Directions:
Landforms: Geology Unit Project
1. Pick 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.
3. The PowerPoint needs to include the following features from the PowerPoint
program: hyperlinks; use of action buttons; and autoshapes.
4. 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.
5. The following information needs to be included on additional slides that are
hyperlinked to your “Title Slide” by the titles listed below:
a. 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).
b. AGE: Explain when the landform was created. How old is it? (OR) How long has it been
forming?
c. FORMATION (Type of Force): Was the landform created from destructive or
constructive forces, or both? Explain.
d. 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
e. 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.
f. 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.
g. 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.
h. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Need to include a minimum of TWO reliable sources in the proper
Noodle Tools format. Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source and should not be used.
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: labeled map & description
Tectonic Location: labeled map & description
Age: How old it is? OR When did it start forming?
Formation (Type of Force): constructive OR destructive; Explain why?
Formation (Rock Cycle): labeled diagram & description of parts
Formation (Specific to Landform): detailed description & labeled picture
Composition: description of rock type(s); names of rocks & labeled picture(s)
The Future: your detailed prediction of geologic changes
Bibliography: min. of 2 sources using Noodle Tools for formatting (no Wikipedia)
Format: PowerPoint Features: see direction #3 above
Format: Organization: see direction #4 above
Content: visuals & info must be relevant & connect to topic
3 pts
3 pts
2 pts
2 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
5 pts
TOTAL
50 pts