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Foamboard Mousetrap Car Mousetrap Car The student's mousetrap car construction will be graded in accordance with the catagories below Rubric Code: CXBAW7W By dailey Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Engineering Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Car check
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Neatness	Excellent All edges are cut neatly and the base is symetrical.	Good Most edges are cut neatly and the base is symmetrical.	Fair Some edges are cut neatly and the base is somewhat symetrical.	Poor Few edges are cut neatly and the base is not symetrical.
Wheel/Axle ratio	Excellent Proper wheel to axle ratio for building a distance car	Good Some use of wheel to axle ratio used in building a distance car	Fair Some understanding, but poor use of wheel to axle ratio used in building a distance car	Poor No clear understanding of wheel to axle ratio used in building a distance car
Alignment/Balance	Excellent All wheels and axles are balanced and roll with no resistance. Bushings are used properly.	Good All wheels and axles are somewhat balanced and roll with some resistance. Bushings used, but not properly.	Fair All wheels and axles are not very well balanced , but roll with some resistance. Bushings are not used	Poor All wheels and axles are not at all balanced and roll with great resistance or not at all. Bushings not used
Frame Alignment	Excellent All pieces fit together well and everything is aligned properly.	Good Most pieces fit together for the most part, but there is some alignment and/or balance issues.	Fair Some pieces fit together, but things are out of alignment and balance.	Poor Few pieces fit together and it is poorly aligned and unbalanced.
Built to specifications	Excellent Car built to the specifications approved by the group. Modifications are agreed upon and documented in composition book.	Good Car built to most of the specifications approved by the group. Modifications are documented in composition book.	Fair Car built to some of the specifications approved by the group. Not all modifications are documented or agreed upon.	Poor Car built to some of the specifications approved by the group. No documentation is found about modifications in composition book.
Successful mousetrap car	Excellent Mousetrap car travels at least 25 feet.	Good Mousetrap car travels at least 20 feet.	Fair Mousetrap car travels at least 15 feet.	Poor Mousetrap car reaches a distance of 10 feet.