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TECH Project: "Rock Cycle Brochure" 
Creative Project: "Rock Cycle"
The Rock Cycle and 3 Types of Rocks Tri-Fold Borchure
Rubric Code: M88X8A
By amyrandall
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Subject: Science  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric TECH Project: Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle and 3 Types of Rocks Tri-Fold Brochure
  Meets

20 pts

Approaches

15 pts

Falls Far Below

10 pts

Content of Front Cover

Shows understanding of The Rock Cycle and the 3 Types of Rocks
Meets

• The cover must have a title such as “The Rock Cycle and The Three Types of Rocks.”

• The title must be large enough to read and pictures relate to the topic.

• The title and pictures must be enticing to the audience.
Approaches

• An attempt was made to show an appropriate title for the performance task.

• The title and pictures were small.

• The title and pictures were not really enticing to the audience.
Falls Far Below

• There is no evidence of what the performance task was.

• The title was too small to read and the pictures didn't relate to the topic.
Content of Inside Left Page

Igneous Rocks
Meets

• Shows with details how this type of rock was formed.

• Includes descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes a list of examples of rocks in this classification.
Approaches

• Shows with some details how this type of rock was formed but not completely.

• Includes some descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes only one example of rock in this classification.
Falls Far Below

• Shows very little or NO details about how this rock was formed.

• Includes very little or NO descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes NO examples of rocks in this classification.
Content of Inside Middle Page

Sedimentary Rocks
Meets

• Shows with details how this type of rock was formed.

• Includes descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes a list of examples of rocks in this classification.
Approaches

• Shows with some details how this type of rock was formed but not completely.

• Includes some descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes only one example of rock in this classification.
Falls Far Below

• Includes very little or NO descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes NO examples of rocks in this classification.
Content of Inside Left Page

Metamorphic Rocks
Meets

• Shows with details how this type of rock was formed.

• Includes descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes a list of examples of rocks in this classification.
Approaches

• Shows with some details how this type of rock was formed but not completely.

• Includes some descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes only one example of rock in this classification.
Falls Far Below

• Includes very little or NO descriptions of this rock's composition, color, texture, and characteristics.

• Includes NO examples of rocks in this classification.
Content of Back Cover

The Rock Cycle Diagram
Meets

• The rock cycle diagram is present.

• The content of the diagram is correct and was found on the internet or designed by the student.
Approaches

• The rock cycle diagram may be present but not entirely accurate.
Falls Far Below

• The rock cycle diagram isn't present or is not accurate at all.
Presentation of Brochure

Presentation to the audience of 2nd and 3rd graders.
Meets

• Very or Fairly neat

• Most pictures are
clearly defined

• Most areas are
understandable

• Colorful
Approaches

• Some area appear messy

• Pictures are
hard to figure out

• Hard to follow

• Not very colorful
Falls Far Below

• No attempt was made to be neat

• Pictures are sloppy

• Quite hard to follow

• No attempt to make
it interesting or
colorful




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