Eccentricity Rubric

Eccentricity Stellar Good Good enough Not good Burned up on

enough re-entry
Rubric (15pts) 5 4 3 2 1
Drawn Ellipse There are two There are two There are two There are two An ellipse is
Ellipses drawn Ellipses drawn Ellipses drawn Ellipses drawn drawn
Correctly, Correctly, Correctly,
in different in different in different
colors, colors, and colors
the colors are the colors are
labeled, labeled
and
with the sun
marked at one
focus
Eccentricity All four All four All four Most Asteroids An Asteroid is
Asteroids have a Asteroids have a Asteroids have a have all three missing all of
listed: listed: listed: it’s data
1. Distance 1. Distance 1. Distance
between foci between foci between foci
2. length of 2. length of 2. length of
Major Axis Major Axis Major Axis
3. Eccentricity 3. Eccentricity 3. Eccentricity

All are correct All are correct

to the mm or
thousandth
Objects in the 1. An 1. An 1. An Either Both are
solar system Eccentricity Eccentricity Eccentricity 1. An incomplete
is listed for is listed for is listed for Eccentricity
all objects in all objects in all objects in is listed for
the solar the solar the solar all objects in
system system system the solar
2. All asteroids 2. Most 2. All asteroids system
are correctly asteroids are are or
compared to correctly compared to 2. All asteroids
each object compared to each object are
each object compared to
each object