What Floats Your Boat

WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT? Circle the score that best describes the boat. Add scores and record below. CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Attractiveness/Craftmansh The boat shows that the The boat shows that the The design and The boat looks thrown ip creator took great pride in creator took pride in construction were together at the last minute. his/her work. The design his/her work. The design planned. The item has It appears that little design and construction take into and construction look several flaws (unwanted or planning was done. account space, form, planned. The item has a bumps, drips, marks, Craftmanship is poor. balance/symmetry and few flaws (unwanted tears), that detract from looks carefully planned. bumps, drips, marks, the overall look. The item is neat (free of tears), but these do not unwanted bumps, drips, detract from the overall marks, and tears). look. Durability The boat was built to last Most of the boat is sturdy, The basic structure of the The boat is flimsy and through multiple flotations but there are a couple of boat is sturdy, but many of falls apart easily. It may in water. materials that did not hold the details are fragile. It not last for one float. up during multiple looks like it would not flotations look good after one flotation.

Knowledge about The student can answer 3 The student can answer 2 The student can answer 1 The student does not Culture/Story questions correctly about questions correctly about question correctly about understand how the boat how the boat relates to the how the boat relates to the how the boat relates to the relates to the culture culture and/or time era of culture and/or time era of culture and/or time era of and/or time era of the boat. the boat. the boat. the boat. Use of Materials Thinking and planning is Appropriate materials Some aspects of the boat The boat is 80% or more evident in the choice of were selected. A are unique, but several prefabricated materials materials. Unique use of combination of materials elements are copied from and/or made by someone materials and a knowldege was used. source materials or other else. Little to no thought of the different types of students. Not much was given to the choice of available materials is thought was given to how materials and their evident. Parts are secure. the materials are used or purpose/effectiveness. the effectiveness of the materials