Electricity Project Rubric



Physics Project - 4th Quarter

Purpose: to study the use of electricity in your home

to determine how electricity in dispensed in your home

to diagram the electric circuit in your room

to produce a report in PowerPoint/ Prezi

Materials: electrical devices used in your home

circuit breaker or fuse box in your home

light switches and outlets in your room

Procedure: determine the electricity consumption of any 5 devices in your

House. Typical examples of devices are given, but you can

choose anything in your house. Find the voltage, resistance,

current and power being used by the device

hair dryer clock radio microwave toaster

washer power tools computer stove

television vacuum cleaner lamp

map the circuit breaker or fuse box in your home

number each circuit, total amperes in the circuit, destination

draw a circuit diagram of the outlets/switches in your room

one line for incoming power and separate lines for each outlet

Grading: Individual Project

Summative (60 points)

Room circuit - use standard electric circuit symbols – 30 pts

Devices - in form of a chart with brand and details – 30 pts Formative (40 points)

fuse/breaker box - number the circuit, amps, destination,

total house current, location – 30 pts

Title page - colorful, creative cover for your project – 10 pts

Due Date:

Final Grade: Title Page & Presentation _______

UL Labels _______

Breaker box _______

Room circuit _______

Total _______

|Electricity Project Rubric[pic] |

|Looking For… |Way! |Part Way |No Way |

|Nice title page |Colorful, attractive and creative title|Ordinary page with title in black |Boring! |

| |that sets off your project, animation, |and white | |

| |sounds | | |

|UL labels for electrical |Minimum of 4 devices neatly displayed |Some devices with some of the |UL label chart missing completely,|

|devices |in a chart with current, voltage, |values |only used AC adapters |

| |resistance, power and cost values | | |

| |(calculations) | | |

|Locate fuse/circuit |Indicate the exact location of the |Give the general location for the |Have no clue where the |

|breaker box |fuse/circuit breaker box |fuse/circuit breaker box |fuse/circuit breaker box is |

| | | |located |

|Diagram of fuse/circuit |Clearly label diagram of each circuit |Diagram somewhat resembles your |No resemblance between your |

|breaker box |with current maximums listed and rooms |box with some of the circuits |diagram and the real world, lost |

| |or devices served |labeled and current measures |in translation… |

|Diagram of your room |Clearly draw diagram of your room with |Diagram resembles your room draw |Your room is a disaster and no one|

| |straight lines and doors and windows |free-hand with some doors and |has the courage to go inside |

| |labeled |windows | |

|Circuit diagram of your |Proper schematic symbols show the |Some schematic symbols show the |Electricians nightmare, nothing is|

|room |location of outlets, switches and |location of some items in your |where it seems or should be |

| |lights in your room |room | |

|Electrical devices in your|Each outlet lists the devices that get |Some of the outlets have some of |You have no clue as to what is |

|room |their electricity from that location |the devices listed |plugged into what or where |

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