ROCKS!! Webquest

Have you seen a rock crack open and wondered what is in the middle??
Have you ever wondered why the rocks you find outside are so different???

Get ready to answer all of these questions and more.

THE JOURNEY-

    We have been learning about rocks in class and I have created this webquest for you as beginner rock hunters to become experts about rocks! I want you to learn more and more about rocks so you can take this information with you throughout your journey of life. You will be searching websites throughout the internet to gather information to complete your tasks on this webquest. By the end of this webquest you will learn so much, that you can surprise everyone about your rock expertise!

                materials needed:
                         -pencil, 3 pieces of blank paper, imagination, colored pencils

Your Challenge-

You will use these links to guide you while finding all the answers you have been asking about rocks:

http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_rocks.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html

http://www.brainpop.com/science/theearthsystem/rockcycle/zoom.weml

http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/howrocks.html#Cycle

http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/rkcycle/rkcycleindex.html

What you will need to find:

Using the links provided above, you will be able to accomplish the following..
(while you are finding this information, be sure to record it on blank paper, labeled)

1. Through your process you will need to find your most favorite kind of rock, and draw & label it on one of your pieces of paper or make collage from pictures on the internet.

                2. Answer:
                    -What are the three main kinds of rocks? Name some example of these three kind of rocks.

                    -What are rocks made of?
                    -When you crack a rock open, what is in the middle? What does it look like, tell me using descriptive words.
                    -Why are rocks so different?

               3. Pick three specific rocks, tell about these using creative, descriptive words. Draw or make a collage of these three rocks. Explain why you picked these rocks to learn more about.

Some more information may be found if you use these special words in search engines (yahooligans or ask jeeves for kids):

Rocks
Rocks for kids
Learning about rocks
Geology
Fossils
Minerals

IMPORTANT-
When you have found everything that this quest asks of you, please place you finished product in the folder labeled IT'S ALL ABOUT ROCKS WEBQUEST.

If there are any comments, questions, or concerns while completing this webquest please email me at: lstarr@uvm.edu

This webquest was created by Leah Starr, Fall 2005