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Popsicle Stick Bridge Building

Arch or beam bridge to be made out of popsicle sticks and glue. The bridge must span distance of 14 inches. The bridge must be able withstand a maximum of 5 kilograms of weight without failing or sagging more than 5 centimetres. Each group must use at least 200 popsicle sticks for the construction of their bridge.

Rubric Code: DBXA46

By baharpe

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Appearance Popsicle Stick Bridge
	Level 1 4 pts	Level 2 6 pts	Level 3 8 pts	Level 4 10 pts
Appearance	Level 1 Struggled with (shapes, patterns, color, etc.) Work is sloppy throughout. Design is unattractive and/or plain.	Level 2 Limited (shapes, patterns, colour, etc.) Design and use of glue is messy at times. Some visual appeal. glue use..messy	Level 3 Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, colour, etc.) Tidy work most of the time. Visually appealing.	Level 4 Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, colour, etc.) All constuction is clean and attractive. Visually appealing.
Structure
	Level1 6 pts	Level 2 9 pts	Level 3 12 pts	Level 4 15 pts
Structure	Level1 Basic beam bridge (no real design).<BR> <BR> <BR> Does not span a gap of 14 inches(unstable or incomplete) Did not maximize use of materials (e.g. many popsicle sticks left over).	Level 2 Beam or arch bridge with limited creative design. Spans a gap of 14 inches, but remains unstable or incomplete in some way. Limited use of materials (e.g. many popsicle sticks left over).	Level 3 Beam or arch bridge designed with good creativity. Spans a gap of 14 inches, is complete and stable. Good use of materials.	Level 4 Arch bridge designed with excellent creativity. Spans a gap of 14 is complete and stable. Excellent use of materials.
Blue Prints
	Enter Title 6 pts	Level 2 8 pts	Level 3 10 pts	Level 4 12 pts
Blueprint - sketch<BR> - prewriting <BR> description<BR> - post building <BR> reflection	Enter Title Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.	Level 2 Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint. If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.	Level 3 Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product. If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.	Level 4 Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product. If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.
Enter Title	Enter Title	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4