80 Points for distance and 90 Points for Speed for a total score of 170 points.
| Distance | Speed | Combined |
Distance Rubric - Contest Points
Percent / Contest Points are points collected in competition with other cars. This score is not part of the grade.
Grade Points are based upon the performance of the car. Students grades will be based on this rubric column.
| Distance Traveled | Percent / Contest Points | Grade Points For Mouse Trap Project |
| 00 - 0.99 meters | 5 % | 50 % |
| 1.00 - 1.99 meters | 10% | 55 % |
| 2.00 - 2.99 meters | 15% | 60 % |
| 3.00 - 3.99 meters | 20 % | 65 % |
| 4.00 - 4.99 meters | 25% | 70 % |
| Target
Goal for all Cars
5.00 - 5.99 meters |
30 % | 75 % |
| 6.00 - 6.99 meters | 35 % | 80 % |
| 7.00 - 7.99 meters | 40 % | 85 % |
| 8.00 - 8.99 meters | 45 % | 90 % |
| 9.00 - 9.99 meters | 50 % | 95 % |
| 10.00 - 10.99 meters | 55 % | 100 % |
| 11.00 - 11.99 meters | 60 % | Bonus Points Given Based upon overall distance traveled. |
| 12.00 -12.99 meters | 65 % | |
| 13.00 - 13.99 meters | 70 % | |
| 14.00 - 14.99 meters | 75 % | |
| 15.00 - 15.99 meters | 80 % | |
| 16.00 - 16.99 meters | 85 % | |
| 17.00 - 17.99 meters | 90 % | |
| 18.00 - 18.99 meters | 95 % | |
| 19.00 - 19.99 meters | 100 % | |
| 20.00 - 20.99 meters | 105 % | |
| 21.00 - 21.99 meters | 110 % | |
| 22.00 - 22.99 meters | 115 % | |
| 23.00 - 23.99 meters | 120 % | |
| 24 or more meters | Bonus Points added |
Percent / Contest Points are points collected in competition with other cars. This score is not part of the grade. It is based on the time the car took to travel 5 meters
Grade Points are based upon the performance of the car. Students grades will be based on this rubric column.
| Time | Percent / Contest Points | Grade Points For Mouse Trap Project |
| 7.25 - 7.49 sec | 5 % | "D"
Range 60 - 69 %
|
| 7.00 - 7.24 sec | 10% | |
| 6.75 - 6.99 sec | 15% | |
| 6.50 - 6.74 sec | 20 % | |
| 6.25 - 6.49 sec | 25% | |
| 6.00 - 6.24 sec | 30 % | "C"
Range 70 - 79 %
|
| 5.75 - 5.99 sec | 35 % | |
| 5.50 - 5.74 sec | 40 % | |
| 5.25 - 5.49 sec | 45 % | |
| 5.00 - 5.24 sec | 50 % | |
| 4.75 - 4.99 sec | 55 % | "B"
Range 80 - 89 %
|
| 4.50 - 4.74 sec | 60 % | |
| 4.25 - 4.49 sec | 65 % | |
| 4.00 - 4.24 sec | 70 % | |
| 3.75 - 3.99 sec | 75 % | |
| 3.50 - 3.74 sec | 80 % | |
| 3.25 - 3.49 sec | 85 % | |
| 3.00 - 3.24 sec | 90 % | "A"
Range 90 - 100 % |
| 2.75 - 2.99 sec | 95 % | |
| 2.50 -2.74 sec | 100 % | |
| 2.25 - 2.49 sec | 105 % | |
| 2.00 - 2.24 sec | 110 % | |
| 1.75 -1.99 sec | 115 % | Bonus Points Given |
| 1.50 -1.74 sec | 120 % | |
| Under 1.50 sec | Bonus Points given |
Combined Speed and Distance Contest
The combined speed and distance contest uses the "Percent - Contest Points" columns of each rubric listed above. For example a car that travels 15.75 meters and has a time of 3.15 over 5 meters would receive the following points:
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80 Points for distance and 90 Points for Speed for a total score of 170 points. |
This page was last updated on: 05/03/04