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Students identify the 3 types of rock and the natural process of the rock cycle using specific scientific vocabulary.

Oral communication is a prepared, purposeful presentation designed to increase knowledge and to foster understanding of the subject being presented. This rubric is specifically designed to evaluate oral presentations of a single speaker at a time. 2-3 questions will be asked by either the teacher or classmates and answered by the student.

This assessment provides students with the opportunity to express their knowledge about rocks and minerals. Students had the opportunity to choose any one of the following options: Rock Cycle Poster, a rap song, a comic trip of a rock traveling through the rock cycle, brochure, diorama, typographic poster, iMovie, or an iTrailer. Accompanying the project will be a written paper explaining the rock cycle and any interesting facts.