Homework Choice Board
Rocks and Soils
Directions: Choose one box to finish per night. If you are being remediated for the rocks unit, you
may not choose a soil box. If you are in the soils unit, you may only choose 2 boxes for rocks.
5. Design a poster
showing the
different types of
rocks with
descriptions OR
design a poster
showing the
different horizons
of a soil profile and
describe them.
1. Write a letter
to a geologist
about what
you have
learned about
rocks or soil.
2. Make a set
of vocabulary
flash cards.
3. Write a
poem about
your favorite
rock type.
4. Create a
“tweet” to
summarize
what you
learned
today (140
letters or less).
6. Using “ROCK
CYCLE” create
an acrostic
poem that
describes the
rock cycle.
7. Create a
Venn Diagram
to compare and
contrast the
creations of
sedimentary
rock and soil.
8. Using your
vocabulary
words, create
a Kahoot to
share with the
class.
9. Create a
PowerPoint to
explain about
the three types
of rocks and
the rock cycle.
10. Create a
PowerPoint to
explain the
horizons of
the soil profile.
11. Illustrate a
book cover
about rocks
or soil.
12. Write a
story
(narrative)
about the
rock cycle.
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13. Write a
story
(narrative)
about the soil
profile.
14. Design a
poster to warn
rocks about
weathering,
erosion and
deposition.
15. Write a song
or rap about
rocks and the
rock cycle.
Video yourself
and show it your
teacher.
16. Write a
song or rap
about soil.
Video yourself
and show it
your teacher.
17. Create a
comic strip
about the
rock cycle.
18. Create a
comic strip
about soil
formation.
21. Write a
journal entry:
My day as a
sedimentary
rock.
22. Write a
journal entry:
My day as a
metamorphic
rock.
23. Write a
journal entry:
My day as an
igneous rock.
24. Write a
journal entry:
My day as
bedrock.
19. Write a
short play
using the
three types of
rocks as the
main
characters.
25. Write a
journal entry:
My day as
organic
material in
soil.
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Homework Choice Board
Rocks and Soils