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Where, Oh Where are the Simple Machines?

Teams of 2 or 3 will do a scavenger hunt around school taking photos or filming six simple machines (plus 3 types of levers). They must identify the simple machine and explain how it helps make life easier.

Rubric Code: W4X8XB

By laxamana

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: (none)

Where, Oh Where are the Simple Mach
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Found examples of simple machines	Poor Found and identified correctly 4 or less simple machines.	Fair Found and identified correctly 5 to 7 simple machines around the school.	Good Found and identified correctly 8 simple machines around the school.
Function of machines	Poor Knew the function of 4 or less machines found.	Fair Knew the function of 5 to 7 machines found.	Good Knew the function of all 8 machines found.
Identifies how machines make work e	Poor Knew how 5 or less machines make life easier.	Fair Knew how 6 or 7 machines make life easier.	Good Knew how all 8 machines make life easier.
Technology	Poor Used technology, but it was confusing and the finished product doesn't show an understanding of simple machines.	Fair Used technology, but finished product was hard to follow. Understands something about how simple machines make life easier.	Good Used technology to make an informative and interesting finished product. Understands how simple machines make life easier.