RUBRIC
Team Members: _________________, __________________, _________________, _________________
PROJECT: The Seven Geologic Wonders of the World
Driving Question: How can we use real-world examples to classify
rocks and to describe major geological events?
CRITERIA
Benchmark 1:
Rock Formation
Benchmark 2:
Layers of the Earth
Benchmark 3:
Tectonic Plates
Benchmark 4:
Geological Events
Final Product
UNSATISFACTORY
PROFICIENT
ADVANCED
(Below Performance Standards)
(Minimal Criteria)
(Demonstrates Exceptional Performance)
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□ compare rock types (metamorphic, igneous, or
sedimentary) by the processes of their formation
□ classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous, or
sedimentary by the processes of their formation
□ summarize how rocks are classified as
metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary by the
processes of their formation
□ identify the structural layers of Earth, including
the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust,
asthenosphere, and lithosphere
□ build a model to illustrate the structural layers
of Earth, including the inner core, outer core,
mantle, crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere
□ compare and contrast the structural layers of
Earth, including the inner core, outer core, mantle,
crust, asthenosphere, and lithosphere
□ draw the major tectonic plates, including
Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, Pacific, North
American, and South American
□ identify the major tectonic plates, including
Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, Pacific, North
American, and South American
□ classify the major tectonic plates, including
Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, Pacific, North
American, and South American
□ illustrate how plate tectonics causes major
geological events such as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain
building
□ describe how plate tectonics causes major
geological events such as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain
building
□ compare and contrast how plate tectonics
causes major geological events such as ocean
basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and
mountain building
□ Final Product uses real world examples to:
□ Final Product uses real world examples to:
□ Final Product uses real world examples to:
-compare rock types(metamorphic, igneous, or
sedimentary) by the processes of their formation
- classify rocks as metamorphic, igneous, or
sedimentary by the processes of their formation
- summarize how rocks are classified as
metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary by the
processes of their formation
-illustrate how plate tectonics causes major
geological events such as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain
building
- describe how plate tectonics causes major
geological events such as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain
building
- compare and contrast how plate tectonics causes
major geological events such as ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain
building