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Truss Bridge Building

Truss-inspired bridge must be designed and constructed out of file folders and glue. The bridge must be able withstand a minimum of one textbook without breaking.

Rubric Code: P723C8

By mlroger3

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Subject: Math

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Score
	Level 1 1 pts	Level 2 2 pts	Level 3 3 pts	Level 4 4 pts
Use of Materials	Level 1 Not aesthetically pleasing (shapes, patterns, color, etc.) Work is sloppy throughout. Design is unattractive and/or plain.	Level 2 Limited aesthetics (shapes, patterns, color, etc.) Design and use of glue is messy at times. Some visual appeal.	Level 3 Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, color, etc.) Tidy work most of the time. Visually appealing.	Level 4 Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, color, etc.) All constuction is clean and attractive. Visually appealing.
Structure	Level 1 Truss bridge does not consist of base, two sides and top (no real design). INCOMPLETE...	Level 2 Truss bridge consists of, two sides and top, and is very unfinished.	Level 3 Truss bridge consists of base, two sides and top but is somewhat finished.	Level 4 Truss bridge consists of base, deck, two sides and top and is complete.
Structure	Level 1 Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint. Was not a truss bridge. Does not hold one textbook.	Level 2 Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint and meets limited guidelines of the truss bridge. Holds one book only.	Level 3 Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product and somewhat meets the guidelines of the truss bridge. Holds two books.	Level 4 Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product and meets all of the guidelines of the truss bridge. Holds more than two books.