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Building Bridges Stir Stick Bridge Building Bridge to be made out of multiple materials and joining methods. Width of bridge deck must be a minimum of 15 centimeters. The bridge must be able withstand a maximum of 5 kilograms of weight without failing or sagging more than 5 centimeters. Rubric Code: KXC5BBX By MissB8771 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Building Bridges
	Level 1 (N/A)	Level 2 (N/A)	Level 3 (N/A)	Level 4 (N/A)
Appearance	Level 1 Not aesthetically pleasing (shapes, patterns, colour, etc.) Work is sloppy throughout Design is unattractive and/or plain	Level 2 Limited aesthetics (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 construction is clean and attractive. Visually appealing
Structure	Level 1 Basic beam bridge (no real design) DOESN'T"T span a gap of 15 cm (unstable or incomplete) Did not maximize use of materials	Level 2 Basic bridge with limited creative design (e.g. no trusses used) Spans a gap of 15 cm, but remains unstable or incomplete in some way) Limited use of materials	Level 3 Beam or arch bridge designed with good creativity. Spans a gap of 15 cm, is complete and stable Good use of materials	Level 4 Arch bridge designed with excellent creativity Spans a gap of 15 cm is complete and stable Excellent use of materials
Weight Held	Level 1 Failed with very little weight	Level 2 Failed at 10 kilograms of weight	Level 3 Sagged more than 5 cm with 10 kilograms of weight but did not fail	Level 4 Did not sag nor fail with 10 kilograms of weight
Teamwork	Level 1 No team work. One person ran the show! No respect shown.	Level 2 Some team work Some respect shown.	Level 3 Partners were working together, but some were distracted from their project. Respect was observed at times.	Level 4 Each person was actively involved in the building process. All partners were treated with respect.