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Homemade Musical Instrument

The student will make an instrument for the Sound Unit in Science. The instrument must be able to play at least 3 different pitches. The student must explain which group of instruments it would be included within.

Rubric Code: C68W3W

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Quality of Construction	Poor BELOW STANDARD Pieces may be missing or falling off. Seems "slapped together" in a hurry. There may be a total lack of decoration.	Fair APPROACHES STANDARD The instrument may be fragile, and may not stand up to being played more than once. There may be an absence of decoration.	Good MEETS STANDARD Some effort on construction and decoration. It is reasonably sturdy and neat and will stand up to being played more than once.	Excellent EXCEEDS STANDARDS The instrument is well-constructed and nicely decorated. It is sturdy, neat, and will stand up to repeated playing over a period of time.
Quality of Sound	Poor BELOW STANDARD Student is unable to produce a sound on the instrument.	Fair APPROACHES STANDARD Student is able to produce a basic sound on the instrument. No explanation given.	Good MEETS STANDARD Student is able to produce a good-quality sound on the instrument with no explanation given.	Excellent EXCEEDS STANDARDS Student can produce good-quality sounds on the instrument and explain how the sound is produced.
Creativity	Poor BELOW STANDARD Student spent little time constructing and designing instrument. Used less than Quality materials/ or has no instrument at all.	Fair APPROACHES STANDARD Student didn't spend much time constructing and designing instrument. Used less than Quality materials and has a drawing of their instrument.	Good MEETS STANDARD Student spent time constructing and designing the instrument. Used Quality materials but didn't have a drawing of their instrument	Excellent EXCEEDS STANDARDS Student spent time constructing and designing the instrument. Used Quality materials and has a drawing of their instrument.
Instrument Family	Poor BELOW STANDARD Student cannot determine what type of instrument she/he built even with teacher prompts.	Fair APPROACHED STANDARD Student cannot accurately state whether this is a string, wind, brass, or percussion instrument but cannot explain why without prompts.	Good MEETS STANDARD Student can accurately state whether this is a string, wind, brass, or percussion instrument but cannot explain why without prompts.	Excellent EXCEEDS STANDARDS Student can accurately state whether this is a string, wind, brass, or percussion instrument and explain why.
Presentation/Demonstration	Poor BELOW STANDARD Student has to be prompted to provide any components required in the presentation. There is a lack of motivation seen.	Fair APPROACHES STANDARD Student includes some components required in the presentation without prompting. There is little motivation seen.	Good MEETS STANDARD Student included most components required in the presentation without prompting form the teacher.	Excellent EXCEEDS STANDARDS Student included all components required in the presentation. He or she did so without prompts from the teacher.

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Homemade Musical Instrument Science

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Science

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