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Bridge Building rubric

Bridge Structure Use of Bridge About Bridges Analysis
and Effort Engineering Report and
Design/ Reflection
Diagram
Structural Engineer The students 3-D The student The students The “About Bridges”
bridge structure is engineers written worksheet is filled out to the
Excellent exceptional. It effectively explanation uses best of the student’s ability.
4points replicates a explain their scientific The student has used proper
researched bridge design in full evidence to grammar and sentence
design. The bridge is detail explain how the structure and all of the six
able to bear weight throughout the bridge design questions are answered
and the engineers design process. enables it to correctly.
went beyond The students hold weight.
expectation. fully showcased This is
critical thinking appreciated
as they problem grade level
solved design sentence
improvements. structure and
grammar.
Bridge Designer The students 3-D The student The students The “About Bridges”
structure is well-done. engineers in written worksheet is filled out and
Satisfactory The bridge replicates a basic detail explanation uses there are a couple errors. The
3points researched bridge throughout the basic scientific student has somewhat used
design. The bridge is bridge design evidence to proper grammar and
able to bear some process. The explain how the sentence structure and some,
weight and the students bridge design but not all, of the six
engineers followed all demonstrated enables it to questions are answered
given instruction. some critical hold weight. The correctly.
thinking as they students
problem solved frequently use
some design grade
improvements. appropriate
spelling and
grammar. Errors
exist but do not
interfere with
the report.
Bridge Watcher The students 3-D The student The students There is a portion of the
structure gives limited engineers written worksheet that is filled out
Needs improvement thought to the explain in few explanation but there are excessive
2points researched bridge details through leaves out lots errors. The student has not
design. Their bridge the design of important used proper grammar or
may be able to or may process to show scientific sentence structure and there
not be able to bear how the bridge evidence to are many incomplete
weight. The engineers was created. explore how the sentences.
did not follow all The students are bridge design
instruction. limited in enables it to
showing how hold weight.
they used Few if any
critical thinking details are used
to problem solve in their grammar
in the design. and writing,
which are not
grade level
appropriate.
There are
several errors
that interfere
with the report.
Drive-by Visitor The students 3-D The student The students There is a portion of the
structure is missing engineers use written reports worksheet that is not filled
Unsatisfactory many components of limited detail did not use out, with excessive errors.
1point a researched bridge through the relative The student has not used
design. The bridge design process. scientific proper grammar or sentence
can’t hold any weight The students did evidence to structure, making the
and there is no not adequately explain how the worksheet hard to
evidence of a thought- show how bridge design interpreter. There are many
out design. The critical thinking enables it to incomplete sentences and
engineers did not was used to hold weight. the spelling/grammar is not
follow instruction. show the bridge There are grade level appropriate.
design. significant gaps
in the
information.
There are
grammar and
spelling errors
that prevent
understanding
of the report.

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