Landforms: Geology Unit Project

My topic: ______

Due Date: ______

Goal: Create an interactive PowerPoint presentation for your selected landform.

Computer Lab Dates: You will be given two days in the computer lab to work on your PowerPoint. Whatever work is not complete after the two days must be completed outside of class.

Our computer lab days are ______and ______.

Directions:

  1. Pick a landform from the attached list or select your own landform and have it approved by your teacher.
  2. Create a PowerPoint that includes the following features from the PowerPoint program:

hyperlinks; use of action buttons; and autoshapes.

  1. 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.
  2. The following information needs to be included on additional slides that are hyperlinked to your“Title Slide” by the titles listed below:
  3. 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).
  4. AGE: Explain when the landform was created. How old is it? (OR) How long has it been forming?
  5. FORMATION (Type of Force): Was the landform created from destructive or constructive forces, or both? Explain.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Need to include a minimum of TWO reliable sources in the proper Noodle Toolsformat. Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source and should not be used.

Landforms:

Mid-Atlantic RidgeGrand Canyon

Appalachian MountainsHimalaya Mountains

Islands of JapanAleutian Islands

Mount St. HelensYellowstone

Glacier National ParkGrand Teton Mountains

Andes MountainsMarianas Trench

IcelandGreat Rift Valley (East Africa)

Sierra Nevada MountainsSan Andreas Fault

Arches National ParkBryce National Park (canyon)

Zion National Park (canyon)Rocky Mountains

Niagara FallsRed Sea

Hawaiian IslandsGreat Lakes

KilaueaMauna Loa

Devil’s TowerMount Rainier

Mount HoodMount Etna

Yosemite National ParkAlps Mountains

East Pacific RiseBadlands of South Dakota

Mount VesuviusKrakatoa

Mount TamboraLoihi Seamount

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Grading Criteria

Geographic Location: labeled map & description3 pts

Tectonic Location: labeled map & description3 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 diagramdescription of parts5 pts

Formation (Specific to Landform):detailed description & labeled picture5 pts

Composition: description of rock type(s); names of rocks & labeled picture(s)5 pts

The Future: your detailed prediction of geologic changes5 pts

Bibliography: min. of 2 sources using Noodle Tools for formatting (no Wikipedia)5 pts

Format: PowerPoint Features: see direction #3 above5 pts

Format: Organization: see direction #4 above5 pts

Content: visuals & info must be relevant & connect to topic5 pts

TOTAL50 pts