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The Science of Paper Airplanes

Students will build a paper airplane using specific criteria, perform related research, and maintain a project journal.

Rubric Code: XA624A

By wolfman2911

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Paper Airplane TOTAL POINTS=_____<BR> X 4 = _____%
	Superior 5 pts	Excellent 4.3 pts	Good 3.5 pts	Developing (N/A)
Research/Web Quest Uses Problem Solving sheet to define terms and follow process for the project.	Superior Completes Problem Solving sheet completely. Answers and process steps explanations are expanded beyond simple definitions.	Excellent Completes Problem Solving sheet completely. All steps of the process have been thoroughly explained and answers are clear.	Good Completes Problem Solving sheet completely. Not all steps of the process have been thoroughly explained, and/or some answers are unclear.	Developing Does not complete Problem Solving sheet, but the definitions are complete.
Project Journal Keeps a complete journal of all resources found and used, the group's work, flight trials, and outcomes.	Superior Project Journal has been completed on a daily basis and includes information about all resources, individual's work, trial tables, and design outcomes.	Excellent Project Journal is complete and includes information about all resources, the dailywork, trials, and outcomes.	Good Project Journal does not include information about all resources, trials, and outcomes, but does appear to document most of the work.	Developing Project Journal does not include information about all resources, work, trials, and outcomes. Much information is missing based on allotted work time.
Approved Materials Receives 10 pieces of white printer paper, 10 small paper clips, and may use own coloring materials.	Superior Uses only materials from approved materials list (white printer paper, small paper clips, coloring materials).	Excellent	Good No visible items that are not on the approved materials list, but there are unresolved questions about its construction.	Developing 1 or more items visible on the airplane that are not on the approved list.
Design Procedures step-by-step instructions to design their final distance/accuracy plane; diagram not required.	Superior Easy to follow step-by-step instructions, clear description of steps and detailed diagrams included.	Excellent Easy to follow step-by-step instructions, clear description of steps and/or diagram included.	Good Step-by-step instructions are difficult to follow but with effort one can rebuild the design.	Developing Step-by-step instructions not there, are difficult to follow, or do not make sense.
Flight plane flies a minimum of 20 feet accurately toward a target zone.	Superior Flies more than 21 feet and all trials are recorded and averaged.	Excellent Flies approximately 20 feet and all trials are recorded and averaged.	Good Flies more than 10 feet but less than 20 feet and all trials are recorded and averaged.	Developing Does not fly at least 10 feet and/or not all trials are recorded or averaged.
Quiz Completes a 10 pt quiz on basic aerodynamics	Superior Scores 9-10 on quiz	Excellent Scores 7-8	Good Scores 5-6	Developing Scores less than 5

Keywords:

flight paper airplane

Subjects:

Science

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Project

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