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SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project 
Bridges are made out of the available materials. The bridge must contain the following: identification of the bridge type, the name of the bridge, a well drawn design bridge structure is neatly built & the bridge structure must reflect the type of bridge named.
Rubric Code: T24B595
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Subject: Engineering  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Bridge Design Challenge
  Poor

2 pts

Fair

3 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

5 pts

Appearance

A bridge exists with its surroundings. Some feel that bridges are works of art.

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/tape 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

Decide what type of bridge you want to design.

Poor

Bridge with no real design.

Contains less than 25% of the components of the specified type of bridge

Did not maximize use of materials.
Fair

Bridge with limited creative design.

Contains 50% of the components of the specified type of bridge

Limited use of materials.
Good

Bridge designed with good creativity.

Contains 75% of the components of the specified type of bridge.

Good use of materials.
Excellent

Bridge designed with excellent creativity.

Contains 100% of the components of the specified type of bridge.

Excellent use of materials.
Blueprint

- sketch
- pre-writing
description includes bridge type and characteristics
- post building
reflection includes construction adjustments

Poor

Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint.

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

At what point does your bridge break? Each water jug is about 8 pounds.

Poor

Truss Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight (rocks)
Fair

Truss Bridge design could hold a small amount of weight (rocks)
Good

Truss Bridge design held a lot of weight (rocks)
Excellent

Truss Bridge design was strong and sturdy. It held a great deal of weight (rocks)
Materials and Budget

The materials will be allotted for you to use

Poor

Materials were handled carelessly.

Project ran extremely over budget due to carelessness.

Project ran extremely under budget due to poor budgeting.
Fair

Some materials were handled carelessly.

Project ran over budget due in part to carelessness.

Project ran under budget due in part to poor budgeting.
Good

Materials were handled with care.

Project stayed within budget with minor adjustments.
Excellent

Materials were handled with care.

Project stayed within budget.



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  • bridge, structures, forces, science


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