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Rock Cycle Part 3 Inquiry based unit on rocks and minerals Rubric Code: Y225A4 By CJulie Ready to use Private Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Week 2 Rocks Researching the rock cycle and the importance of rocks and minerals.
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Group Work Participation in small and whole group discussions; level of input in group project	Poor Not on task, disrupts group work. Shares irrelevant or inappropriate comments. Does not work well with others.	Fair Needs reminders to stay on task. Answers questions when asked with limited relevancy. Is not an active participant in the group.	Good Participates in small and whole group discussions when asked. Shares ideas, some of them relevant. Works cooperatively with group members to accomplish given tasks.	Excellent Actively participates in small and whole group discussions, and shares thoughtful, relevant comments. Works cooperatively with group members to accomplish given tasks, often problem solving difficult situations
Creativity The format used to share the information learned	Poor The information is copied directly from the textbook.	Fair A poster is used to display the rock cycle and the information learned about the the rocks and mineral assigned.	Good A method other than a poster is used to display the rock cycle and information learned, but the method is repeated by other groups.	Excellent The method used to display the rock cycle and information learned is unique and different from all other groups.
Rock Cycle Content Quality and accuracy of information presented about the rock cycle	Poor No relevant information on the rock cycle is provided or information was copied directly from the textbook.	Fair The description of the rock cycle is organized incorrectly and/or missing three or more pieces of relevant information.	Good A description of the rock cycle is presented in a clear, organized manner, but is missing one or two pieces of relevant information.	Excellent A detailed description of the rock cycle is presented in a logical, organized manner and shows a thorough understanding of the topic.
Importance of Rocks/Mineral Quality and accuracy of the uses of rocks and mineral assigned	Poor No discussion of the rocks and mineral assigned.	Fair Only one use or piece of information is provided for each of the rocks and mineral assigned.	Good Two uses or pieces of information are provided for each of the rocks and mineral assigned.	Excellent Three or more uses or pieces of information are provided on each of the rocks and mineral assigned.
Illustrations/Diagrams Use of illustrations or diagrams to enhance understanding	Poor No illustrations or diagrams were used.	Fair One illustration or diagram is used to enhance the understanding of the information learned.	Good Two different types of illustrations or diagrams were used to enhance the understanding of the information learned.	Excellent Three or more different types of illustrations or diagrams were used to enhance the understanding of the information learned.
Spelling/Grammar/Neatness Correct use of spelling, grammar and neatness	Poor Priority words misspelled, multiple grammatical errors. Writing is difficult to read.	Fair Three or more spelling or grammatical errors. Written in blue or black ink, pencil, or typed.	Good One to two spelling or grammatical errors. Writing is neatly written in blue or black ink or typed.	Excellent No spelling or grammatical errors. Writing is neatly written in blue or black ink or typed.
Presentation Sharing information learned with members of class	Poor Presentation is unorganized. Multiple pieces of inaccurate or missing information.	Fair Presentation lacks creativity and has some organizational issues.	Good Presentation is organized, with some creativity. The information on the rock cycle, the rocks and mineral is presented.	Excellent Presentation is creative, well organized, and thoroughly describes the rock cycle and the importance of the rocks and mineral assigned.

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