Scoring Rubric

Marble Park

Overview: Students create their own theme park for marbles.

Assessed Items	Points	What to Look For
Oral presentation	3	Presentation includes an accurate explaination of how the rides demonstrate Newton's laws of motion.
	2	Presentation includes the laws of motion but does not accurately explain how the rides demonstrate the laws.
	1	Presentation indicates a lack of understanding of Newton's laws of motion.
Visual presentation of display	3	Display accurately incorporates all necessary information -- ride specification, safety issues, and applications of Newton's laws of motion.
	2	Display incorporates all necessary information, but does not accurately apply Newton's laws.
	1	Display is lacking some portion of necessary information, particularly information applying Newton's laws.
Function of physical display	3	Rides work as described.
	2	Rides work, but may need some adjustment during presentation.
	1	Rides may or may not work, even with adjustment during presentation.