Name ______________________________________ Date _________
Weathering, Erosion &
Deposition Unit
Weathering
Alternative Assessment
Take Your Pick: Weathering
Weathering can be either physical or chemical. These activities
will help you learn more about both.
1. Work on your own, with a partner, or with a small group.
2. Choose two or more items for a total of 10 points. Check your choices.
3. Have your teacher approve your plan.
4. Submit or present your results.
2 Points
_____ Crossword Puzzle Make a crossword puzzle that includes the different agents of weathering.
Use definitions and descriptions of the specific types of weathering caused by the agent.
_____ Illustration of Agents Weathering occurs through many different agents. Make an illustration of
a landscape that includes several agents of weathering.
5 Points
_____ Wanted Poster Chemical weathering occurs through many different agents. Make a Wanted
poster identifying these agents. You poster could be for a criminal (Agent Wanted), a star agent (Star
Agent Wanted), or jobs needed to make the weathering occur (Jobs Wanted). Include pictures and
descriptions about how each causes weathering.
_____ Model Using recycled materials, make a model of an area that has experienced at least two kinds of
chemical weathering. Be sure to include labeled descriptions of how the weathering occurred.
_____ Quiz Write your own quiz on physical weathering. Make sure you ask questions about agents of
physical weathering, how the physical weathering occurs, and what the results of physical weathering
are. Include an answer key.
_____ Newspaper Article Invent a newsworthy example of chemical weathering. Then write a
newspaper article about it. As background for your article, explore other types of weathering, too.
8 Points
_____ Interview with a Landform Write a interview between you and an outcrop of bedrock that has
experienced chemical and physical weathering. Ask the outcrop about its weathering from the past,
and what it expects in the future. Include a picture of the outcrop showing the weathering it has
experienced.
_____ Timeline Create an imagined timeline of physical and chemical weathering that has occurred to a
material. Show what the material looks like at different points along the timeline.
Alternative Assessment
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Name ______________________________________ Date _________
Weathering, Erosion &
Deposition Unit
Alternative Assessment Rubric – Take Your Pick
Worksheet Title: _____________________________________________
Student Name: ______________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________________
Add the titles of each activity chosen to the chart below.
2-point item:
5-point item
8-point item:
Content
(0-1.5 points)
(0-4 points)
(0-6 points)
Presentation
(0-0.5 point)
(0-1 point)
(0-2 points)
Points
Sum
Choice 1: _____________________________________________________________________________
Points
Reason for
missing points
Choice 2: _____________________________________________________________________________
Points
Reason for
missing points
Total Points (of 10 maximum)
Alternative Assessment
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