Then, students will demonstrate their understanding of the rock cycle by creating Summative collect – a comic, video, travel brochure, etc. students final products Students must use their deductive reasoning and knowledge to determine the type of rock they have created with the clues given at each station. 13 Tests to Identify Rocks & Minerals Student Note Sheet (chart) VAT Show students various rocks and ask them to describe them. Tell them that many of the Formative assessment things they used to describe rocks are things through class discussions that geologists use to identify rocks. Go through the various tests geologists use to identify rocks Colour, Hardness, luster, – streak test and cleavage/fracture. 14 Virtual Mineral Lab VAT Virtual Rock Lab Sheet Formative assessment *Students must come to next period – used to prepare students prepared with this sheet done in order to for upcoming in class lab complete rock & mineral identification lab Rock & Mineral Identification Lab For each group VKAT 15 rocks Class 14-15 Formative allow students Rock tray – Students work to identify the characteristics to practice identifying Porcelain plate of rocks rocks through the Iron nail Class 16 gathering of information. Sand paper Students identify the type of rock Used to prepare for Rock Lab sheet (one per summative practical person) evaluation. Laptop or iPad to investigate rock ID’s 18 Practical Rock Quiz Quiz sheet one per VKAT – person Summative For each station 15 rocks Rock tray Porcelain plate Iron nail Sand paper 19 STSK-1.1; Per student VKAT Snack Tectonics 3.3,4 Fruit rollups Formative Graham crackers Icing Student note sheet 20 STSK-1.1; VA Cosmos Video? 3.1,3,4 Students watch Season 1, Episode 9 of D2L Cosmos. Students then engage in a discussion on D2L, where they discuss their views, knowledge gained and questions for further inquiry. Students are also asked to
Then, students will demonstrate their understanding of the rock cycle by creating a comic, video, travel brochure, etc. Students must use their deductive reasoning and knowledge to determine the type of rock they have created with the clues given at each station. Summative – collect students final products 13 Tests to Identify Rocks & Minerals Show students various rocks and ask them to describe them. Tell them that many of the things they used to describe rocks are things that geologists use to identify rocks. Go through the various tests geologists use to identify rocks – Colour, Hardness, luster, streak test and cleavage/fracture. Student Note Sheet (chart) VAT Formative assessment through class discussions 14 Virtual Mineral Lab *Students must come to next period prepared with this sheet done in order to complete rock & mineral identification lab Virtual Rock Lab Sheet VAT Formative assessment – used to prepare students for upcoming in class lab Rock & Mineral Identification Lab Class 14-15 Students work to identify the characteristics of rocks Class 16 Students identify the type of rock For each group 15 rocks Rock tray Porcelain plate Iron nail Sand paper Rock Lab sheet (one per person) Laptop or iPad to investigate rock ID’s VKAT Formative – allow students to practice identifying rocks through the gathering of information. Used to prepare for summative practical evaluation. 18 Practical Rock Quiz Quiz sheet – one per person For each station 15 rocks Rock tray Porcelain plate Iron nail Sand paper VKAT Summative 19 STSK-1.1; 3.3,4 Snack Tectonics Per student Fruit rollups Graham crackers Icing Student note sheet VKAT Formative 20 STSK-1.1; 3.1,3,4 Cosmos Video? Students watch Season 1, Episode 9 of Cosmos. Students then engage in a discussion on D2L, where they discuss their views, knowledge gained and questions for further inquiry. Students are also asked to D2L VA
planet-earth-unit-plan.docx