IGNEOUS ROCK POWER POINT PROJECT
DUE FOR PRESENTATION IN CLASS on or before: Friday, February 1, 2013
Instructions:
1. Create at least 9 slides for the power point.
2. Use the internet and your text book (page: 265-268) to find information
about the type of rock that has been assigned to you. You must use at least 2
different sources.
IGNEOUS:
Slide 1: TITLE SLIDE
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Add a title: “Igneous Rock”.
A picture of an example of Igneous Rock
Label the example.
Your name
Slide 2: How Igneous Rock is formed
 Add a title: “How Igneous Rock is Formed”.
 Add one or more images showing how igneous rocks are formed.
 Add brief information (2 or 3 sentences) about how igneous rock is
formed. (You may want to bullet your sentences.)
Slide 3: Characteristics of Intrusive Igneous Rocks
 Add a title: “Intrusive Igneous Rocks”.
 Add at least 2 examples of intrusive igneous rocks.
 Add 2 or 3 brief sentences with labels of names of rocks and
characteristics. How are they formed? What do they look like?
What are their crystal sizes? What is their texture?
Slide 4: Characteristics of Extrusive Igneous Rocks
 Add a title: “Extrusive Igneous Rocks”.
 Add at least 2 examples of extrusive igneous rocks.
 Add 2 or 3 brief sentences with labels of names of rocks and
characteristics. How are they formed? What do they look like?
What are their crystal sizes? What is their texture?
Slide 5: Compare and Contrast the Two Types of Rocks
 Add a title: “Intrusive vs. Extrusive”
 How would you determine if you have an intrusive or an extrusive
igneous rock?
 You may use any method you choose to show your compare and
contrast.
 Ex. Venn Diagram, paragraph, story, visuals with explanations etc.
Slide 6: Common Uses of Igneous Rocks
 Add a title: “Common Uses of Igneous Rocks”.
 Add images of at least 3 examples of uses of igneous rocks.
 Add information describing several uses of igneous rocks.
Slide 7: Interesting Facts
 Add a title: “Interesting Facts”.
 Add one or more images of an interesting igneous rock. Label them.
Add 3 or more interesting facts about igneous rocks.
Slide 8: Resource Page
 Add a title: “Resource Page”
 Site computer resources. Ex. Internet Site, Date Accessed (Month
Day Year). Web
 Site book resources. Author (Last, First); Title of Book; Publisher;
Publishing City; Publishing Date. Print
Slide 9: Extra Page
 You can choose anything you want to put on this page as long as it
pertains to an igneous rock or your presentation. It must be
appropriate. You will be graded on the creativity of the page and
how well it ties into your project.