Name : _______________________

Partner(s) : _________

Creating a New Machine Rubric

Exceeds
Expectations
4

Consistently
worked with
partner to
complete the
Collaboration
assignment.
(x 5)
Took partner(s)
input for
assignment on a
regular basis.

Gathering
Research
Using a
Graphic
Organizer
(x 4)

Meets
Expectations
3

Progressing
2

Needs
Improvement
1

Worked well with

Did not work well
Sometimes
worked

partner(s) to
with partner(s).
with partner.
complete the
Sometimes
Did not consider

assignment.
considered
partner(s) input
Considered

partner(s) input for

for the
partner(s) input for
the
assignment.
the assignment.
assignment.

Filled out the

graphic organizer
Filled out parts of Little or none of
Filled
out
the

with accurate
the graphic
the graphic
graphic
organizer
information.
organizer.
organizer filled out.
accurately.
Some of the
Much of the
Recorded other

Recorded
no
extra

information that he/

information was
information was
information.
she found
inaccurate/missing.
inaccurate/missing.
Found
3
examples

interesting.
Found 1 - 2

Did not list any

of
each
simple
example of each
examples of simple
Found 4 or more
machine.
examples of each
simple machine.
machines.
simple machine.

Score

Creates a new Creates a new

machine using
machine using
Creates a new
pencil and paper or
pencil and paper or
machine using
Design of New
Pages.
Pages.
pencil and paper or Does not have a
Machine
design/sketch for a
Contains
more
than
Contains
2
simple
Pages.

(x 6)
new machine.
2 simple machines
machines that help Contains no labeled
that help the
the machine
simple machines.
machine function.
function.

Writes 2 or more
paragraphs about
the new machine.
Description of Includes ALL of the
New Machine
requirements.
(x 4)
Includes important
facts.
No grammatical
errors.

Writes 1 paragraph
about new
machine.
Includes 4 out of
the 6 requirements.
Includes some
important facts.
1 - 3 grammatical
errors.

Writes less than a

paragraph about
new machine.
Provides no
Includes 2 out of
the 6 requirements.
description of new
machine.
Does not include
important facts.
4 or more

grammatical errors.

Student presents Student presents Student presents

Student presents
picture AND model
picture AND model
picture of new
Presentation
picture of new
of new machine.
of new machine.
machine.
of New
machine.
Machine to
Shares ALL

Shares 2 out of the Only shares 1 out of

Does not share
Class
requirements.
3 requirements.
the 3 requirements.
description with
(x 6)
Very prepared for Fairly prepared for Not prepared for
class.
presentation.
presentation.
presentation.