Rubric

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Balloon Rocket Project (1)
Balloon Rocket Project (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
Title (and name)
threshold: pts
0.5 pts Full Marks
0.25 pts missing either title or name
0 pts Missing
pts
0.5 pts
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Picture of Rocket
threshold: pts
1.5 pts Well labeled and clear
1 pts Existing, but somewhat confusing
0.5 pts Very sketchy
0 pts Missing
pts
1.5 pts
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Free Body Diagrams
One should be of the balloon when it is accelerating at the beginning of its journey. The other should be of the balloon when it is accelerating (in the other direction) at the end of its journey.
threshold: pts
4 pts Everything is correct! You have done ALL of the following: -All forces *correctly* labeled with type (on, by) -At least four forces on the first picture -At least three forces on the second picture -Both pictures showing the correct acceleration
3 pts Missing / incorrect on one criteria
2 pts Missing/incorrect on 2 criteria
1 pts Missing/incorrect on all criteria
0 pts Missing
pts
4 pts
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Design and Construction
Explanation of how you designed your rocket and the considerations you made to account for friction, flight direction, and flight distance. Include what you did to make attaching the balloon to the string efficient and what you did to make sure the ballon ddi not fly off the string. Also note any challenges you experienced and how you solved them.
threshold: pts
4 to >0.0 pts Everything is addressed! You have done ALL of the following: -Addressed Friction -Addressed Flight Direction -Addressed Distance -Attaching to string? -Staying on string -challenges faced -mitigation measures / solutions -Everything is CLEAR (0.5 points for each item)
0 pts Missing
pts
4 pts
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Collaboration/Independence
How well were you able to work collaboratively (if applicable) and how little guidance you needed from your teacher.
threshold: pts
1 pts Great!
0.5 pts Partial
0 pts Disaster
pts
1 pts
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Data
The distance your rocket traveled, with units
threshold: pts
1 pts Great!
0.5 pts You forgot the units (This half point cannot be recovered)
0 pts Missing
pts
1 pts
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Performance
How well did your rocket perform?
threshold: pts
5 pts One of the farthest in the class!!
4.75 pts 4m to 6m range
4.25 pts 2m to 4m range
3.75 pts 0.1m to 2m range
3.25 pts You got it on the string and it just spun
0 pts Yours might have gone somewhere... but you did not give me any data.
pts
5 pts
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Newton's 3rd law
What is Newton's 3rd law of motion? How does it apply to your rocket?
threshold: pts
1 pts Great
0.5 pts Needs work
0 pts Missing
pts
1 pts
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Newton's 2nd law
What is Newton's 2nd law of motion? How does it apply to your rocket?
threshold: pts
1 pts Great
0.5 pts Needs work
0 pts Missing
pts
1 pts
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Newton's 1st law
What is Newton's 1st law of motion? How does it apply to your rocket?
threshold: pts
1 pts Great
0.5 pts Needs work
0 pts Missing
pts
1 pts
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