Rules for the Balloon Car Race
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
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The Balloon Car Race! The Car
The Car does not meet regulations or does not travel 3m.
The car follows all rules and travels 5m in the 3rd fastest speed
The car follows all rules and travels 5m in the 2nd fastest speed
The car follows all rules and travels 5m with fastest speed
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The Car Sketch
None of the details from the diagram of the car are in the sketch
At least 3 details are in the sketch but they are not legible
All 7 details are in the sketch but the arrows of the forces are not labeled.
All 7 details are in the sketch and are legible. The arrows for force are present and labeled.
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The Questions/Paragraph
None of the questions were answered with adequate evidence or support nor was the paragraph finished
Two of the questions were answered but there was no adequate evidence or support and the paragraph was partially written
Five of the questions were answered, four of them had adequate evidence and the paragraph was almost complete
All of the questions were answered with adequate evidence and support. The paragraph was finished.
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Testing the Car
Student tested his/her car but failed to perform the three trial runs
Student successfully tested his/her car by performing three trial runs but failed to calculate the speed of each racer
Student successfully performed three trial runs, recording the time and distance the car traveled and calculated the rate of the speed of each run
Student successfully raced his/her car against others in the group, recording the time and distance of each racer and calculated the speed of each racer.
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Balloon Vehicle Performance
Cars were not inspected or measured before the race.
Cars were inspected and the length was measured but the overall mass was omitted.
Cars were inspected, length and mass were measured but did not complete one of the trial runs
Cars were inspected, measured and completed the trial runs. The results were recorded on a data table.
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