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Popsicle Stick Bridge Building 
Popsicle Stick Bridge Building
Bridges are made out of popsicle sticks & hot glue. The bridge must contain the following: the name of truss bridge, a well drawn design Bridge structure is neatly built & the bridge structure must reflect the type of truss bridge named.
Rubric Code: F23C274
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Subject: Engineering  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Appearance

Poor

Not aesthetically pleasing
Work is sloppy throughout.
Design is unattractive and/or plain.
Basic

Limited aesthetics
(shapes, patterns, etc.)
Design and use of glue is messy at times.
Some visual appeal.
Good

Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, etc.)
Tidy work most of the time.
Visually appealing. Colour was added
Excellent

Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, etc.)
All construction is clean and attractive. Colour neatly added.
Visually appealing.
Structure

Poor

Bridge with no real design.
Does not contain all the components of their type of Bridge chosen
Did not maximize use of materials.
Basic

Bridge with limited creative design.
Contains 50% of the components of their type of Bridge
Limited use of materials.
Good

Bridge designed with good creativity.
Contains 75% of the components of their type of Bridge
Good use of materials.
Excellent

Bridge designed with excellent creativity.

Contains 100% of the components of their type of Truss Bridge.
Excellent use of materials.
Teamwork

Poor

Partners ..no team work.. one person ran the show!
No respect shown.
Basic

Partners ..some team work.
Some respect shown. group members did not consistently work during class
Good

Partners worked together, but occasionally distracted from their project in some way. Most of the time worked on the project. Respect was observed most of the time.
Excellent

Each person was actively involved in the building process. All partners were treated with respect. All group members were engaged in the activity.
Blueprint

- sketch
- post building
reflection
Poor

Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Basic

Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.
If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Good

Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.
Excellent

Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.
Durability

Poor

the Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight.
Basic

Truss Bridge design could hold a small amount of weight (rocks)
Good

The Bridge design held a lot of weight,
Excellent

The Bridge design was strong and sturdy. It held a great deal of weight.
Materials and Budget

Poor

Used more glue and popsicle sticks than allowed. Went over budget and used materials that were not approved.
Basic

Used the required materials and was near or slightly over budget.
Good

Used approved materials and was under budget.
Excellent

Used the appropriate amount of materials to create a strong bridge while remaining at or under budget.



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