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Students Create A Rube Goldberg Machine

Students will construct an invention that will use fin inside a space of 60cm by 60cm. Rube Golberg Machinge is designed such that a single action start the machine, such as pressing a button, letting go of a marble, cutting a string, removing a barrier, etc. No other additional human actions are required once your machine has started. Your machine must have a minimum of six connected steps/stages, and must include one object that must be raised.

Rubric Code: BB4937

By dietcoke

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Subject: (General)

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Balloon Busters Using knowledge of simple machines, student will create a Rube Golberg Contraption.
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 6 pts	Enter Title Extra Credit 15 pts
Partners How well did you work with your partner?	Poor No participation!	Fair Little effort was applied.	Good Put forth some effort.	Excellent Excellent participation!	Enter Title
Chain Reaction Students must create a minimum of six connected steps/stages.	Poor 0-1 steps where used.	Fair 2-3 steps where used.	Good 4-5 steps where used.	Excellent Six steps where used.	Enter Title
Simple Machines Did you compete all six simple machines	Poor 0-1 simple machines were used.	Fair 2-3 simple machines were used.	Good 4 simple machines were used.	Excellent 5 simple machines were used.	Enter Title Extra credit for all simple machines having been used.
Plan Your plan of your machine should show each step. The machines should be labeled and you should have a list of materials.	Poor 0-1 connections and simple machines were labeled.	Fair Plan was labeled with 3-4 connections and simple machines.	Good Plan was labeled with 4-5 connections and simple machines.	Excellent Plan was labeled with all connections and simple machines.	Enter Title
Materials Students went out of thier way to bring materials in for their project.	Poor Students did not partake in brining in any materials.	Fair Little effort was put forth in bringing in materials.	Good Some materials were provided for project.	Excellent Student brought in several objects.	Enter Title
Model The model should function smoothly.	Poor 0-1 of the steps worked.	Fair 2-3 of the steps were working.	Good 4-5 of the steps worked.	Excellent All six steps were completed successfully.	Enter Title
Presentation Should be able to identify machines used and discuss the process.	Poor 0-1 simple machines can be identified and describe their uses.	Fair 2-3 simple machines can be identified and describe their uses.	Good 4-5 simple machines can be identified and describe their uses.	Excellent Students can individually identify all six simple machines and tell there uses.	Enter Title
Object raised Object must raise 35cm-14".	Poor Object raised 0-14 cm.	Fair Object raised 15-24 cm.	Good Object raised 25-34 cm.	Excellent Object was raised 35cm.	Enter Title
Time Must complete in 10 sec.-5 min.	Poor Projected was completed in more that 7 min.	Fair Projected completed in 6:01-7 min.	Good Projected completed in 5:01-6 min.	Excellent Projected completed in 10 sec-5 min.	Enter Title
Time Line Student should of completed project in the amount of time alloted.	Poor 3 days or more	Fair 2 days late	Good 1 day late	Excellent On Time	Enter Title

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