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SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project 
SCORING RUBRIC for Bridge Design Project
Bridges are made out of popsicle sticks & hot glue. The bridge must contain the following: the name of truss bridge, a well drawn design Bridge structure is neatly built & the bridge structure must reflect the type of truss bridge named.
Rubric Code: AXB3BX8
By Clogan105
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Subject: Physics  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Novice

1 pts

Apprentice

2 pts

Practioner

3 pts

Expert

4 pts

Appearance

Novice

Not aesthetically pleasing
Work is sloppy throughout.
Design is unattractive and/or plain.
Apprentice

Limited aesthetics
(shapes, patterns, etc.)
Design and use of glue is messy at times.
Some visual appeal.
Practioner

Overall, an attractive bridge Construction is tidy, no glue overflow or rough edges on popsicle sticks.
Expert

Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, etc.)
All construction is clean and attractive.
Visually appealing.
Structure

Novice

Bridge with no real design.
Does not contain all the components of their type of Truss Bridge
Did not maximize use of materials.
Apprentice

Bridge with limited creative design.
Contains 50% of the components of their type of Truss Bridge
Limited use of materials.
Practioner

Bridge designed with good creativity.
Contains 75% of the components
Expert

Bridge designed with excellent creativity.

Contains 100% of the components of their type of Truss Bridge.
Excellent use of materials.
Teamwork

Novice

Partners ..no team work.. one person ran the show!
No respect shown. Did not follow CHAMPS RULES.
Apprentice

Partners ..sharing of work, large portion of work still performed by one of the partners
Some respect shown. Sometimes followed the CHAMPS RULES.
Practioner

Partners worked together, but occasionally distracted from their project in some way. Most of the time followed the CHAMPS RULES. Respect was observed most of the time.
Expert

Each person was actively involved in the building process. All partners were treated with respect. Regularly followed the CHAMPS RULES.
Blueprint

Novice

Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Apprentice

Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.
If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Practioner

Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.
Expert

Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.
Materials

Novice

Used more than 200 popsicle sticks and 6 or more glue sticks
Apprentice

Used less than 150 popsicle sticks and more than 6 hot-glue sticks
Practioner

Used between 150-200 popsicle sticks and 3-5 sticks of hot glue
Expert

Used the appropriate amount of popsicle sticks allowed 100-150 popsicle sticks or less. Used 3 or less sticks of hot glue.
Weight Held

Novice

Failed at less than 10lbs of weight
Apprentice

Failed between 10 and 15lbs of weight.
Practioner

Failed between 15 and 20lbs of weight.
Expert

Failed at 20lbs of weight or greater.



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