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PET ROCK PROJECT
During this unit you will be learning just about everything there is to know about rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle through hard work and research. Now you have an even greater task to complete: you have to take care of your very own pet rock. Now you will have to tell us all about your rock, where it was born, what its parents look like, what it likes to do, etc. You will use all the information you have learned to make these entries as accurate as possible, but you can also have some fun with this activity.
1. Completing the Pet Rock Certificate. (10 points): Complete the “Birth Certificate” handed out in class.
2. Completing your Pet Rock Diary. (10 points):Let us know the daily events of your Pet Rock. What are its daily requirements (ie: what does it eat, how does it keep itself clean and polished, etc.) and how does it spend a typical day? Please include morning, afternoon, and evening events.
3. Family tree (10 pts): Complete a family tree showing the relatives of your rock. Give them names and draw pictures of each, including of your rock. Make sure you mention what types of rocks or materials they are and how they made your rock into the type of rock it is today.
4. Journey through the Rock Cycle (10 pts): Write a story explaining what you think will happen to your rock after it is no longer in your care. Make sure you make it creative, but that you reference the rock cycle as well!
5. Presenting your Pet Rock to the class. (5 points): We want to meet and hear all about your Pet Rock. Share your Pet Rock, along with its certificate, care manual, family tree, and journey through the rock cycle.
EXTRA CREDIT: Take a snap shot of your Pet Rock doing something exciting! This is worth 5 extra points!!
PET ROCK BIRTH CERTIFICATE
FIRST NAME:______
MIDDLE NAME:______
LAST NAME:______
PARENT’S NAMES:______
DENSITY (measured in class): ______
COLOR(S):______
TEXTURE (use proper classification for your type of rock):______
MINERAL COMPOSITION:______
BIRTH LOCATION (where in the world your rock is found):______
TYPE OF ROCK (Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous):______
EXPLAIN HOW ROCK WAS FORMED:______
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ON THE BACK, DRAW A FAMILY TREE SHOWING ORIGINS OF YOUR PET ROCK, ALONG WITH THE PROCESSES THAT CREATED HIM OR HER. DON’T FORGET TO DRAW PICTURES OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TREE!
PET ROCK DIARY
CARE NEEDED- DESCRIBE HOW YOU KEEP YOUR PET ROCK HEALTHY ON A DAILY BASIS:______
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YOUR PET ROCK’S PERSONALITY- SHOULD BE BASED ON HIS/HER CHARACTERISTICS: ______
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF YOUR PET ROCK:
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A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ROCK CYCLE- WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
MOST PET ROCKS OUTLIVE THEIR OWNERS- DESCRIBE THE JOURNEY YOUR ROCK WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE AFTER HE OR SHE LEAVES YOUR CARE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET. BE SURE TO REFERENCE THE ROCK CYCLE!
PET ROCK GRADING RUBRIC
_____ PET ROCK BIRTH CERTIFICATE (15 POINTS)
_____ PET ROCK FAMILY TREE (10 POINTS)
_____PET ROCK DIARY (10 POINTS)
_____PET ROCK JOURNEY THROUGH THEROCK CYCLE JOURNAL (10 POINTS)
_____ PET ROCK PRESENTATION (5 POINTS)
_____ *TOTAL POINTS* (50 POINTS)
_____EXTRA CREDIT PICTURE (5 POINTS)
_____ FINAL GRADE**