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Roller Coaster Rubric 
Student is tasked to explain the safety requirements of Roller Coasters in the U.S. You will have to design a roller coaster that has a theme and make a scale working model of your design minimum size 20X25 in. A 1 page paper is required desribing your understanding of energy and how it relates to your roller coaster.
Rubric Code: NXB37A2
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Subject: Physics  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Roller Coaster Rubric
  Beginning

1 pts

Developing

2 pts

Accomplished

3 pts

Exemplary

4 pts

Stability

Beginning

Motion project is not stable enough for the marble to travel on either run. (marble gets less than half way to the finish)
Developing

Motion Project does not finish the ride (but gets more than half way) or the marble falls off on both trial runs.
Accomplished

Motion project finishes the ride on the second trial run.
Exemplary

Motion project finishes the ride on the first run and is still standing.
Research

Beginning

Had 0 obstacle. Loops, inverted turns, hills, dips, etc.
Developing

Had 1 obstacles. Loops, inverted turns, hills, dips, etc. Was successful.
Accomplished

Had 2 obstacles. Loops, inverted turns, hills, dips, etc. All obstacles were successful.
Exemplary

Had 3 obstacles. Loops, inverted turns, hills, dips, etc. All obstacles were successful.
Pulling Force

Beginning

Motion project does not have a pulling force labeled.
Developing

Motion project does not have a pulling force labeled correctly.
Accomplished

Motion project has a pulling force and is labeled correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has a pulling force and is labeled correctly.
Pushing Force

Beginning

Motion project does not have a pushing force labeled.
Developing

Motion project does not have a pushing force labeled correctly.
Accomplished

Motion project has a pushing force and is labeled correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has a pushing force and is labeled correctly.
Pulling/Pushing Same

Beginning

Motion project does not have a pull/push force labeled.
Developing

Motion project does not have a pull/push force labeled correctly.
Accomplished

Motion project has a pull/push force and is labeled correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has a pull/push force and is labeled correctly.
Pulling/Pushing Opposite

Beginning

Motion project does not have a pull/push force labeled.
Developing

Motion project does not have a pull/push force labeled correctly.
Accomplished

Motion project has a pull/push force and is labeled correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has a pull/push force and is labeled correctly.
Newton's 3 laws

Beginning

Motion project does not have any of Newton's 3 Laws labeled
Developing

Motion project has 1 of Newton's 3 Laws labeled correctly.
Accomplished

Motion project has 2 of Newton's 3 Laws labeled correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has all 3 of Newton's 3 Laws labeled correctly.
Potential and Kinetic Energy

Beginning

Motion project does not have either Potential or Kinetic energy labeled.
Developing

Motion project has either Potential or Kinetic energy labeled.
Accomplished

Motion project has both Potential and Kinetic energy labeled but not correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has both Potential and Kinetic energy labeled correctly.
Momentum

Beginning

Motion project does not have Momentum labeled.
Developing

Motion project has Momentum labeled but incorrectly.
Accomplished

Motion project has Momentum labeled correctly.
Exemplary

Motion project has Momentum labeled correctly.
Script/Presentation

Beginning

Students have not prepared a script for the presentation.
Developing

Students have prepared a script but the presentation is under 1 minute long.
Accomplished

Students have prepared a script but the presentation is between 1 and 2 minutes long.
Exemplary

Students have prepared a script and the presentation is 3 minutes or longer.




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