Name (s) ______________________________________________ Date ____________________
Types of Mountains Project
Assessment: The Changing Earth – Mountains and Volcanoes
Create a product of your choosing (slides, poster, model, web 2.0 tool, etc.) to demonstrate your
understanding of the three main types of mountains (folded, fault block, and volcanic).
 Use scientific language to explain the rock movement involved in the formation.
 Use scientific language to describe the characteristics of each type of mountain.
 Provide multiple examples of each type of mountain and explain how each mountain type is
formed. Use appropriate scientific terms and illustrations/diagrams.
 Provide an analysis of how the specific rock movement involved in each mountain formation
affects the Earth in additional ways.
Target
Describe the forces that
cause changes in/on the
Earth.
Describe the different types
of mountains and how they
are formed.
Use examples of different
types of mountains on the
earth to describe how
mountains are formed.
Analyze the natural forces
that shape the Earth.
3 - Exemplary
2 - Proficient
Uses appropriate
scientific language to
explain the type of rock
movement in the
formation of folded,
fault block, and volcanic
mountains.
Uses appropriate
scientific language to
clearly describe the
characteristics of
folded, fault block, and
volcanic mountains.
Uses multiple examples
of folded, fault block,
and volcanic mountains to
explain how each
mountain type is formed.
Analyze how the rock
movements that result in
(all 3) folded, fault block,
and volcanic mountains
formations further
affect the shape of the
Earth.
Uses some scientific
language to explain the type
of rock movement in the
formation of folded, fault
block, and volcanic
mountains.
Uses some scientific
language to describe the
characteristics of folded,
fault/block, volcanic
mountains.
Uses an example of a
folded, fault block, and
volcanic mountain to explain
how each mountain type is
formed.
Analyze how the rock
movements that result in
(at least 2) folded, fault
block, and/or volcanic
mountain forms further
affect the shape of the
Earth.
1 - Developing
Score
Describes, in general
terms, the type of rock
movement in the
formation of at least 2
types of mountains
(folded, fault block,
volcanic).
Describes, in general
terms, some
characteristics of
folded, fault/block, and
volcanic mountains.
Uses at least 1 example
of a folded, fault block,
or volcanic mountain to
explain how it is formed.
Analyze how the rock
movement that result in
(at least 1) folded or fault
block or volcanic mountain
formations further
affect the shape of the
Earth.
Additional Comments:
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