1. 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 Sept 28 ( Thursday )
-Will be graded on effort AND how well your project works

2. 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 )