RUBRICS

TECHNOLOGY: PAT 1
GRADE 9
FOLDING CHAIR (Structures)
Rating Scale
Process

Exemplary Competent Developing Progressing

5 4 3 2 1
Partially identifies the Identifies the problem
Correctly identifies the problem
Correctly identifies the problem and give a problem and give a fair wrongly and try to give Does not identify the
and give a good analysis of the
detailed analysis of the existing solutions. analysis of the existing analysis of the existing problem.
existing solutions.
solutions. solutions.
Sort and compares some
information of existing Sort and compares Sort and compares
Sort and compares information of existing
products relevant to the information of existing information of existing
products relevant to the identified problem Does not sort and compare
Investigation

identified problem based on products but do not products based on either

based on safety and suitability of the existing products. Both
safety and suitability of the consider all aspects of the safety or suitability of the
materials. Both possible pictures (colour) pictures are not pasted.
materials. Both possible solution. At least one materials. Irrelevant
are pasted.
pictures (may not be in colour) possible picture is pasted. possible picture (pasted).
are pasted.
Collect some relevant data
Collects relevant data from Collect some relevant data
from different sources and
Collects relevant data from different sources different sources and makes from different sources but
makes summaries in terms
and makes meaningful summaries in terms summaries in terms of does not make summaries Does not collect relevant
of advantages and
of advantages and disadvantages of existing advantages and disadvantages in terms of advantages and data.
disadvantages of existing
products to support ideas. of existing products to support disadvantages of existing
products that do not
ideas. products to support ideas.
always support ideas.
Contributes meaningfully and thoughtfully Contribute to the design brief. Attempts to contribute.
Attempts to contribute and Makes no contribution at
to the design brief. The design brief is clear, The design brief is short and The design brief is not
does so in a small way. all.
short and concise. clear. clear and concise.
Lists some of the design Lists either the design Lists no design
Lists all the design specifications and Attempts to contribute and
specifications and constraints specifications or specifications or
constraints for the solution. does so in a small way.
for the solution. constraints for the solution constraints.
Develop a detailed and comprehensive flow Develop a clear flow chat of Develop a flow chat of
Attempts to contribute and Does not develop a flow
Design

chat of steps to be followed to complete the steps to be followed for the steps to be followed for
does so in a small way. chat.
design. design. the design.
Draw clear freehand
Draw clear and detailed freehand sketches Draw clear freehand sketches sketch of one possible
of two possible ideas. Pros and cons are of two possible idea. Pros and idea. Pros and cons are Make no contribution at all
Attempts to contribute and
well developed relevant to possible ideas cons are well developed and developed but does not to possible solutions or
does so in a small way.
and links to the design brief, specifications link to design brief, necessarily link to the ideas.
and constraints. specifications and constraints. brief, specifications and
constraints.
 Chooses and uses appropriate Chooses and uses one or
Chooses and uses appropriate tools and tools and materials to make the two tools/ materials
Some of the tools and
materials to make the product. Shows product but does not always correctly. Demonstrate Does not choose or use
materials chosen are
accurate and correct measuring, cutting, show accurate and correct poor cutting, measuring, any of the tools or
wrong or not used
joining and finishing techniques in making measuring, cutting, joining and joining and finishing materials.
correctly.
the quality product. finishing techniques in making techniques in making the
the product. product.
Produces a drawing which
Produces a flawed 3D- is immediately
Produces accurate 3D-Isometric
Produce an accurate and technically Isometric drawing and 2D- recognizable as 3D-
drawing and 2D-drawing using
competent 3D-Isometric drawing and 2D- drawing using First-angle Isometric drawing and a Does not produce a
First-angle Orthographic
Make

drawing using First-angle Orthographic Orthographic Projections drawing which is drawing/ projections at all.
Projections of the chosen Idea/
Projections of the chosen Idea/ Solution. of the chosen Idea/ immediately recognizable
Solution.
Solution. as a 2D-orthographic
projection.
Draw up a realistic budget, Draw up a budget, Attempt to draw up a
Draw up a realistic budget, including
including some correct including materials and budget with a lot of Does not draw up a budget
correct materials and labour costs in a
materials and labour costs in an labour costs with fair inaccurate estimations of at all
competent and creative manner.
acceptable manner estimations. materials and labour costs
Uses safe working Does not always use safe
Uses safe working practices
Uses safe working practices and shows practices and shows working practices nor
and shows some awareness of Uses materials and tool
awareness of effective and efficient ways of minimal awareness of show any awareness of
effective and efficient ways of unsafely.
using materials and tools. effective ways of using efficient ways of using
using materials and tools.
materials and tools. materials and tools.
The group attempts to
The group develop some
develop evaluation The group does not
The group develop sensible and reasonable The group develop meaningful reasonable evaluation
criterions to test the develop evaluation
evaluation criterions to test the product. evaluation criterions to test the criterions to test the
product. There is evidence criterions to test the
Evaluates their model fairly and objectively product. Evaluate their model product. Evaluate their
of trying to use the product nor evaluate their
using the evaluation instrument. satisfactorily using the model using the evaluation
evaluation instrument to own model. Weaknesses,
Weaknesses, strengths, changes and evaluation instrument. . instrument. Some
evaluate the model. strengths, changes and
improvements are clearly and concisely Weaknesses, strengths, changes weaknesses, strengths,
Weaknesses and strengths improvements are not
stated. and improvements are stated. changes and improvements
Evaluation

or changes and stated.

are stated
improvements are stated.
The model or prototype
The model or prototype solves The model or prototype The prototype doesn’t
partially solves the
the problem it was designed solves the problem it was solve the problem it was
The model or prototype fully solves the problem it was designed
for. The tool includes most of designed for, to a certain designed for. The tool does
problem it was designed for. The tool for. Not all required
the required components and extend. The tool includes not include the required
includes all the required components and components of the tool are
the group has demonstrated some of the required components and the group
the group has demonstrated creativity or present and the group
creativity in the way that the components and the group has demonstrated no
insight in the way that the tool has been demonstrated minimal
tool has been assembled. has fairly demonstrated an creativity or insight in the
assembled. creativity in the way that
insight in the way that the way that the tool has been
the tool has been
tool has been assembled. assembled.
assembled.
 The group communicate their The group communicate
The group communicate their ideas and The ideas and model are

Communication
ideas and model to class in a their ideas and model to
model to class in a clear concise manner. not always explained
clear manner but the class in a clear manner. The presentation does not
The design ideas are clear enough for concisely or clearly. There
presentation is partially concise Additional information flow. The ideas and model
somebody else to make the product. The is no additional
and includes additional and attributes to the are difficult to understand
presentation includes additional information information or attributes to
information and attributes. presentation is minimal. from the presentation.
and attributes. Everyone in the group gets a the presentation and only
Everyone in the group gets a Only some of the group
chance to present. one person presents.
chance to present. members presents.

TOTAL MARKS OBTAINED: ________