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Popsicle Stick Bridge Building

Build a bridge to withstand at least 5 pounds of weight without collapsing. The student can also describe the types of forces acting on their bridge, and how their structure was designed to withstand those forces.

Rubric Code: K25XCC9

By mikechm

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Subject: Engineering

Type: Project

Grade Levels: (none)

Forces Acting on Structures:
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Appearance Did the student show effort and creativity in the building process?	Excellent Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, etc.) All construction is clean and attractive. Visually appealing.	Good Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, etc.) Tidy work most of the time. Visually appealing.	Fair Limited aesthetics (shapes, patterns, etc.) Design and use of glue is messy at times. Some visual appeal.	Poor Not aesthetically pleasing Work is sloppy throughout. Design is unattractive and/or plain.
Structure Was the bridge type and design researched before hand?	Excellent Bridge designed with excellent creativity. Excellent use of materials.	Good Bridge designed with good creativity. Good use of materials.	Fair Bridge with limited creative design. Limited use of materials.	Poor Bridge with no real design. Did not maximize use of materials.
Durability Was the bridge able to hold the required weight?	Excellent Bridge design was strong and sturdy. It held a great deal of weight.	Good Truss Bridge design held a lot of weight (rocks)	Fair Bridge design could hold a small amount of weight.	Poor Truss Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight (rocks)
Explanation Was the student able to explain how and why their bridge was able to withstand forces.	Excellent The student was able to confidently explain their bridge, using appropriate vocabulary.	Good The student was able to explain their bridge, using some vocabulary words.	Fair The student was able to somewhat explain their bridge, using a few vocabulary words.	Poor The student was not able to explain their bridge. No vocabulary words were used.