How do rocks form and change?
Question: How did the rock of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains form?
Investigations Questions:
How do rocks form? (1.3, 1.4, 1.5)
Key Concepts:
Rocks can form in different ways. This causes them to be different types. (1.4)
When sediment is compacted and cemented together, it forms sedimentary rock. (1.4)
When magma cools, it hardens to form igneous rock. (1.4)
Question: Where did the magma and sediment that formed the rock of the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains come from?
Investigations Questions:
What causes sediment and magma to form? (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)
Key Concepts:
Matter gets transformed by energy, but the same matter is still present. (2.3)
Sediment forms when any type of rock is weathered, a process driven by energy from the sun. (2.3)
Magma forms when any type of rock is melted, a process driven by energy from Earth’s interior. (2.3)
Question: How could rock from one of the regions have transformed into a different type of rock in the other region?
Investigations Questions:
How do rock formations move between the surface and Earth’s interior? (3.1, 3.2)
How do uplift and subduction lead to the transformation of rocks? (3.2, 3.3)
Key Concepts:
Plate motion moves rock formations. (3.2)
Subduction moves rock down, below Earth’s outer layer. (3.2)
Uplift moves rock upward toward Earth’s surface. (3.2)
Uplift and subduction can expose rock formations to different energy sources, which can transform them. (3.3)
Any type of rock can transform into any type of rock because of plate motion. (3.3)
Question: What rock transformation processes are happening on Venus?
***Simply memorizing vocabulary words does us no good - being able to use them in conversation and use multiple words in the same sentence - THAT will help you better understand the content.***
matter
rock formation
sample
magma
sediment
cementation
compaction
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
energy
erosion
weathering
metamorphic rock
subduction
uplift
20pts: Learning Check 1 (Google Form assigned through Classroom)
20pts: Learning Check 2 (Google Form assigned through Classroom)
60pts: Written Argument (Google Doc assigned through Classroom)
60pts: Final Assessment (done through Amplify online)
Final Unit Grade worth 100pts:
Option 1: 20pt learning check 1 + 20pt learning check 2 + 60pt Written Argument
Option 2: 20pt learning check 1 + 20pt learning check 2 + 60pt End of Unit Assessment
For students who earned a perfect score on the Critical Juncture Assessment, their grade will be determined:
Option 3: 20pt learning check 1 + 20pt learning check 2 + 60pt Independent Project Grade