2nd Semester 1st Marking Period
Earth Science Rock Cycle Children's Book Project Due March 8th
Task: Create a children's book that takes a rock through each stage of the rock cycle.
Be sure to include:
- A colorful cover
- Dedication Page
- Back cover synopsis
- UPC Barcode and price
- Specific description of rock at each stage
- Accuratefollowing of rock cycle
- A creative storyline (ie: the basketball playing rock)
Example Outline for Book:
- Rock starts as a metamorphic rock (tell the type and describe it)
- Goes through melting
- Becomes magma
- Solidifies
- Becomes Igneous Rock (tell the type and describe it)
- Weathers and Erodes
- Becomes Sediments
- Is Buried and Compacted
- Becomes Sedimentary Rock (tell the type and describe it)
- Heat and Pressure Applied
- Back to Metamorphic Rock