CreateYourOwnRock

//__** CrEaTe YoUr OwN rOcK **__// is an assignment that I introduce to my students near the conclusion of my //Rock & Mineral Unit. This mini project encourages students to use their creativity and artistic expression in developing a naturally occuring rock unknown to mankind. I have previously assigned this project as an inclass activity where sutdents are allowed to still take the assignment home in case they need additional time to work. Students must include the following information with this small project in additon to a detailed illustration, picture, digital image, model, of their rock specimen://


 * Name of the rock //(excluding names like Rocky or student names)//
 * Origin of the rock or where on Earth is it most abundant
 * Type of rock (metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary)
 * Relating to what type of rock students choose, they must categorize the rock //(foliated, nonfoliated, detrital, chemical, extrusive, intrusive etc.)//
 * The process in how the rock formed //( cooling magma/lava, immense pressure, depostion and cementation)//
 * Encourage students to use //Microsoft Paint// or other artistic strategies when creating their rocks! I had some students actually find rocks outside and decorate them with molding clay, puffy paint, glitter (not a good idea), as well as even coloring them with permanent markers. Students truly impressed me with their hard work and imagination during this project!
 * I wouldn't accept projects completed on regular notebook paper but instead requested for computer paper or construction paper. If students wanted to present their project using Microsoft Power Point, I made sure to save class time for those presentations.

**//Check out the sample I showed my students!//**