Assessment Checklist for
Rocks and Minerals 02: Rocks and the Rock Cycle
**After finishing each section, put a check mark next to it so you know each section was completed**
_____Click on the Apply Tab and read through the Virtual Tours, Objectives, and Procedure Tabs
_____ Go back to the Virtual Tours Tab and look at the different examples of virtual tours for ideas
_____ Go back to the Procedure Tab and download the worksheet or click here: worksheet
_____ Visit: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mapdata/ and click on the state you want to use
and record the information in part 1 of the worksheet
_____ Determine what 10 stops your tour will have and record in Part 2 of the worksheet
_____ Locate the geologic map containing information on the types of rocks and minerals in the areas
you selected and click here for the key: key to the maps
_____ Complete the rest of worksheet by filling out parts 3 and 4
_____ Determine how your tour will be presented (powerpoint, brochure, website, picture book, etc)
_____ Start off your presentation with an introduction:
_____What is the objective of your tour?
_____What stops will your tour have?
_____What types of rocks and minerals will be discussed?
_____ Discuss each of the 10 stops on your tour and include:
_____ What types of rocks or minerals are found at each stop?
_____ How are those types of rocks and minerals formed?
_____ Make sure to include the three main types of rocks and how they are formed (igneous,
metamorphic, sedimentary). Use the answers to part 3 of the worksheet for help
_____ Make sure to include and explain at least 5 vocabulary words from the following:
deposition, extrusive, heat, igneous rocks, inside, intrusive, lava, lithification, magma,
metamorphic rocks, outside, pressure, sedimentary rocks
_____ Include a list of your resources
_____ Attach document to assessment and submit