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Bridge Building

All bridges must be made out of popsicles and white glue. The bridge must span distance of 16 inches or plus.

Rubric Code: A227W62

By ejmatson

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Subject: Engineering

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Bridge Building Rubric
	Level 4 4 pts	Level 3 3 pts	Level 2 2 pts	Level 1 1 pts	Total (N/A)
Craftmanship	Level 4 Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, colors, etc.) All construction is clean and attractive. Visually appealing.	Level 3 Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, colors, etc.) Tidy work most of the time. Visually appealing.	Level 2 Limited aesthetics (shapes, patterns, colors, etc.) Design and use of glue is messy at times. Some visual appeal. glue use..messy	Level 1 Not aesthetically pleasing (shapes, patterns, colors, etc.) Work is sloppy throughout. Design is unattractive and/or plain.	Total Notes: Score:
Structure	Level 4 Bridge designed with excellent creativity. Spans a gap of 16 inches, is complete and stable. Excellent use of materials.	Level 3 Bridge designed with good creativity. Spans a gap of 16 inches , is complete and stable. Good use of materials.	Level 2 Bridge with limited creative design. Spans a gap of 16 inches, but remains unstable or incomplete in some way. Limited use of materials.	Level 1 Bridge with no real design. Does not span a gap of 16 inches (unstable or incomplete). Did not maximize use of materials.	Total Notes: Score:
Design/ Drawings	Level 4 Bridge blueprint or/and function(linear, exponential, or quadratic ) match the design of the finished product. If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.	Level 3 Bridge blueprint or/and function(linear, exponential or quadratic )mostly match the design of the finished product. If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.	Level 2 Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint or/and function(linear, exponential, or quadratic ). If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.	Level 1 Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint or/and function(linear, exponential or quadratic )and changes were not explained.	Total Notes: Score: