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Tall Tower Challenge
Tall Tower Challenge
The lesson focuses on the growth of tall buildings and their structures. Students work in teams to develop the tallest tower they can build with limited materials that can support weight during an earthquake. They develop a design on paper, build their tower, present and test their tower to the class, evaluate their results and those of their teammates, and complete reflection sheets.
Rubric Code:
V22AX8B
By
ssassetti
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Subject:
Engineering
Type:
Project
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Forces Acting on Structures:
Popsicle Stick Bridge using 500 Popsicle sticks
Poor
5 pts
Fair
10 pts
Good
15 pts
Excellent
20 pts
Appearance
Poor
Not aesthetically pleasing
Work is sloppy throughout.
Design is unattractive and/or plain.
Fair
Limited aesthetics
(shapes, patterns, etc.)
Design is messy at times.
Some visual appeal.
Good
Overall, an attractive tower (shapes, patterns, etc.)
Tidy work most of the time.
Visually appealing.
Excellent
Extremely aesthetic in design (shapes, patterns, etc.)
All construction is clean and attractive.
Visually appealing.
Structure
Poor
Tower with no real design.
Does not contain any truss or support structures.
Did not maximize use of materials.
Tower did not reach 80cm in height.
Fair
Tower with limited creative design.
Contains very few truss support.
Limited use of materials.
Tower did not reach 80cm in height.
Good
Tower designed with good creativity.
Contains a lot of truss supports.
Good use of materials.
Tower did not reach 80cm in height.
Excellent
Tower designed with excellent creativity.
Trusses are located on each wall.
Excellent use of materials.
Tower exceeded 80cm.
Teamwork
Poor
Partners ..no team work.. one person ran the show!
No respect shown. Did not follow ODA core values in teamwork.
Fair
Partners ..some team work.
Some respect shown. Sometimes followed ODA core values in teamwork.
Good
Partners worked together, but occasionally distracted from their project in some way. Most of the time followed the ODA core values in teamwork. Respect was observed most of the time.
Excellent
Each person was actively involved in the building process. All partners were treated with respect. Regularly followed the ODA core values in teamwork.
Blueprint
- sketch
- pre-writing
description
- post building
reflection
Poor
Tower design does not match the design of the blueprint and changes were not explained.
Fair
Tower design somewhat matches the design of the blueprint.
If any changes were made during building, they were explained a little upon reflection.
Good
Tower blueprint mostly matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were sufficiently explained upon reflection.
Excellent
Tower blueprint matches the design of the finished product.
If any changes were made during building, they were thoroughly explained upon reflection.
Durability
Poor
Truss Bridge design could not hold even a small amount of weight (rocks)
Fair
Tower could hold a small amount of weight.
Tower could stand for 30-60 seconds.
Good
Truss Bridge design held a lot of weight (rocks)
Excellent
Tower was strong and sturdy.
Tower could stand with weight and for 2 minutes.
Materials
Poor
Did not use materials well, excessive waste.
did not cleaned up and put away parts
Fair
Used some materials well.
cleaned up but did not put away parts
Good
Used majority of supplies without wasting.
cleaned up but did not put away parts correctly
Excellent
Used the appropriate amount of materials.
cleaned up and put away parts correctly
Keywords:
Towers, structures, forces, science
Subjects:
Engineering
Math
Science
(General)
Types:
Project
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