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Toothpick Truss Bridge Building 
Truss-inspired bridge must be designed and constructed out of toothpicks, string and glue. Width must be a minimum of four centimetres. The bridge must span distance of 20 centimeters, have a river clearance of 5 cm, and have a deck height clearance of 4 cm. The bridge must be able withstand a minimum of basic coffee can without breaking.
Rubric Code: WX9992B
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Subject: Math  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  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, deck, two sides and top (no real design).

INCOMPLETE...
Level 2

Truss bridge consists of base, deck, two sides and top.

Does not meet 4 cm width requirement and 5 cm height requirement.
Level 3

Truss bridge consists of base, deck, two sides and top.

Does not meet 4 cm width requirement or 5 cm height requirement.
Level 4

Truss bridge consists of base, deck, two sides and top.

Does meet 4 cm width requirement and 5 cm height requirement.
Blueprint

Level 1

Bridge design does not match the design of the blueprint. Was not a truss bridge.
Level 2

Bridge design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint and meets limited guidelines of the truss bridge.
Level 3

Bridge blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product and somewhat meets the guidelines of the truss bridge.
Level 4

Bridge blueprint matches the design of the finished product and meets all of the guidelines of the truss bridge.



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