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Cardboard Furniture

Students will design and create furniture out of cardboard that is functional. They will create blueprints to scale, log their daily activities using iMovie, and will design a plan to ship their fully constructed piece of furniture to Sydney, Australia.

Rubric Code: XX5X386

By edossin

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Subject: Math

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Cardboard Construction
	Meets Few Expectations 1 pts	Meets Mosts Expectation 2 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Exceeds Expectations 4 pts
Functionality	Meets Few Expectations The furniture looks like it should, but is unable to fulfill its role.	Meets Mosts Expectation The furniture completes it role, but is not quite sturdy.	Meets Expectations The piece of furniture does its job as it is intended. It holds an appropriate amount of weight, again as is intended for that type of furniture.	Exceeds Expectations The furniture does its job, and is sturdy enough to do so for longer than just the testing period.
Stability	Meets Few Expectations The furniture is wiggly with and without weight.	Meets Mosts Expectation The furniture is a little wobbly, but stabilizes once some weight is applied.	Meets Expectations The furniture is not wobbly and is balanced when both holding weight and not holding weight.	Exceeds Expectations The furniture is solid, and is exceptionally well balanced.
Craftsmanship	Meets Few Expectations Edges are rough, adhesive is messy, and there are exposed sharp points.	Meets Mosts Expectation Some edges are rough, and adhesive is mostly neat. There are no exposed points.	Meets Expectations Cuts that are made are straight and smooth. Adhesive is clean and neat. Any nail, staples, etc. are safely covered.	Exceeds Expectations All cuts and edges are straight. Adhesive is applied perfectly, and there are no exposed points. Some additional decoration is done.
Video Log
	Meets Few Expectations 1 pts	Meets Most Expectations 2 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Exceeds Expectations 4 pts
Completion	Meets Few Expectations Less than 7 days of the project are discussed in the video, and the video is emailed to Miss Marshall.	Meets Most Expectations At least 7 days of the project are discussed in the video, and the video is emailed to Miss Marshall.	Meets Expectations All ten days of the project are discussed in the video, and the video is emailed to Miss Marshall.	Exceeds Expectations All ten days of the project are discussed in the video, and the video is emailed to Miss Marshall. Additional elements such as sounds and transitions are used.
Appropriateness Inappropriate behavior on the video will result in no credit for this portion of the project.	Meets Few Expectations Only appropriate behavior is shown on the video, and students communicate somewhat well. All 3 topics are discussed a few days.	Meets Most Expectations Only appropriate behavior is shown on the video, and students clearly communicate. All 3 topics are discussed most days.	Meets Expectations Only appropriate behavior is shown on the video, and students clearly communicate. All 3 topics are discussed daily.	Exceeds Expectations Only appropriate behavior is shown on the video, and students communicate very well. All 3 topics are discussed in depth daily.
Group Involvement	Meets Few Expectations All members of the group are seen and heard on the video at sometime, but very unevenly. All students have the opportunity to represent themselves.	Meets Most Expectations All members of the group are seen and heard on the video at sometime, and have the opportunity to represent themselves.	Meets Expectations All members of the group are seen and heard on the video equally, and have the opportunity to represent themselves.	Exceeds Expectations All members of the group are seen and heard on the video at sometime, and have the opportunity to represent themselves. Discussions between students about the project are shown.
Shipping
	Meets Few Expectations 1 pts	Meets Most Expectations 2 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Exceeds Expecations 4 pts
Package	Meets Few Expectations Students choose a 3-D shape that will doesn't quite enclose their completed design accurately.	Meets Most Expectations Students choose a 3-D shape that will enclose their completed design accurately, but with a little extra space.	Meets Expectations Students choose a 3-D shape that will enclose their completed design accurately.	Exceeds Expecations Students choose a 3-D shape that will enclose their completed design accurately, and provide other shapes that they considered.
Cost Analysis	Meets Few Expectations Students provide which shipping company they will use.	Meets Most Expectations Students provide which shipping company they will use and the shipping cost.	Meets Expectations Students provide which shipping company they will use, and explain how they figured the shipping cost.	Exceeds Expecations Students provide several pricing scenarios, and then choose which shipping company they will use, and explain how they figured the shipping cost.
Justification	Meets Few Expectations Students explain why they chose their shipping container or shipping company.	Meets Most Expectations Students somewhat explain why they chose their shipping container and shipping company.	Meets Expectations Students explain why they chose their shipping container and shipping company.	Exceeds Expecations Students explain why they chose their shipping container, including why they didn't choose others. Students provide a detailed explanation of why they chose their shipping company over others.
Blueprint
	Meets Few Expectations 1 pts	Meets Most Expectations 2 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Exceeds Expecations 4 pts
Scale Drawing	Meets Few Expectations The blueprint is drawn to scale mostly accurately. No scale is provided.	Meets Most Expectations The blueprint is drawn to scale mostly accurately. A scale is provided.	Meets Expectations The blueprint is drawn to scale accurately. A scale is provided.	Exceeds Expecations The blueprint is drawn to scale accurately, and is easily read. A scale is provided.
Construction Description	Meets Few Expectations The description is completed, but is hard to understand and difficult to follow.	Meets Most Expectations The description is adequate enough that somebody could recreate the shape with some difficulty.	Meets Expectations The description is adequate enough that somebody could recreate the shape.	Exceeds Expecations The description is exceptional that somebody could recreate the shape.
Surface Area	Meets Few Expectations The surface area is calculated incorrectly, but it is unclear what the students consider the surface of their shape to be.	Meets Most Expectations The surface area is calculated, but it is unclear what the students consider the surface of their shape to be.	Meets Expectations The surface area is calculated correctly according to how the students determined what the surface is.	Exceeds Expecations The surface area is calculated correctly according to how the students determined what the surface is, and is very clearly explained or justified.

Keywords:

cardboard, furniture, 3-D, constructions

Subjects:

Math

Types:

Project

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