Title: The Rock Cycle
Developed by: Mary Adamcik

Student Sample

Objective: The students will make a diagram of the rock cycle.

Timeline: 1 1/2 to 2 hours

Content Area: Science / Grade Level: 4
Materials/Resources:
McGraw-Hill Science Unit 3,Chapter 5, Kidspiration2 / Technology Focus:
Graphical Organizers
TEKS:
Subject Area - §112.6.4.6 (A)
Technology Applications - §126.3.1(A), §126.3.2 (A)

Procedures:

  1. Open Kidspiration2.
  2. Select New Picture.
  3. Click on the First Idea icon and type in: The Rock Cycle.
  4. Change the symbol colors to "rock" colors.
  5. Click and drag the icon to the top of the page.
  6. Go to the Science library and locate the image in Physical Science.
  7. Drag the image to the center of the page and make it larger.
  8. Click on the Text tool and type in the word: Sediment in the upper right corner.
  9. Click on the Text tool and type in the word: Metamorphic in the lower right corner.
  10. Click on the Text tool and type in the words: Magma and Lava at the bottom center.
  11. Click on the Text tool and type in the word: Igneous in the lower left corner.
  12. Click on the Text tool and type in the word: Sedimentary in the upper right corner.
  13. Find the image of dirt in the science library.
  14. Click and drag it to the shape under the word: Sediment.
  15. Click in the text box under the image and type in dirt.
  16. Find the image of quartz (on the same page of the science library).
  17. Click and drag it to the shape under the word: Metamorphic.
  18. Label the image: quartz.
  19. Find the volcano image.
  20. Click and drag the volcano under the words: magma and lava.
  21. Label the image: volcano.
  22. Find the image on the same page that looks like pumice.
  23. Click and drag the image to the shape under the word: Igneous.
  24. Label the image: pumice.
  25. Find the image on the same page named: fossil.
  26. Click and drag the image to the shape under the word: Sedimentary.
  27. Label the shape: sandstone.
  28. Click on the rounded rectangle and drag it to the top of the circle.
  29. Click inside the shape and type: pressing and cementing.
  30. Add another rounded rectangle to the right side of the circle.
  31. Click in the shape and type: heat and pressure.
  32. Add another rounded rectangle between quartz and volcano.
  33. Click inside the shape and type: cools and hardens.
  34. Add another rounded rectangle between volcano and pumice.
  35. Click inside the shape and type: melting.
  36. Add another rounded rectangle between pumice and sandstone.
  37. Click inside the shape and type: weathering and erosion.
  38. Click on dirt.
  39. Click on the Links tool and then click on sandstone to link the shapes (you may need to click and drag the images to make everything fit).
  40. Click in the textbox on the link and type: weathering and erosion.
  41. Click on quartz.
  42. Click on the Links tool and then click on sandstone.
  43. Click in the textbox on the link and type: weathering and erosion.
  44. Click on pumice.
  45. Click on the Links tool and then click on quartz.
  46. Click in the textbox on the link and type: heat and pressure.
  47. Click and drag the images, if needed, to make a neat design.
  48. Click on the Student Name tool and add a name.
  49. Go to the Writing View.
  50. Add details to the ideas to explain the rock cycle.
  51. Print and Save the finished diagram.

Assessment:

Modifications:
Reduce the number of graphic items required.
Extensions:
Add complete sentence descriptions of the dynamics at work in the rock cycle.
Additional Resources:
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index.html


Skills:

Graphical Organizer
Picture View / skills utilized in the project
Change the Symbol Color / R / X
Writing View
Use Writing View / R / X
Add an Idea / R
Move an Idea / R
Add Details to an Idea / R / X