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Mousetrap Car Mousetrap Car Construct Check The student's mousetrap car construction will be graded in accordance with the catagories below Rubric Code: N3W4BC By emstechteacher Draft Public Rubric Subject: Engineering Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Car check
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Car Base	Excellent All edges are cut neatly and the base is symetrical.	Good most edges are cut neatly and the base is symetrical.	Fair Some edges are cut neatly and the base is somewhat symetrical.	Poor Few edges are cut neatly and the base is not symetrical.
Wheel and axle	Excellent All wheels and axles are balanced and roll with little resistance	Good All wheels and axles are somewhat balanced and roll with some resistance	Fair All wheels and axles are not very balanced and roll with some resistance	Poor All wheels and axles are not at all balanced and roll with great resistance
Neatness of assembly	Excellent All pieces fit together well and there is no excess glue.	Good Most pieces fit together well and there is little excess glue.	Fair Some pieces fit together well and there is little excess glue.	Poor Few pieces fit together well and there is excess glue.
Built to specifications	Excellent Car built to the specifications approved by the group. Modifications are agreed upon and documented on the wiki page.	Good Car built to most of the specifications approved by the group. Modifications are documented on the wiki page.	Fair Car built to some of the specifications approved by the group. Not all modifications are documented or agreed upon.	Poor Car built to some of the specifications approved by the group. no documentation is found about modifications on the wiki page.
Stayed within budget	Excellent Budget was created, expenses were documented and matched budget.	Good Budget was created, expenses were documented and within 10% of estimation.	Fair Budget was created, expenses were documented and within 15% over budget.	Poor Budget was created, expenses were not always documented and was over 15% of budget.
Successful mousetrap car	Excellent Mousetrap car travels a straight line at least 10 feet.	Good Mousetrap car travels a straight line at least 7 feet.	Fair Mousetrap car travels a straight line at least 5 feet.	Poor Mousetrap car does not go straight but does reach a 5 foot distance.