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Lookout Tower Build Construction Project

Student will design and construct a Tower. Tower must be constructed using acceptable Engineering practices. Symmetry, aesthetics, neatness of cuts and glued joints, and efficiency are areas to be judged.

Rubric Code: V97AB5

By BraamGroenewald

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Subject: Engineering

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Bridge Build Project
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Symmetry of Structure	Excellent Tower structure is symmetrical.	Good Tower structure is somewhat symmetrical.	Fair Tower structure is not very symmetrical.	Poor Tower structure is not symmetrical at all
Tower looks like the design	Excellent Tower looks like the design drawing.	Good Tower looks almost like the design drawing.	Fair Tower mostly does not look like the design drawing.	Poor Tower does not look like the design drawing at all.
Aesthetics	Excellent Tower structure is pleasing to the eye. The design shows creativity as well as being symmetrical, and neat	Good Tower is somewhat pleasing to the eye and shows some creativity as well as. structure is somewhat symmetrical	Fair Tower is not very pleasing to the eye and shows some creativity as well as. structure is not very symmetrical	Poor Tower is not pleasing to the eye and shows little creativity. structure is not at all symmetrical
Structural Connections	Excellent All structural connections are precisely fitted and there are no gaps.	Good Many structural connections are precisely fitted and there are few gaps.	Fair Some structural connections are precisely fitted and there are more than a few gaps.	Poor Few structural connections are precisely fitted and there are many gaps.
Glued Connections	Excellent All glued connections are neat with no excess glue.	Good Many glued connections are neat with little excess glue	Fair Some glued connections are neat with much excess glue	Poor Few glued connections are neat with much excess glue