iRubric: NXT Robotics Rubric

Students never brainstormed ideas about a robot. One person made all the decisions

Most students were involved in brainstorming ideas about a robot, not everyone had an equal voice.

All students were actively involved in brainstorming ideas about a robot and everyone's ideas were listened to and considered.

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Robot was not original it was copied from http://www.nxtprograms.com/ incorrectly

Robot not sturdy, pieces falling off or not working.

Components on but not connected or used

Failed to accurately troubleshoot problems

Team did not incorporate gears and the use of gear ratios into their design nor could they articulate the effective use of gears

Robot was not original it was copied from http://www.nxtprograms.com/. The robot is an exact copy.

No creative adaptation of the design

Failed to or slow in troubleshooting mechanical problems.

Team did incorporate gears and the use of gear ratios into their design but not all members could articulate the effective use of gears

Robot was completely built from scratch, all team members had input with the design process

Actively troubleshooting during the process

Team did incorporate gears and the use of gear ratios into their design and all members could articulate the effective use of gears

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Robot is incomplete due to unwise use of time

Failed to divide up the workload

Did not hold periodic team meetings to ensure all were on task

Robot is complete but there are errors due to poor time management

Held team meetings but not used well, did not track progress

Robot is completed correctly within the set time period.

Used team meetings or other tools to manage goals and completion of tasks

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