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Topic:_______________________________
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Landforms: Geology Unit Project
For this project, you will be investigating a landform and using your knowledge of geology to
predict what will happen to the landform in the future.
Directions:
1. Select 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.
a. You will create your PowerPoint using Office 365 and share your presentation
with your teacher.
b. The PowerPoint needs to include the following features from the PowerPoint program:
i. Hyperlinks
ii. Use of action buttons
iii. AutoShapes
3. PowerPoint organization requirements:
a. Title Slide that includes your name, title of the landform, and hyperlink titles about your
landform
b. 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.
4. Content: the following information needs to be included on additional slides that are
hyperlinked to your “Title Slide” by the titles listed below (each item below should have at
least one slide):
a. LOCATION (Geographic & Tectonic): Geographic Location: Provide a picture &
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
describe where the landform is located geographically (state, country etc.). Tectonic Location:
Provide a picture & 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).
AGE: Explain when the landform was created. How old is it? (OR) How long has it been
forming?
FORMATION (Force): Was the landform created from destructive or constructive forces, or
both?
FORMATION (Rock Cycle): Describe what part of the rock cycle created your landform.
Provide a diagram or picture of the rock cycle highlighting the part(s) of the rock cycle that
created your landform
FORMATION (Specific to Landform): Provide a specific explanation of how your
landform formed. Provide a picture or diagram helping to explain the formation of the
landform. Refer to the picture or diagram in your explanation.
COMPOSITION: List the type of rock(s) (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic) that make
up your landform. Provide some 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.
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. This is the
most important part of your project. How can you apply what you have learned in class and
from your research to make a prediction about the future of your landform? What will it be like
in 100 years? 1 million years?
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Need to include a minimum of TWO reliable sources in the proper
format (Noodle Bib).
Landforms:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Appalachian Mountains
Islands of Japan
Mount St. Helens
Glacier National Park
Andes Mountains
Iceland
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Arches National Park
Zion National Park (canyon)
Niagara Falls
Hawaiian Islands
Kilauea
Devil’s Tower
Mount Hood
Yosemite National Park
East Pacific Rise
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Tambora
Grand Canyon
Himalaya Mountains
Aleutian Islands
Yellowstone
Grand Teton Mountains
Marianas Trench
Great Rift Valley (East Africa)
San Andreas Fault
Bryce National Park (canyon)
Rocky Mountains
Red Sea
Great Lakes
Mauna Loa
Mount Rainier
Mount Etna
Alps Mountains
Badlands of South Dakota
Krakatoa
Loihi Seamount
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Grading Criteria
Geographic Location (picture & description)
Tectonic Location (picture & description)
Age (How old it is? OR When did it start forming?)
Formation: (Type of Force: constructive OR destructive)
Formation (Rock Cycle: picture & explanation)
Formation (detailed description & picture)
Composition (rock type; ex. of rock names & picture)
The Future (your prediction)
Bibliography (minimum of 2 sources & use Noodle Bib)
Format: PowerPoint Features (see direction #3 above)
Format: Organization (see direction #4 above)
Content (visuals & info must be relevant & connect to topic)
3 pts
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2 pts
2 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
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5 pts
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5 pts
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TOTAL
50 pts
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