iRubric: Building a Musical Instrument Project rubric

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Building a Musical Instrument Project Building a Musical Instrument Project S1P1c,d. Students will investigate how vibrations produce sound. Student will differentiate between various sounds in terms of (pitch) high or low and (volume) loud or soft. Task: Students will construct and present a homemade musical instrument. Student will present what materials were chosen, how constructed, quality of sound, and how sound is produced. Rubric Code: P3C96A By gerhartj Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: (none)

Category
	Exceeds Standard 3 pts	Meets Standard 2 pts	Does Not Meet Standard 1 pts
Choice of Materials	Exceeds Standard Student chose materials that make the most sound for their instrument.	Meets Standard Student chose materials that did make sound, but could have chosen other materials to make more sound.	Does Not Meet Standard Student chose materials that would not make the most sound for their instrument.
Quality of Construction	Exceeds Standard The instrument is well-constructed and nicely decorated. It is sturdy, neat, and will stand up to repeated playing over a period of time.	Meets Standard The instrument reflects presentable effort on construction and decoration. It is reasonably sturdy and neat and will stand up to being played more than once.	Does Not Meet Standard The instrument reflects some alteration to an existing form to "make" the instrument, may be fragile, and may not stand up to being played more than once. There may be little or an absence of decoration.
Quality of Sound	Exceeds Standard Student can produce good-quality sounds on the instrument. Explained how the sound is produced; included the level of pitch and volume.	Meets Standard Student is able to produce a basic sound on the instrument. Explained how the sound is produced and the pitch level.	Does Not Meet Standard Unable to produce a basic sound. Unable to explain how was to be made nor the pitch level.
Presentation / Demonstration	Exceeds Standard Student included all 4 components required in the presentation. He or she did so without prompts from the teacher.	Meets Standard Student included 2-3 components required in the presentation without prompting from the teacher.	Does Not Meet Standard Student includes 1 (or no) component required in the presentation without prompting. There is little motivation seen.