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Building Strong and Stable Bridges 
Team work collaboratively to build a bridge. The bridge must be made out of toothpicks and marshmellows. The bridge must be strong and stable to support the load. It has be able to span across 25 centimeter.
Rubric Code: L2WC347
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Strong and Stable Structures:
  Poor

1 pts

Good

2 pts

Great

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Appearance

Poor

Not aesthetically pleasing (shapes, patterns, etc.)

Design is messy and/or plain.
Good

Limited aesthetics (shapes, patterns, etc.)

Some of the construction is clean.

Some visual appeal.
Great

Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, , etc.)

Tidy work most of the time.

Visually appealing.
Excellent

Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, , etc.)

All constuction is clean and attractive.

Visually appealing.
Structure and Materials

Poor

Bridge with no real design. Did not build a strong and stable bridge.


Did not maximize use of materials.
Good

Bridge with limited creative design. Attempted to build a strong and stable bridge.



Limited use of materials.
Great

Bridge designed with good creativity. Built a strong and stable bridge.

Did not span 12 inches

Good use of materials.
Excellent

Bridge designed with excellent creativity. Used the strongest shape (triangle) to help build a strong and stable bridge.

Spans a gap of 12 inches +

Excellent use of materials.
Teamwork

Poor

No team work. One or two person ran the show.

Team members were distracted from their project.

Team members did not listen with respect, argues, and does not consider other ideas.

No respect shown
Good

Some team work.

Often team members were distracted from their project.

Sometimes team members did not listen with respect, argues, and does not consider other ideas.

Some respect shown
Great

Team were working together, but occasionally distracted from their project.

Most of the time, team members respectfully listened, discussed and asked questions.

Respect was observed most of the time
Excellent

Each person was actively involved in the building process.

Team members respectfully listened, discussed, asked questions and helped each other in solving problems.

All team members were treated with respect
Planning - Blueprint

Poor

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

Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.

If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Great

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.



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