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Ferris Wheel Project 
Ferris Wheel Project
Ferris wheels are made out of straws, cardboard and cups. The Wheel must contain the following: a well drawn design Wheel structure is neatly built & the Wheel structure must reflect the design. The wheel must move and gondolas stay plumb
Rubric Code: K23A6CC
By emaestas1
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Subject: Engineering  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Appearance

Poor

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

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

Overall, an attractive Wheel (shapes, patterns, etc.)
Tidy work most of the time.
Visually appealing.
Excellent

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

Poor

Wheel with no real design.

Not Free Standing. Wheel does not move. Does not contain 10 gondolas. Does not contain gondolas that stay plumb when rotating. Must be 2 ft. by 2ft in size.

Did not maximize use of materials.
Fair

Wheel with limited creative design.

Not Free Standing. Wheel moves slightly. Does not contain 10 gondolas. Gondolas do not stay plumb when rotating. Does not meet size requirements.

Limited use of materials.
Good

Wheel designed with good creativity.

Not Free Standing. Wheel moves smoothly. Does not contain 10 gondolas. Most Gondolas stay plumb when rotating. Does not meet size requirements.

Good use of materials.
Excellent

Wheel designed with excellent creativity.

Free Standing. Wheel moves smoothly and effortlessly. All gondolas stay plumb when rotating. Meets 2ft by 2ft size requirements.

Excellent use of materials.
Blueprint

Poor

Wheel design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Fair

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

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

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

Poor

Truss Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight (rocks)
Fair

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

Truss Bridge design held a lot of weight (rocks)
Excellent

Fully functional Ferris Wheel. Wheel rotates and gondolas stay plumb. Structure is study.
Presentation

Poor

No research. Does not describe the design process. Shows no drawings, revisions, parts list, construction planned. No creativity .
Fair

Little research. Little designed description. Some drawings, no revisions. Incomplete parts list and construction plan. Little creativity
Good

Some research. Some design description. Some drawing and revisions. Incomplete parts list and construction plan. Some creativity.
Excellent

In-depth research. Describes design process. All drawings revisions, parts list, construction planned. Creatively assembled.



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  • wheel, structures, forces, science


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