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Rube Goldberg Rubric 
Students must design, draw, and video a Rube Goldberg machine that utilizes the simple machines to perform a simple everyday task using at least two energy transfers.

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  Impressive

10 pts

Good

8 pts

Fair

6 pts

Below Standard

3 pts

Unacceptable

1 pts

One page drawing in either diagram or cartoon form

Impressive

Drawing is neat, clean, and easy to read. Well drawn. Drawing includes your name and school. Each simple machine is labeled.
Good

Drawing is somewhat neat, clean, and easy to read. Drawing includes your name and school. Each simple machine is labeled.
Fair

Drawing is not very neat or cleanly drawn. Drawing includes your name and school. Each simple machine is labeled.
Below Standard

Drawing is messy and hard to read. Drawing includes your name and school. Simple machines are not labeled.
Unacceptable

Drawing is impossible to read. Drawing does not include your name and school. Simple machines are not labeled.
Machines present

Impressive

Four types of simple machines are present.
Good

Three of the six simple machines are present.
Fair

Two of the simple machines are present
Below Standard

One of the simple machines are present
Unacceptable

0 of the simple machines are present
Achieves tasks

Impressive

Rube is designed to achieve one task, and completes it well
Good

Rube is designed to achieve a task but doesn't complete it very well
Fair

Rube is designed to achieve one task but doesn't accomplish it at all
Below Standard

Rube isn't designed well but does try to complete a task but doesn't
Unacceptable

Rube was not designed to achieve any tasks
Creativity

Impressive

4 uncommon design elements are used in unusual ways creatively in the drawing.
Good

3 uncommon design elements are used in unusual ways in the drawing OR 5 common design elements are used, but not in unusual ways.
Fair

1 uncommon design element is used in unusual ways in the drawing OR 4 common design elements are used, but not in unusual ways.
Below Standard

3 common design elements are used
Unacceptable

No real design elements are used
Video

Impressive

Video is 30 sec. - 2 minutes long showing the machine in action. Audio includes: your name, school, and task your machine is accomplishing. Audio also includes naming the simple machines used and the energy transformations shown.
Good

Video is 30 sec. - 2 minutes long showing the machine in action. Audio includes: your name, school, and task your machine is accomplishing. Audio also includes naming the simple machines used and the energy transformations shown.
Fair

Video is less than 30 sec. long showing the machine in action. Audio includes: your name, school, and task your machine is accomplishing. Audio also includes naming the simple machines used and the energy transformations shown.
Below Standard

Video is less than 30 sec. long showing the machine in action. Audio does not include: your name, school, and task your machine is accomplishing. Audio does not include naming the simple machines used and the energy transformations shown.
Unacceptable

No Video or Audio
Energy Transformation

Impressive

Includes two or more energy transformations
Good

Includes at least 2 energy transformations
Fair

Includes at least 1 energy transformation.
Below Standard

Includes no energy transformation.
Unacceptable

No energy transformation identified.





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