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Building a Musical Instrument Project Building a Musical Instrument Project Task: Students will construct & present a homemade musical instrument. Student will present what materials were chosen, how constructed, quality of sound, and how sound is produced. Students will play a simple tune using this instrument, and demonstrate volume & pitch control, explaining how to control each. A PowerPoint presentation will also be assembled by each student, serving as visual aid for explanations each student gives regarding their instrument. Objective:6.P.1.3 Rubric Code: WXC76A5 By chrjestel Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Category
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Poor 1 pts
Choice of Materials	Excellent Student chose materials that make the most sound for their instrument.	Good Student chose materials that did make sound, but could have chosen other materials to make more sound.	Poor Student chose materials that would not make the most sound for their instrument.
Quality of Construction	Excellent The instrument is well-constructed and nicely decorated. It is sturdy, neat, and will stand up to repeated playing over a period of time.	Good The instrument reflects presentable effort on construction and decoration. It is reasonably sturdy and neat and will stand up to being played more than once.	Poor The instrument reflects some alteration to an existing form to "make" the instrument, may be fragile, and may not stand up to being played more than once. There may be little or an absence of decoration.
Quality of Sound	Excellent Student can produce good-quality sounds on the instrument. Explained how the sound is produced; included the level of pitch and volume.	Good Student is able to produce a basic sound on the instrument. Explained how the sound is produced and the pitch level.	Poor Unable to produce a basic sound. Unable to explain how was to be made nor the pitch level.
Presentation / Demonstration	Excellent Student included all 4 components required in the presentation. He or she did so without prompts from the teacher. Extensive PowerPoint.	Good Student included 2-3 components required in the presentation without prompting from the teacher. Minimal Power Point (a few slides showing different aspects)	Poor Student includes 1 (or no) component required in the presentation without prompting. There is little motivation seen. No PowerPoint completed.