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Rock Cycle Assessment Project 
Rock Cycle Assessment Project
This assessment provides students with the opportunity to express their knowledge about rocks as mineral mixtures through a choice of modalities. Students had the opportunity to choose any one of the following options: Rock Cycle Picture Collage, a Rock Wanted/Missing Poster, a poem, a rap song, a diary entry of a rock traveling through the rock cycle, a mobile of the three types of rocks, or a comic strip of a rock traveling through the rock cycle.
Rubric Code: YX52C56
By kalessi
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Subject: Geology  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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Student chooses a project of his/her choice to demonstrate his/her understanding of the rock cycle, the origins, formation, characteristics and value of different rock types.
  Poor: Very Few Targets Met

2 pts

Fair: Some Targets Met

4 pts

Good: Almost Meets Target

6 pts

Excellent: Meets Target

8 pts

Scientific Terminology

Pertinent vocabulary found webquest and Chip Lab
Poor: Very Few Targets Met

Student did not demonstrate a thorough understanding of the terminology presented within the unit, and utilized minimal or no pertinent vocabulary to explain the rock cycle, the 3 types of rocks, and/or the characteristics & formation of the rock chosen.
Fair: Some Targets Met

Student demonstrated a limited understanding of the terminology presented within the unit, and utilized limited vocabulary to explain the rock cycle, the 3 types of rocks, and/or the characteristics & formation of the rock chosen.
Good: Almost Meets Target

Student demonstrated an adequate understanding of the terminology presented within the unit, and utilized some pertinent vocabulary to adequately explain the rock cycle, the 3 types of rocks, and/or the characteristics & formation of the rock chosen.
Excellent: Meets Target

Student demonstrated a thorough understanding of the terminology presented within the unit, and utilized pertinent vocabulary to thoroughly explain the rock cycle, the 3 types of rocks, and/or the characteristics & formation of the rock chosen.
Content

Relevant geologic processes and rock characteristics
Poor: Very Few Targets Met

Student minimally conveyed his/her understanding of the geologic processes at work within the rock cycle, or to form the rock chosen, by minimally stating/visually representing these geologic processes, and/or the forces relating to formation. Neither key characteristics, and -- if an individual rock chosen -- nor value/use to humans noted.
Fair: Some Targets Met

Student conveyed-in a limited fashion - his/her understanding of the geologic processes at work within the rock cycle, or those necessary to form the rock chosen, and in a limited way stated/visually represented these geologic processes & only some of the forces relating to formation. A key characteristic- and, if an individual rock chosen, its value/use to humans- may or may not have been mentioned.
Good: Almost Meets Target

Student adequately conveyed his/her understanding of the geologic processes at work within the rock cycle, or those necessary to form the rock chosen, by stating or visually representing most of these geologic processes, most of the forces relating to formation, at least one key characteristics, and, if an individual rock chosen, its value/use to humans.
Excellent: Meets Target

Student clearly conveyed his/her understanding of the geologic processes at work within the rock cycle, or those necessary to form the rock chosen, by accurately & thoroughly stating or visually representing these geologic processes, the forces relating to formation, key characteristics, and, if an individual rock chosen, its value/use to humans.
Mechanics/Syntax

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Poor: Very Few Targets Met

Although project was expressed creatively, student




evidenced substantial difficulty adhering to the rules of grammar given the creative context & evidenced substantial difficulty following rules of spelling and punctuation.
Fair: Some Targets Met

Although project was expressed creatively, student



evidenced difficulty adhering to the rules of grammar given the creative context & evidenced difficulty following rules of spelling and punctuation. Some errors made.
Good: Almost Meets Target

Although project was expressed creatively, student



adhered to most of the rules of grammar given the creative context & followed some rules of spelling and punctuation. Very few errors made.
Excellent: Meets Target

Although project was expressed creatively, student



adhered to the rules of grammar given the creative context & followed the rules of spelling and punctuation. No errors made.




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