Unit E Section 2 Summative Assessment โ Rock Cycle Comic - FOR MARKS
Completion requirements
Project โ Rock Cycle Comic
Section 2: The properties of rocks and minerals tells us much about the Earth's crust.
Project โ Rock Cycle Comic
In this project, you will create a rock story comic strip. You are required to submit this project to your teacher for marks. Very carefully, read the
whole project and how to do it. Be sure to read the requirements and rubric,
they explain the expectations for this project and how it will be
marked. Click here if you need tips on how to create a good project!
Project Task
Create a comic strip that tells one (or more) rock stories. You might follow a grain of sand as it forms a sedimentary rock and passes through time. Or maybe your story will be about a volcano and all the igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary friends it meets. Maybe your comic will be about a team of superhero rocks, each type with its own special powers. Or maybe your rocks will be in a motorcycle gang, each riding a unique โrock cycleโ. Use your imagination, and have fun! You must describe the rock cycle in your cartoon.
Create a comic strip that tells one (or more) rock stories. You might follow a grain of sand as it forms a sedimentary rock and passes through time. Or maybe your story will be about a volcano and all the igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary friends it meets. Maybe your comic will be about a team of superhero rocks, each type with its own special powers. Or maybe your rocks will be in a motorcycle gang, each riding a unique โrock cycleโ. Use your imagination, and have fun! You must describe the rock cycle in your cartoon.
Before starting your design, ask yourself this question:
"How can I describe the changes in the rock cycle in a cartoon while using vocabulary from this section?"
Method
You can develop your comic strip in numerous ways:
PLEASE check with your teacher before deciding which method to use. Click on the following link that will give you some exemplars and get you started:
You can develop your comic strip in numerous ways:
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Draw your own. Templates in which to draw are available online. Try searching for comic strip templates. When you have completed your comic, you must send a scan or photo to your teacher for marking.
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Develop a comic online or use an app. Be sure you are able to save, e-mail, or print your final work to send it to your teacher.
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Apps such as โComics Creatorโ for a tablet or phone allow you to save and e-mail your work.
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Games such as Minecraft allow you to invent a virtual setting for your comic.
- Use a computer program such as PowerPoint, Word, Paint, iMovie, or whatever allows you to tell your rock story.
PLEASE check with your teacher before deciding which method to use. Click on the following link that will give you some exemplars and get you started:
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Rock Cycle Comic Strip -
http://msascienceonline.weebly.com/rock-cycle-comic-strip-project.html
Requirements
Construct a comic with a minimum of 6 frames that tells one (or more) rock stories. You can have fun with the comic, but be sure to include some of the rock cycle vocabulary listed below and base your plot or action on concepts you learned in this section. Your comic can be funny and entertaining but must also show that you understand the concepts and processes in the rock cycle. To get an excellent grade, you need to include a detailed description of the rock cycle as part of your comic.
Please add any other vocabulary from this section that you think will help your comic to be effective.
Remember that looking at other rock comics to get ideas of your own is okay, but you cannot copy! Please be sure to come up with your own comic. Don't plagiarize someone else's work!
Construct a comic with a minimum of 6 frames that tells one (or more) rock stories. You can have fun with the comic, but be sure to include some of the rock cycle vocabulary listed below and base your plot or action on concepts you learned in this section. Your comic can be funny and entertaining but must also show that you understand the concepts and processes in the rock cycle. To get an excellent grade, you need to include a detailed description of the rock cycle as part of your comic.
- rock
- mineral
- sedimentary
- sediments
- weathering
- erosion
- deposition
- igneous
- magma
- melting
- metamorphic
- heat
- pressure
Please add any other vocabulary from this section that you think will help your comic to be effective.
Remember that looking at other rock comics to get ideas of your own is okay, but you cannot copy! Please be sure to come up with your own comic. Don't plagiarize someone else's work!
Rubric
Submitting Your Work
When you are ready to submit your completed project, click the "Add submission" button at the bottom of this page. If you would like to view a tutorial on how to submit your assignment, click here.
Note that when you submit anything to your teacher, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE DOCUMENT TITLE. For example, you might title it something like this:
UnitE_Section2project_Jenny_Smith.doc
- If you print your project and/or do pencil drawing(s) on another piece of paper, you must scan your work to submit it.
- If you have prepared any other electronic images or documents for this project, you must submit them.
- If you have used an Internet location where your work is located, you must submit the URL so your teacher can view your work.
When you are ready to submit your completed project, click the "Add submission" button at the bottom of this page. If you would like to view a tutorial on how to submit your assignment, click here.
Note that when you submit anything to your teacher, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE DOCUMENT TITLE. For example, you might title it something like this:
UnitE_Section2project_Jenny_Smith.doc