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Manila Folder Bridge Building

All bridges must be made out of manila folders, card stock and white or wood glue. The bridge must be constructed using the schedule of materials and drawings included in the activity packets.

Rubric Code: GXX296A

By ffbelanger

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Subject: Engineering

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Forces Acting on Structures: 100 % Manila Folder Bridge
	Level 1 17.5 pts	Level 2 20 pts	Level 3 22.5 pts	Level 4 25 pts
Appearance	Level 1 Not aesthetically pleasing (shapes uneven, poorly cut, etc. Work is sloppy throughout. Design is unattractive.	Level 2 Limited aesthetics (shapes somewhat correctly cut) Design and use of glue is messy at times. Some visual appeal. Glue use..messy	Level 3 Overall, an attractive bridge. Tidy work most of the time. Visually appealing. Glue use is somewhat tidy.	Level 4 Extremely aesthetic in design All constuction is clean and attractive. Visually appealing.
Structure	Level 1 Does not meet the construction requirements (unstable or incomplete). Did not maximize use of materials. Bridge supports less than 5 lbs	Level 2 Meets the construction requirements, but remains unstable or incomplete in some way. Limited use of materials. Bridge supports 5-10 lbs.	Level 3 Meets the construction requirements and is complete, is complete and stable. Good use of materials. Bridge supports 10-15 lbs.	Level 4 Meets the construction requirements and is complete and stable. Excellent use of materials. Bridge supports greater than 15 lbs.
Work Ethic	Level 1 Used time poorly. Created a distracting work environment for team members. No respect shown.	Level 2 Some effort to use time effectively. Some respect shown.	Level 3 Effort given to use time effectively, but occasionally distracted from their project in some way. Respect was observed most of the time.	Level 4 Actively involved in the building process with good focus and effort. All team members were treated with respect.
Design Constraints - sketch - description - post building reflection	Level 1 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.