Physics

PHY 101 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric The final project for this course is the creation of an Analysis Report. For Milestone One you will submit the Force and Motion Analysis of a Rube Goldberg Device Step. This milestone is due in Module Three and you will provide a basis for the development of the final project by using the concepts from the class to describe, in words and calculations, the interactions that explain the motion observed in the selected stage of your device. If you have not begun the design of a device, provide a reference to a device that you have found. Your submission will describe quantitatively what is going on with respect to force and motion during the selected step. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Step Selection: Select a step or stage in the Rube Goldberg device. Provide a concise description of the step.

III. Selected Step

A. Initial Velocity: Calculate the initial velocity of the object in the selected step. What does the initial velocity of the object tell you about the behavior of the object?

D. Velocity and Force Calculations: Calculate the change in velocity that would be observed based on kinematics and force principles. Then, use Newton’s Second Law to calculate the force acting on the object.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Rubric

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Step Selection Selects and concisely describes step in Rube Goldberg device

Selects and describes step in Rube Goldberg device but description is wordy or vague

Does not select and describe step in Rube Goldberg device

20

Selected Step: Initial Velocity

Accurately calculates the initial velocity of the object in the selected step and clearly explains how the initial velocity can be used to analyze the behavior of the object

Calculates the initial velocity of the object in the selected step and explains how the initial velocity can be used to analyze the behavior of the object, but calculation contains inaccuracies or explanation lacks detail or clarity

Does not calculate the initial velocity of the object in the selected step

35

Selected Step: Velocity and Force Calculations

Accurately calculates change in velocity and force acting on object

Calculates change in velocity and force acting on object but with gaps in accuracy

Does not calculate change in velocity or force acting on object

35

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%