4
Excellent (10 pts) / 3
Good (7 pts) / 2
Mediocre (4 pts) / 1
Poor (2 pts) / 0
Participation /
  • Actively involved in the construction of the rocket
  • Worked with the rest of the group as a team
/
  • Participated in the construction of the rocket some
  • Worked with the rest of the group as a team
/
  • Participated in some of the construction of the rocket, but was off-task
  • Worked with the rest of the group some
/
  • Didn’t actively participate in the construction of the rocket and was often off-task
  • Didn’t work well with the rest of the group
/ Incomplete
Design /
  • Incorporated all engineering design principles (wings, nose cone, rounded edges, etc.) into the rocket design
  • Paid attention to aesthetics
  • High creativity (used materials in unique ways or used uncommon materials)
/
  • Incorporated all engineering design principles (wings, nose cone, rounded edges, etc.) into the rocket design
  • Some attention to aesthetics
  • Some creativity
/
  • Some engineering design principles used in the rocket design
  • No attention to aesthetics
  • Some creativity
/
  • Little to no engineering design principles used in the rocket design
  • No attention to aesthetics
  • No attempt at creativity
/ Incomplete
Rocket Launch /
  • Successful launch (displays parabolic trajectory)
/
  • Successful launch (no parabolic trajectory)
  • Unsuccessful launch due to unforeseeable events (not due to poor design)
/
  • Unsuccessful launch due to poor construction (rocket stuck to launcher or blew-up on launch pad)
/
  • Unsuccessful launch due to poor design (rocket stuck to launcher or blew-up on launch pad)
/ Incomplete
Calculations /
  • All work shown
  • Correct equations used
  • Correct answers
  • Proper significant digits
/
  • All work shown
  • Correct equations used
  • Some incorrect answers due to math mistakes
  • Proper significant digits
/
  • Some work shown
  • Some incorrect equations used or equations used incorrectly
  • Incorrect answers
  • Some answers are not to proper significant digits
/
  • Little to no work shown
  • Many incorrect equations used
  • Many incorrect answers
  • Little to no answers are to proper significant digits
/ Incomplete
Physics Concepts /
  • Able to correctly identify and use physics concepts
  • Able to correctly interpret results of launch
  • Able to correctly draw conclusions based on the rocket design
/
  • Able to correctly identify and use physics concepts
  • Able to correctly interpret most results of the launch
  • Able to correctly draw conclusions based on the rocket design
/
  • Able to correctly identify and use some physics concepts
  • Able to correctly interpret some results of the launch
  • Able to draw some conclusions based on the rocket design
/
  • Able to identify and use little or no physics concepts
  • Not able to correctly interpret the results of the launch
  • Not able to draw conclusions based on the rocket design
/ Incomplete

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