1st Nine Weeks Project

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1st Nine Weeks Project

• -Choose to build a windmill, bridge, or other
  complex machine (two or more simple machines
  combined is a complex machine NO CATAPULTS )
• -Choose your own group
• -No more than 3 people per group
• -Should fit in a square box 1 m each side
• -Due Oct 2 ( Thursday )
• -Will be graded on effort AND how well your
  project works

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Grading Rubric

• 50 points for showing up with anything that
  resembles a windmill, bridge, or other complex
  machine (consists of two or more simple machines)

5 just above bare minimum 11 - average 17 - exceptional Total (50?)
Appearance 90 covered in Glue/Tape No Paint 50 covered in Glue/Tape Paint 20 covered in Glue/Tape Painted/Designs
Construction Difficulty Barely Stands on its own ( needs help from you ) Stands on its own but is lopsided Square and sturdy ( needs no help standing upright )
Effectiveness B Holds 4 textbooks W Spins slow CM Not continuous operation B Holds 8 textbooks W Moves/Spins med CM Semi-Continuous ( i.e, needs occasional external force to keep working ) B Holds 12 textbooks W Moves/Spins fast CM Continuous operation ( i.e, requires no external force after initial one to maintain operation )