towards)

Travels at least 3 meters
Good (meets)

Travels 4 meters
Outstanding (exceeds)

Travels 5 meters all the way to finish line
Project Goal to demonstrate physics

Poor (not progressing towards)
Fair (progressing towards)

Design does not clearly take into account Newt's Laws of Motion
Good (meets)
Outstanding (exceeds)

Design considerations for Newt's Laws of Motion are obvious
Mass of project

Poor (not progressing towards)

<50 grams
Fair (progressing towards)

<40 grams
Good (meets)

<30 grams
Outstanding (exceeds)

< 20 grams
Materials used

Poor (not progressing towards)

1. Guidelines ignored
2. Premade or purchased materials used entirely
Fair (progressing towards)

1. Guidelines disregarded
2. Premade or purchased materials used somewhat
Good (meets)

1. Guidelines somewhat followed
2. Typical ideas for materials were used
Outstanding (exceeds)

1. Guidelines strictly followed
2.innovative/creative use of common materials
Creativity, Style, and Originality

Poor (not progressing towards)

No color, no theme at all.
Fair (progressing towards)

No color and theme has very little originality evident.
Good (meets)

Colorful project but not a very original idea.
Outstanding (exceeds)

Themed, colorful, original, and unique idea for project
Written Component Expectations
  Poor (not progressing towards)

1 pts

Fair (progressing towards)

2 pts

Good (meets)

3 pts

Outstanding (exceeds)

4 pts

Discussion Questions required

PowerPoint

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Creative Writing
Poor (not progressing towards)

Discussion questions not completed. No evidence of student's understanding.
Fair (progressing towards)

Few discussion questions explained but incorrect.
Good (meets)

Some, but not all, discussion questions explained completely and correctly.
Outstanding (exceeds)

Discussion questions explained completely and correctly which is evidence of students understanding. Student went above and beyond expectations.
Presentation Attractiveness

Poor (not progressing towards)

Presentation finished with no effort or pride in regard to final presentation.
Fair (progressing towards)

Presentation barely meets requirements.
Good (meets)

Presentation met requirements but is not excessively creative or attractive.
Outstanding (exceeds)

Extra creativity, pride and effort are obvious in final presentation.
Diagrams Required

Poor (not progressing towards)

No diagrams are complete.
Fair (progressing towards)

Not all diagrams are complete.
Good (meets)

Labeled diagrams with the correct unit.
Outstanding (exceeds)

Very neat, detailed, colorful and labeled diagrams with correct units.
Work Habits for Project
  Poor (not progressing towards)

1 pts

Fair (progressing towards)

2 pts

Good (meets)

3 pts

Outstanding (exceeds)

4 pts

Project construction days

Poor (not progressing towards)

Did not use class time at all
Fair (progressing towards)

Had to be redirected often
Good (meets)

Utilized class time well
Outstanding (exceeds)

Worked alone/Always on task in clas



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