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ASSESSMENTS
1. Test your knowledge of rocks and minerals. Take the rock and mineral quiz at http://ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/RocksandMinerals/RockQuiz.html and see how well you do! 2. Ready for another quiz? This one is multiple choice. Click on this website: http://moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/rock_cycle_q 3. How good is your knowledge of how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed? Take this quiz at http://fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/quiz/index.html and register your score! 4. Birthstone Report- Each student is to research what his/her birthstone is. They are to include a picture of the stone, and a short story on the history of the legend of their birthstone. They are to describe all physical properties of the stone. 6. Types of Rocks Database 2 ( Properties of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks). 7. Types of Rocks Database 1 ( How sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic are formed). 8. Rock Report- Students will create a rock book with a rock of their own choosing. They will perform the following experiments: Description of the rock, streak test for mineral color, scratch test for rock hardness, acid test for the presence of limestone, magnetic attraction, and the float test. 9. Semantic webs: KWL chart, Venn Diagram to compare the three rock types, and flow charts.
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