EGG DROP RUBRIC

							                            EGG DROP RUBRIC

3 PARAGRAPHS (35 PTS)
Include description of forces acting on contraption (5 pts) ______
Include which of Newton’s Laws are being demonstrated (5 pts) ______
Explanation of how the laws are demonstrated (10 pts) ______
Identify features of your contraption that lessens or alters the effect of the
forces (5 pts) ______
Explain how the features serve to lessen or alter forces (5 pts) ______
Spelling and Grammar (5 pts) ______


CONTAINER CONSTRUCTION (15 PTS)
Completed by _______________ (5 pts) ______
Use of accepted materials (5 pts) ______
Mass requirement (5 pts) ______
Volume requirement (5 pts) ______

EGG CONDITION (30 PTS)
Cracked with yolk exposure at first drop (0 pts) ______
Hairline crack at first drop (5 pts) ______
No fracture at first drop (10 pts) ______
Hairline fracture at second drop (15 pts) ______
No fracture at second drop (20 pts) ______
Hairline fracture at third drop (25 pts) ______
No fracture at third drop (30 pts) _______

    You must have an official “weigh in” by the end of class on
     ______________. Together we will calculate and record the volume
     and mass.
    Your teacher will provide eggs on the day of the drop. All containers
     will be opened and inspected as to the contents and condition of the
     egg immediately after impact.
    Extra Credit – After the egg drop has concluded, students who did not
     get full credit for the condition of the egg may write 1 to 2 a
     paragraph explaining why they think the container was not successful
     and how they might change the design or materials if repeated. Each
     paragraph will be worth 8 pts for the “Egg Condition” portion of the
     grade.