Name Rocks and Minerals Tic-Tac-Toe Your job is to complete three boxes to make a “tic-tac-toe”. You will have 3 weeks to complete the three assignments. Use the attached scoring guide to make sure your work is the best it can be. Each box is worth 30 points, making the project worth 90 points. All work will be stapled to this paper when completed. All work is due on Friday, October 30th . 1. Locate information about one of the three types of rocks (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic). Write an acrostic poem using what you have learned about that type of rock. (In an acrostic poem, each letter of the topic is the first letter of a line.) 2. Rocks and minerals form Earth’s crust, the thin outer layer of Earth. Find a diagram of Earth’s layers. Illustrate and label Earth’s layers. 3. Research important minerals found in the state of Ohio. What are they? Why are they important? Include an illustration or image of the mineral. 4. Choose your favorite “rock” group, igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic and design a CD cover. Research and include the following: Name of the group Origin of the group (how they formed) Specific examples Uses for this type of rock At least 2 illustrations 7. Gemstones are formed from Earth’s minerals. Diamonds are the most valuable of these gemstones. Identify a gemstone and the regions on Earth where they are primarily mined. Explain the process by which your gemstone is formed. 5. Identify the nutritional purposes of the following minerals: Choose 3 and Choose 2 Calcium Iron Phosphorus Iodine Magnesium Manganese Potassium Zinc Sulfur Copper Sodium Fluorine Chlorine 6. Locate a model of the rock cycle. Write a poem, song, or cartoon about how rocks change through the rock cycle. Be sure to use each type of rock’s name. (sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic). 8. Research the various types of fossils found in Ohio. Identify and describe at least 3 types of organisms that formed the fossils. Explain the process by which the fossils formed. 9. Describe at least three negative health effects of one of the following: asbestos exposure or coal mining as a job. Then write a persuasive statement to a worker employed in the field of asbestos removal or coal mining, warning them of the dangers of their job. Scoring Guide 1. Each line of your poem starts with the letters of the type of rock you chose. (10 pts) 2. Information in your poem is relevant to the chosen type of rock. (10 pts.) 4. Include color and art into the display of your poem. (5 pts.) 1. Correct illustration of each of the Earth’s layers. (5 pts each layer = 20 pts.) 2. Illustration includes color. (5 pts.) 3. Layers of the Earth are correctly spelled and labeled. (5 pts.) 1. Identify a mineral found in Ohio. (5 pts.) 2. Include three details explaining why the mineral is important. (5 pts. each = 15 pts.) 3. Include picture or image of the mineral. (5 pts.) 4. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.) 3. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.) 1. Include the name of the group. (5 pts.) 2. Identify how these rocks form. (5 pts. ) 3. Include at least 3 specific examples. (5 pts.) 4. Include at least 3 uses for this type of rock. (5 pts.) 5. Include at least 2 illustrations. (5 pts.) 6. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.) 1. Identify the nutritional purposes of 5 minerals. (5 pts. each = 25 pts.) 1. Identify a gemstone. (5 pts.) 1. Identify and describe at 1. Identify at least three least 3 organisms that formed negative health effects of fossils. (5 pts. each = 15 pts.) either asbestos exposure or coal mining. (5 pts. each = 15 2. Explain the process by pts.) which the fossils formed. (10 pts.) 2. Includes a persuasive argument to a worker in the 3. All words are spelled field including the dangers of correctly. (5 pts.) the job. (10 pts.) 2. Describe where the gemstone is primarily mined. (5 pts.) 3. Explain the process by which the gemstone is formed. (15 pts.) 4. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.) 2. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.) 1. Include reference to sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock. (5 pts each = 15 pts.) 2. The poem, song, or cartoon accurately explains the rock cycle. (10 pts.) 3. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.) 3. All words are spelled correctly. (5 pts.)