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Mousetrap Car Mousetrap Car The student's mousetrap car construction will be graded in accordance with the catagories below Rubric Code: D23X356 By lgaubert Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Engineering Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Car check
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Car Base	Excellent All edges are cut neatly and the base is symetrical.	Good most edges are cut neatly and the base is symetrical.	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 and axle	Excellent All wheels and axles are balanced and roll with little resistance	Good All wheels and axles are somewhat balanced and roll with some resistance	Fair All wheels and axles are not very balanced and roll with some resistance	Poor All wheels and axles are not at all balanced and roll with great resistance
Neatness of assembly	Excellent All pieces fit together well and there is no excess glue or tape	Good Most pieces fit together well and there is little excess glue or tape.	Fair Some pieces fit together well and there is little excess glue or tape.	Poor Few pieces fit together well and there is excess glue or tape
Built to specifications	Excellent Car built to the specifications approved by the group. Modifications are agreed upon and documented on the design page. Design is completely labeled. (correctly)	Good Car built to most of the specifications approved by the group. Modifications are documented on the design page. 90% of the diagram is labeled. (correctly)	Fair Car built to some of the specifications approved by the group. Not all modifications are documented or agreed upon on the design page. 80% of the diagram is labeled. (correctly)	Poor Car built to some of the specifications approved by the group. no documentation is found about modifications on the design page. Less than 70% of the diagram is labeled. (correctly)
Successful mousetrap car	Excellent Mousetrap car travels a straight line at least 15 feet.	Good Mousetrap car travels a straight line at least 10 feet.	Fair Mousetrap car travels a straight line at least 5 feet.	Poor Mousetrap car does not go straight but does reach a 5 foot distance.
Physics Analysis Relate the Motion of the car to Newton’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Law.	Excellent Explain how your car demonstrates Newton’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Law Explain all Laws and include all energy transformations that take place.	Good Explain how your car demonstrates 2 of Newton's 3 laws. Explain 2 of Newton's laws and include all energy transformations.	Fair Explain 1 of Newton's Laws. Explain 1 of Newton's Laws and include some of the energy transformations.	Poor No explanation of Newton's Laws or energy transformations.