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Save The Penguins! House Project Rubric
5 POINTS
3 POINTS
1 POINT
0 POINTS
Innovative Design
7 different
materials are used
5 or 6 different
materials are used
3 or 4 different
materials are
used
Less than 3 different
materials are used
Safety: Enclosure would allow
for a penguin's basic needs to
be met without interference.
Dwelling is 100%
penguin friendly
(penguin easily fits in
house with no
constraints
Dwelling is 75%
penguin friendly
(penguin easily fits
in house with few
constraints)
Dwelling is 50%
penguin friendly
(penguin fits into
house with
major
constraints)
Dwelling is 25% penguin
friendly (penguin cannot fit
into house)
Dwelling meets materials
constraints: Stays within $130
budget.
$100 or less used
$100-$125 used
$125-$130 used
$130+ used
Calculation of cost analysis (x2
points)
Cost analysis of all
materials
Cost analysis with a
2 items missing
Cost analysis
with 3 or more
items missing
No cost analysis
Rating of cost for materials
and installation
Lowest price
Mid-range price
Highest price
No cost analysis
Loss of penguin ice cube mass
25% or less
50% or less
75% or less
No frozen mass remaining
Mass loss as compared to
competitors
Highest mass
retained
Mid-range mass
retained
Lowest mass
retained
No mass retained
Collaboration evident
throughout
Partial collaboration
evident throughout
Cooperation
evident
throughout
One team member
dominates the design
challenge
SCORING ITEM
Each member of the team
participated in brainstorming,
building, testing and
presentation of your invention
Total Points: ________/45
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