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Mouse Trap Vehicle Notebook and Design Rubric
1. Build a mousetrap car with enhancements as desired. 2. Mousetrap provided by Mr. Gruis must be included on the car, and must go-off (snap). 3. Additional propulsion enhancements may be added, at your own expense.
Rubric Code: RXC77A9
By teamaged
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Subject: Vocational  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Levels of Achievement
  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Organization of Written Report

Poor

1. very little organization,
2. some sections present and complete
Fair

1. Some organization,
2. most sections present and complete
Good

1. Organized,
2. sections identifiable and complete
Excellent

1. Very well organized and sections identifiable and complete:
2. Background information
3. Materials List
4. Design Drawing & Calculations
5. Design Brief
6. Test run data and redesign
7. Final test data
8. Summary
9. Reference List
Background Information

Poor

1. Background section includes little to no information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and
2. Little to no information about how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Fair

1. Background section includes little information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and
2. Little about how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Good

1. Background section includes some information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and
2. Some information about how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Excellent

1. Background section includes information about Newton's 3 Laws of motion and
2. Includes a significant amount of information of how they could apply to the Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Materials/Design/Calculations

Poor

1. Incomplete list of materials used,
2. Vague drawings of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built,
3. No calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Fair

1. Incomplete list of materials used,
2. Vague drawings of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built,
3. Some calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Good

1. Complete list of materials used,
2. Drawings with dimensions of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built,
3. Some calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Excellent

1. Complete list of materials used,
2. Completed drawings with dimensions of Mouse Trap Vehicle to be built,
3. Calculations to determine design of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Procedures

Poor

1. Very vague Step by Step list of procedures
2. NOT organized and cannot be replicated.
Fair

1. Vague Step by Step list of procedures that are hard to follow
2. Hard to follow to replicate your design and testing of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Good

1. Step by Step list of procedures that could be followed to
2. Could be followed to replicate your design and testing of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Excellent

1. Detailed Step by Step list of procedures
2. Could be followed to replicate your design and testing of Mouse Trap Vehicle.
Test Data & Final Flight Data

Poor

1. Very little information relaying test runs, data, and redesign.
2. Very little data entered for final run.
Fair

1. Test runs and unorganized data with vague redesign and recalculations to improve performance.
2. Vague data for final run(distance and speed)
Good

1. Test runs and data with vague redesign and recalculations to improve performance.
2. Data for final run (distance and speed)
Excellent

1. Detailed test runs and data with redesign and recalculations to improve performance.
2. Data for final run (distance and speed)
Summary/Conclusion

Poor

1. Very vague summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this).
2. Very vague summary on final run and did you meet your goal?
3. Very vague comparison to other individuals' designs. What could you do differently/better?
Fair

1. Summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this). 2. Some summary on final run and did you meet your goal? 3. Some comparison to other individuals' designs. What could you do differently/better?
Good

1. Summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this). 2. Some summary on final run and did you meet your goal?
3. Some comparison to other individuals' designs. What could you do differently/better?
Excellent

1. Detailed summary discussing the Experimental Design process (what worked/didn't work; how did you overcome this),
2. Final run and did you meet your goal?
3. Comparison to other individuals' designs. What could you do differently/better?
References

Poor

1. Incomplete list of references/resources.
Fair

1. One or two references of resources used to complete your project.
Good

1. Three or four references of resources used to complete your project.
Excellent

1. More than four references of resources used to complete your project.
Distance traveled

Poor

Travelled less than 3 feet
Fair

Travelled between 3-6 feet
Good

Travelled between 6-12 feet
Excellent

Traveled greater than 12 feet
Creativity

Poor

1. Very little creativity,
2. project is not neatly designed and is not sturdy.
Fair

1. Some creativity,
2. Mouse Trap Vehicle is somewhat neatly design and somewhat sturdy.
Good

1 .Mouse Trap Vehicle was creatively designed.
2. Neatly designed and sturdy.
Excellent

1. Mouse Trap Vehicle was creatively designed using recycled materials.
2. Neatly designed and sturdy.



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