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iRubric: Martian Colonies -- the model rubric

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Martian Colonies -- the model Build a model of your colony using recycled materials wherever possible. Design follows function. Research decisions. Rubric Code: DX3285X By weaverjk Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Model: Mars Colony
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 20 pts	Good 30 pts	Excellent 40 pts
Overall quality of model	Poor sloppy construction failure to clean up workroom and care of materials model does not stand alone no signage	Fair construction has pasted together look, glue and tape visible minimum amount of signage materials not cleaned up or stored properly	Good construction shows care during construction but still has pasted together look. little or no signage. clean up of materials.	Excellent high level of competency in construction. worthy of public display. Signage Clean up complete and without direction.
creativity / construction & concept	Poor does not demonstrate creative thought or care in building	Fair some creative thought evident.	Good demonstrates creative use of materials, some thoughtful and creative approaches to design problems posed by Mars.	Excellent demonstrates creative use of materials, thoughtful approach to the design problems of the Martian environment. Meticulous execution of construction supports design concepts. Solutions for design problems are creative and effective.
Research	Poor no real research used to design colony.	Fair minimum amount of research used to support design choices	Good demonstrates research in the decisions made in construction of colony. No real ability to link decisions to design in a majority of decisions.	Excellent Demonstrates serious research to support the design of the colony, decisions made about the colony. Able to defend decisions, cite sources, succinctly explain the "why" of the design as it supports the colony mission.