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Popsicle Stick Bridge Building
Popsicle Stick Bridge Building
Bridges are made out of popsicle sticks & hot glue. The bridge must contain the following: the name of truss bridge, a well drawn design Bridge structure is neatly built & the bridge structure must reflect the type of truss bridge named.
Rubric Code:
QXA6387
By
sarahtslp
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Subject:
Engineering
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Forces Acting on Structures:
Poor
1 pts
Fair
2 pts
Good
3 pts
Excellent
4 pts
Appearance
Poor
Not aesthetically pleasing
Work is sloppy throughout.
Design is unattractive and/or plain.
Fair
Limited aesthetics
(shapes, patterns, etc.)
Design and use of glue is messy at times.
Some visual appeal.
Good
Overall, an attractive bridge (shapes, patterns, etc.)
Tidy work most of the time.
Visually appealing.
Excellent
Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, etc.)
All construction is clean and attractive.
Visually appealing.
Structure
Poor
Bridge with no real design.
Does not meet span length. Does not contain all the components of their type of Bridge.
Did not maximize use of materials.
Fair
Bridge with limited creative design.
Spans less than 10 inches. Contains 50% of the components of their type of Bridge.
Limited use of materials.
Good
Bridge designed with good creativity.
Spans less than 14 inches. Contains 75% of the components of their type of Bridge.
Good use of materials.
Excellent
Bridge designed with excellent creativity.
Spans 14 inches. Contains 100% of the components of their type of Bridge.
Excellent use of materials.
Blueprint
Poor
Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Fair
Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.
If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Good
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.
Durability
Poor
Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight
Fair
Truss Bridge design could hold a small amount of weight (rocks)
Good
Bridge design held 10 lbs of weight.
Excellent
Bridge design was strong and sturdy. It held more than 10 lbs of weight.
Materials
Poor
Used more glue and popsicle sticks than allowed.
Fair
Good
Excellent
Used the appropriate amount of Popsicle sticks allowed 200 sticks or less. Used appropriate amounts of hot glue.
Keywords:
bridge, structures, forces, science
Subjects:
Engineering
Math
Science
(General)
Types:
Project
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