Rubric for Self Propelled Car Name:

Car 5 4 3 2 1 0
25pts

Design The car is a The car was used The car design is The car design The design is Same design as
unique design a few times only semi-unique is abundant in class majority of class
fairly common
Up to 5% of Up to 15% of Up to 25% of Up to 50% of Over 50% of
classmates classmates classmates Up to 35% of classmates classmates
classmates

Distance Went 10.00+ m 8.00 - 10.00m 7.00 - 8.00 m 6.00 - 7.00 m 5.00 - 6.00 m less than 5.00 m

Wheels- •They allowed •They allowed the •They allowed the •Car stalled a bit •Car stalled a bit •Car stalled a bit
Friction the car to start car to start car to start without before starting before starting before starting
with no stalling without stalling stalling •They allowed •They allowed the •They did not
• They allowed • They allowed •Car was not the car to coast car to coast for allow the car to
the car to coast the car to coast allowed to coast for for 3+ meters 1-3 meters coast for at least
for 3+ meters for 1-3 meters at least a meter 1m

Wheels- •The wheels •The wheels •The wheels made •The wheels •The wheels •The wheels
Alignment made the car made the car the car veer/move made the car made the car turn made the car turn
move straight slightly veer down backward veer significantly sideways and move
forward the hallway completely
(Same Square) (1-2 squares) (3-4 sq/Bckwrd) (Hit the wall) (Faced the Wall) (Faced backward)

Energy Energy change Energy change Energy Energy Energy Energy

Use went smoothly started slowly but conservation was a conservation conservation was conservation
very little wasted did not waste a lot bit choppy/jerky was halted or reversed causing never got started,
energy of energy some energy was wasted with loss car to regain the car coasted
wasted of energy as potential energy but never
movement changed energy
Commercial Video (25pts): Car Total Score: /25
Parts List: /2 What energies: /2
Making of Wheels: /4 Energy Conservation: /5
Making of Mechanism: /4 Traction: /5
Presentation of Video: /3 Project Total Score: /50