BIRTHSTONES BY MONTH:

January: Garnet (dark red) February: Amethyst (purple) March: Aquamarine (light blue) April: Diamond (clear) May: Emerald (green) June: Alexandrite (pale pink) July: Ruby (red) August: Peridot (light green) September: Sapphire (dark blue) October: Opal (multicolor) November: Yellow Topaz (yellow) December: Turquoise or Blue Topaz (light blue)

Name: Birthstone:

For this project you will need to:

Complete a Gemstone Information Worksheet (Advertisement) or a Gemstone Pokemon Worksheet (Pokemon Card).
1)

Research your Birthstone. Go to the library or use Internet sites. Worksheets must be neat, written in pencil, and complete. You also need to provide a list of your sources (where you found your information) on the information sheet. Try to use more than one source. 2) Create an advertisement for your Birthstone or design a Birthstone Pokemon Card. The Advertisement must include the minerals name, chemical formula, a slogan that describes one or more of its important uses and other information from your worksheet. You must also include pictures or design a cartoon character based on your birthstone that relates to your slogan. Advertisements must be neat and colourful. They may be done by hand or computer printed. The Birthstone Pokemon Card must include the minerals name, hardness, weakness, colour, location where it is found, elemental structure, and one or more of its important uses. You must also create a Pokemon character based on your birthstone. Your card must be neat and colourful and completed on an index card.

Gemstone Pokemon Worksheet

Basic Pokemon

Name:

Gemstone:
Stage:

HP

Pokemon: Length: Description:

Weight:

(Hardness) (Weakness) (Elemental Structure) (Colour) (Location) ?(Interesting Facts)

Gemstone Information Worksheet

Name:

Gemstone

Chemical Formula

Mineral Group

Streak

Hardness

Luster

Cleavage

Transparency

Location It Is Found

Uses

Name:

Pokemon Card/Poster Rubric

A
Worksheet Completion Information in Pokemon Card or Poster Attractivenes s Conventions
The worksheet is accurately completed and includes additional information. Student was able to accurately and creatively transfer research information into his/her project The project is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. Capitalization, spelling and punctuation are correct throughout the project.

B
The worksheet is accurately completed

C
The worksheet is satisfactorily completed. Some information may be inaccurate or lack details Student was able to accurately transfer some research information into his/her project The project is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. There are some errors in capitalization, spelling or punctuation.

D
The worksheet is incomplete and/or many details are inaccurate Student had difficulty transferring research information into his/her project The project is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive There are many errors in capitalization, spelling or punctuation.

Student was able to accurately transfer research information into his/her project The project is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. There are few errors in capitalization, spelling or punctuation.

Name:

Pokemon Card/Poster Rubric

A
Worksheet Completion Information in Pokemon Card or Poster Attractivenes s Conventions
The worksheet is accurately completed and includes additional information. Student was able to accurately and creatively transfer research information into his/her project The project is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. Capitalization, spelling and punctuation are correct throughout the project.

B
The worksheet is accurately completed

C
The worksheet is satisfactorily completed. Some information may be inaccurate or lack details Student was able to accurately transfer some research information into his/her project The project is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. There are some errors in capitalization, spelling or punctuation.

D
The worksheet is incomplete and/or many details are inaccurate Student had difficulty transferring research information into his/her project The project is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive There are many errors in capitalization, spelling or punctuation.

Student was able to accurately transfer research information into his/her project The project is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. There are few errors in capitalization, spelling or punctuation.