Landforms: Geology Unit Project
Directions:
1. Pick a landform from the attached list or select your own landform and have it approved by your teacher.
2. Your task is to create an interactive PowerPoint presentation for your selected landform.
3. The PowerPoint needs to include the following features from the PowerPoint program: hyperlinks; use of action buttons; and autoshapes.
4. The interactive PowerPoint needs to have a “Title Slide” that includes your name; title of the landform; and hyperlink titles about your landform listed in direction #5. Each slide needs a heading or title; labels on all pictures or diagrams; and all lines of text need to be 10 words or less in length.
5. The following information needs to be included on additional slides that are hyperlinked to your “Title Slide” by the titles listed below:
a. LOCATION ( Geographic & Tectonic ): Geographic Location: Provide a labeled map & describe where the landform is located geographically (state, country etc.). Tectonic Location: Provide a labeled map & description of where the landform is located on a tectonic plate (interior of a plate or along plate boundaries). Be sure to include the name of the tectonic plate(s).
b. AGE: Explain when the landform was created. How old is it? (OR) How long has it been forming?
c. FORMATION ( Type of Force): Was the landform created from destructive or constructive forces, or both? Explain.
d. FORMATION (Rock Cycle): Describe what part of the rock cycle created your landform. Provide a diagram or picture of the rock cycle labeling the part(s) of the rock cycle that created your landform
e. FORMATION (Specific to Landform): Provide a specific explanation of how your landform formed. Provide a labeled picture or diagram helping to explain the formation of the landform. Refer to the picture or diagram in your explanation.
f. COMPOSITION: List the type of rock(s) (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic) that make up your landform. Provide specific names of rocks that make up your landform (ex. Granite). Provide labeled pictures or a diagram of the rocks that make up your landform. If your landform is made up of minerals include their names and how they formed.
g. THE FUTURE: Hypothesize, what you think is likely to happen to this landform in the future. Take into account the rock cycle, plate tectonics, and possible human impact. Be sure to provide a detailed explanation of geologic changes.
h. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Need to include a minimum of TWO reliable sources in the proper Noodle Tools format. Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source and should not be used.
Landforms:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Grand Canyon
Appalachian Mountains Himalaya Mountains
Islands of Japan Aleutian Islands
Mount St. Helens Yellowstone
Glacier National Park Grand Teton Mountains
Andes Mountains Marianas Trench
Iceland Great Rift Valley (East Africa)
Sierra Nevada Mountains San Andreas Fault
Arches National Park Bryce National Park (canyon)
Zion National Park (canyon) Rocky Mountains
Niagara Falls Red Sea
Hawaiian Islands Great Lakes
Kilauea Mauna Loa
Devil’s Tower Mount Rainier
Mount Hood Mount Etna
Yosemite National Park Alps Mountains
East Pacific Rise Badlands of South Dakota
Mount Vesuvius Krakatoa
Mount Tambora Loihi Seamount
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Grading Criteria
Geographic Location: labeled map & description 3 pts
Tectonic Location: labeled map & description 3 pts
Age: How old it is? OR When did it start forming? 2 pts
Formation (Type of Force): constructive OR destructive; Explain why? 2 pts
Formation (Rock Cycle): labeled diagram & description of parts 5 pts
Formation (Specific to Landform): detailed description & labeled picture 5 pts
Composition: description of rock type(s); names of rocks & labeled picture(s) 5 pts
The Future: your detailed prediction of geologic changes 5 pts
Bibliography: min. of 2 sources using Noodle Tools for formatting (no Wikipedia) 5 pts
Format: PowerPoint Features: see direction #3 above 5 pts
Format: Organization: see direction #4 above 5 pts
Content: visuals & info must be relevant & connect to topic 5 pts
T OTAL 5 0 pts