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Name ____________________________________

Structure Evaluation

Name _____________________________________________

(Circle your title on your team)

Design Engineer    Height Engineer    Materials Engineer     Strength Engineer    Journalist

Category:

Points Possible

Points Awarded

Make a guess and earn some extra credit....How much weight will your structure hold?

(your guess= _______lbs.)

Closeness of your weight guess
If your guess is
within 50 lbs. = 5 points
between 51 and 75 lbs. = 4 points
between 76 and 100 lbs. = 3 points
between 101 and 150 lbs. = 2 points
between 151 and 200 lbs. = 1 point.

5 EC

 


Height of your structure = ________________ inches

10 +     Your structure's height              x   10
        Mean height of all the structures

 

20

 


Weight that your structure held = _______________pounds

10 +          Weight your structure held         x 10
       Mean weight held of all the structures

 

20

 

Geometry in the structure/neatness/creativity - Did you use techniques that you read about to strengthen your design?

10

 
Your Web Page
 - All questions answered correctly? (10)
 - Photos/Graphics included and support material on web page (5)
 - Interview information (5)
 - Reflections on the project (10)
 - Bibliography including information about your interview (5)
 

35

 

Web site
 - links work properly
 - complete


5

.

Interview completed?

5

.

Written follow-up completed?

5

 

 Total Points

100

 

 


This project was created by Nancy Powell and Cathy Denbesten for their Geometry Classes at Bloomington High School, Bloomington, IL. We welcome your comments and questions.

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