Rock Classification Poster
2C - DUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015
2B - DUE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
2A - DUE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015
Student Name:
CATEGORY
Required
Elements
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4
The poster includes all
required elements.
3
2
One element was Two elements
were missing on
missing on the
the poster.
1
Three or more
elements were
missing on the
poster.
poster.
Photos or
Creative
Drawings
There is a photo or
creative drawing for the
rock chosen.
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• sedimentary
There is a
The photo or
somewhat
drawing is not
creative drawing creative.
or photo of the
rock chosen.
There are no
photos or creative
drawings.
Attractiveness
The poster is
exceptionally attractive in
terms of design, layout,
and neatness.
The poster is
The poster is
attractive in terms acceptably
of design, layout attractive though
and neatness.
it may be a bit
messy.
The poster is
distractingly
messy or very
poorly designed.
It is not attractive.
Knowledge
Gained
Student can accurately
answer all questions
related to facts in the
poster and processes
used to create the poster.
Grammar
Student can
Student can
Student appears
accurately answer accurately answer to have
most questions about 75% of
insufficient
related to facts in questions related knowledge about
the poster and
to facts in the
the facts or
processes used to poster and
processes used in
create the poster. processes used to the poster.
create the poster.
There are no grammatical There is 1
There are 2
There are more
mistakes on the poster. grammatical
grammatical
than 2
mistake on the
mistakes on the grammatical
poster.
poster.
mistakes on the
poster.
Students will create a Rock Classification Poster. This poster will include one rock from one of
the following categories: Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, and Metamorphic Rocks. The
student will include the following on their poster:
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The poster can be any size.
The student must identify the rock as Igneous, Sedimentary, or a Metamorphic. This
must be written on their poster.
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•
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The student will research the rock chosen and write a summary about the rock. The
summary will include information such as the history of the rock, how long has the rock
been around, describe what it looks like, if the rock is still around and if so where can it
be found. Students are not limited to the amount of information found.
Students will also include a picture of each rock.
Students will also present their posters to the class. They will be graded on how well
they present their poster.