Geology Prompt Rubric

 

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Indicate the points based on the characteristics marked (circle the appropriate number).

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5 Points: Excellent (You did ALL the following very well!)

  1. Named the three types of rocks.
  2. Described fully each type of rock, drawings and/or pictures accompanied the description.
  3. Named at least two ways each type of rock can be identified or classified.
  4. Described the rock cycle in detail, which means
    1. Described how each rock type may become another.
    2. Explained why the rock cycle is a cycle.

 

3 Points: Great start but needs work

  1. Named the three types of rocks.
  2. Described each type of rock, but left out some details about how a type of rock is created.
  3. Left out one or more ways the three types of rock can be identified.
  4. Described the rock cycle, but left out some details.

 

1 Points: Not "shaped" yet, still rough

  1. Named the three types of rocks.
  2. Did not fully describe how the three types of rock are formed.
  3. Did not show how the three types of rock could be identified.
  4. Described the rock cycle leaving out a lot of detail.


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