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Popsicle Stick Bridge Building
Popsicle Stick Bridge Building
Bridges are made out of popsicle sticks & hot glue. The bridge must contain the following: the name of bridge, a well drawn design Bridge structure is neatly built & the bridge structure must reflect the type of bridge named.
Rubric Code:
P224479
By
jenniferliguori
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Subject:
Engineering
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
9-12
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Forces Acting on Structures:
Popsicle Stick Bridge using popsicle sticks
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 does not follow the design of bridge type.
Does not contain all the components of their type of Bridge
Did not maximize use of materials.
Beams designed poorly and not following given example.
Fair
Bridge with limited creative design.
Contains some of the components of their type of Bridge
Limited use of materials.
Beams designed poorly and not following given example.
Good
Bridge designed with good creativity.
Contains all of the components of their type of Bridge
Good use of materials.
Beams are designed correctly.
Excellent
Bridge designed with excellent creativity.
Contains 100% of the components of their type of Bridge.
Excellent use of materials.
Beams are designed correctly.
Load plate is effectively designed.
Strength to Weight Ratio
Poor
Broke quickly with a small amount of weight.
Fair
Below the top 20% in class for strength to weight ratio
Good
Top 20% in class for strength to weight ratio
Excellent
Best in class for strength to weight ratio!
Blueprint
- sketch
- pre-writing
description
- post building
reflection
Poor
Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Fair
Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.
If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Good
Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.
Excellent
Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.
Durability
Poor
Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight.
Sheer or breakage due to poor design.
Fair
Truss Bridge design could hold a small amount of weight (rocks)
Good
Bridge design held a lot of weight
Designed to reduce sheer using cross bracing, opposing seams and vertical sticks.
Excellent
Bridge design was strong and sturdy. It held top 20% of weight
Designed to reduce sheer using cross bracing, opposing seams and vertical sticks.
Time Usage
Poor
Blueprint was late.
Did not use class time effectively.
Did not clean up materials.
Fair
Blueprint was late.
Used time somewhat effectively.
Cleaned up materials.
Good
Blueprint was on time.
Worked consistently without getting distracted.
Cleaned up materials.
Excellent
Blue print was on time and well done.
Worked diligently on the design ensuring it matched the blueprint.
Work was neat and materials were cleaned up.
Keywords:
bridge, structures, forces, science
Subjects:
Engineering
Math
Science
(General)
Types:
Project
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