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Mouse Trap Vehicle Notebook and Design Rubric 
Hot Air Balloon Design
Mouse Trap Vehicle
Rubric Code: QX42C57
By emmafettes
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Subject: Chemistry  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Organization

Poor

very little organization, some sections present and complete
Fair

Some organization, most sections present and complete
Good

Organized, sections identifiable and complete
Excellent

Very well organized and sections identifiable and complete:
Background information
Materials List
Design Drawing & Calculations
Design Brief
Test run data and redesign
Final test data
Summary
Reference List
Background Information

Poor

Background section includes little to no information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Fair

Background section includes little information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Good

Background section includes some information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Excellent

Background section includes information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Materials/Design/Calculations

Poor

Incomplete list of materials used, vague drawings of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built, no calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Fair

Incomplete list of materials used, vague drawings of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built, some calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Good

Complete list of materials used, drawings with dimensions of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built, some calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Excellent

Complete list of materials used, Completed drawings with dimensions of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built, Calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Procedures

Poor

Very vague Step by Step list of procedures that are not organized and cannot be replicated.
Fair

Vague Step by Step list of procedures that are hard to follow and replicate your design and testing of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Good

Step by Step list of procedures that could be followed to replicate your design and testing of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Excellent

Detailed Step by Step list of procedures that could be followed to replicate your design and testing of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Test Data & Final Flight Data

Poor

Very little information relaying test runs, data, and redesign. Very little data entered for final run.
Fair

Test runs and unorganized data with vague redesign and recalculations to improve performance.
Vague data for final run(distance and speed)
Good

Test runs and data with vague redesign and recalculations to improve performance.
Data for final run (distance and speed)
Excellent

Detailed test runs and data with redesign and recalculations to improve performance.
Data for final run (distance and speed)
Summary/Conclusion

Poor

Very vague summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this). Very vague summary on final runand did you meet your goal? Very vague comparison to other groups designs. What could you do differently/better?
Fair

Summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this). Some summary on final run and did you meet your goal? Some comparison to other groups designs. What could you do differently/better?
Good

Summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this). Some summary on final run and did you meet your goal? Some comparison to other groups designs. What could you do differently/better?
Excellent

Detailed summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this), Final run and did you meet your goal? Comparison to other groups designs. What could you do differently/better?
References

Poor

Incomplete list of references/resources.
Fair

Incomplete list of references of resources used to complete your project, with not proper citation format.
Good

List of references of resources used to complete your project, using some citation format.
Excellent

Detailed list of references of resources used to complete your project, using proper citation format.
Mouse Trap Vehicle Performance
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Distance traveled

Poor

Travelled less than 1 meter
Fair

Travelled between 1 - 2 meters
Good

Travelled between 2 - 4 meters
Excellent

Traveled greater than 4 meters
Speed

Poor

4th and 5th place
Fair

3rd Place
Good

2nd Place
Excellent

Fastest Vehicle
Creativity

Poor

Very little creativity, project is not neatly designed and is not sturdy.
Fair

Some creativity, Mouse Trap Vehicle is somewhat neatly design and somewhat sturdy.
Good

Mouse Trap Vehicle was creatively designed. Neatly designed and sturdy.
Excellent

Mouse Trap Vehicle was creatively designed using recycled materials. Neatly designed and sturdy.



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