Rocks-Mineral Mixtures Name______________________________
Due Date: Dec. 12,
2006 Parent Signature___________________________
Total points available: A=
140+ B= 120 C= 100
Late work will be assigned
50% of the assignment value. If you must be absent
on the due date, make arrangements with your teacher before
then, or ask someone to turn it in for you on the due date.
Objective: Explain how
rocks are formed.
Vocabulary
composition extrusive
rock fissures
foliated igneous
rock intrusive rock
lava magma metamorphic
rock
nonfoliated rock
rock cycle processes
sedimentary rock strata stratification
texture
Directions:
Examine the possible activities you can do to learn
the unit objectives. Each assignment has a point value
based on the amount of time and effort necessary to complete
the task. Items marked in bold are required assignments.
If you have questions, ASK!
You must complete level
C before moving on to Level B and complete Level B to move
to Level A.
LEVEL C: 100 points
required to move to Level B (110 points
MAX)
- Daily notes over each
section. (In class) (30)
- Create a metaphor for the
rock cycle. (10)
- Design a worksheet that
matches 20 rocks with their rock type. Write answers
on the back. (5)
- Complete chapter review,
pg. 52. You must complete questions (1-16) with
complete sentences. (20)
- Draw a picture book of different
types of rocks and where they are found in the world.
(10)
- Perform a skit (2 members)
of the rock cycle. Keep in mind; I will be looking
for the different processes involved. (15)
- Complete section 1 review,
1-7 on page 35. (5)
- Complete section 2 review,
1-4 on page 39. (5)
- Complete section 3 review,
1-4 on page 43. (5)
- Complete section
4 review, 1-4 on page 49. (5)
- Review the model of the
rock cycle in the text. Design a children’s book
that explains what can happen to a sedimentary rock as
it changes throughout the rock cycle. (15)
- Create vocabulary
flash cards or draw a picture for the chapter vocabulary.
Use all 16 terms. (15)
- Create a labeled
poster/drawing of the rock cycle. (10)
- Write a song or rap
about the rock cycle processes. Sing it to the class
or to the teacher. (5)
- Design a crossword
puzzle using 10 vocabulary words. Puzzle must have
clues. (10)
Level B: (20 points)
must earn 15 to move on to level A MAX
is 30
- Write a report or
build a model of one the following ancient sites:
Anasazi Indians of the American Southwest or Angkor, Cambodia
or the Great Zimbabwe by the African traders. (10)
- Create a concept map (see
page 53 #17). (10)
- Create a rock dictionary.
List the three types of rock and the processes that occur
in the rock cycle. Record the dictionary definition
for each and then define it in your own words. (10)
- Describe how volcanoes affect
people. Include eruptions, lava flows, and ash clouds.
What are the benefits of volcanoes? (10)
- Research Avicenna.
Write a one-page report on this person’s contribution
to today’s society. (10)
- Research life-forms that
scientists found living around black smokers at the deep
ocean trench, Galapagos Rift. Write a one-page report.
(10)
Level A: MAX is 20
points
- Visit a cemetery and measure
the weathering rates of grave markers. By dividing
the amount that a grave marker has eroded by the number
of years the stone has been standing (the date of death),
you can calculate the rate of weathering. Calculate
for 2 stones. Your report should include: measurements,
calculations and a description of your findings. (20)
- Prepare a lesson
about this chapter to present to a second grade class.
Prepare vocabulary lists, illustrations, and worksheets
to help the younger students understand the types of rock,
the uses of rock, and the way rock forms. (20)
- TEST on chapter 2:
Rocks-Mineral Mixtures.
Dr Kathie Nunley
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