Presenting the Rock Cycle

Instructions and Procedures

This assignment will give you a chance to spotlight your knowledge and your creative skills of
presentation! First you will be reviewing and gathering information and images. Then you will design a
poster, slideshow, or movie. YOU get to choose! After your project is completed and reviewed, you
will present it during our student showcase session! The topic you choose must relate to the
following science standard:

S6E5. Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth’s surface is formed.
a. Compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core including temperature, density, and composition.
b. Investigate the contribution of minerals to rock composition.
c. Classify rocks by their process of formation.
d. Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth.
e. Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface.
f. Explain the effects of physical processes (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic eruption, gravity) on geological features
including oceans (composition, currents, and tides).
g. Describe how fossils show evidence of the changing surface and climate of the Earth.
h. Describe soil as consisting of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material.
i. Explain the effects of human activity on the erosion of the earth’s surface.
j. Describe methods for conserving natural resources such as water, soil, and air.

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Assignment Procedures

1. Reread the science standard and all its elements upon which this project is based.

2. Select an element or create a topic idea that directly relates to this standard.

3. Check with your teacher for approval of your topic.

4. Using available resources (websites, magazines. or books) research and record the information you need to

include in your project. BE SURE to copy your sources.

5. Type up or write your notes and store them in your folder.

6. Gather all the images you will need in your project and save them in your network folder. BE SURE to record the

reference citations as you download your images. Remember the copyright rules!

7. Complete an outline or storyboard of how you want to display your information.

8. Design your poster in Publisher, create your PowerPoint slideshow, OR upload your images into Movie Maker to

create your movie. You are the designer and producer in this project!

9. After completing your product be sure to review it for grammatical and spelling errors. Make sure all the

information is correct and critique its overall presentation quality. Use the assessment rubric as your guideline.

10. If time permits, have a classmate review your work and make suggestions on how to improve it.