PowerPoint Rocks and Minerals Lesson Plan
Assignment: Students will research information and collect images about rocks and minerals using the internet. Students will construct a Powerpoint / Google Slides / Keynote presentation following the criteria on the handout on this page. Students should use at least 4 different sources for their information.
Download: rocks-and-minerals-handout.docx
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.7 Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.A
Title Slide - Rocks and Minerals
Students add a title, one or more images and their name.
![Title Slide](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/title.jpg)
Sedimentary Rock
Students add a title "Sedimentary Rock". Students add one or more images of sedimentary rocks and add facts about sedimentary rocks.
![Sedimentary Rock](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/sedimentary.jpg)
Metamorphic Rock
Students add a title "Metamorphic Rock". Students add one or more images of metamorphic rocks. Students add facts about metamorphic rocks.
![Metamorphic Rock](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/metamorphic.jpg)
Limestone
Students add a title "Limestone". Students add one or more image of limestone rock. Students add facts about limestone rock.
![Limestone](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/limestone.jpg)
Igneous Rock
Students add a title "Igneous Rock". Students add one or more images of igneous rock. Students add facts about igneous rocks.
![Igneous Rock](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/igneous.jpg)
Bibliography
Students create a bibliography listing the specific URL's to their information sources. "Google.com" won't qualify.
![Bibliography](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/bibliography.jpg)
Student Instructions
![Student Instructions](https://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/images/plant-parts/plant-parts-powerpoint-handout.png)