Bring energy and structure to your end-of-unit review with this Rocks & Rock Cycle Review Game Slideshow, designed for middle school Earth Science. This free interactive PowerPoint helps students revisit everything they’ve learned about the rock cycle and the three major rock types through collaboration, visuals, and discussion.

The game moves one question at a time, allowing teachers to control pacing and guide reasoning. Students work in small cooperative groups, quietly discussing answers using their notes or work bundles before responses are revealed. The slideshow includes 20 core review questions, bonus questions, and a final wager challenge that encourages application of concepts rather than memorization.

A complete answer version is included, making it easy to review responses as a class or support student self-assessment the following day.

What’s Included
• Rocks & Rock Cycle Review Game slideshow
• 20 core questions covering the rock cycle and rock identification
• Bonus questions and a final wager challenge
• Hidden Owl challenge for added engagement
• Answer version for teacher review or student self-assessment
• Editable PowerPoint format

Topics Reviewed
• The rock cycle (weathering, erosion, deposition, lithification, heat, pressure)
• Igneous rocks (intrusive vs. extrusive, felsic vs. mafic, texture, crystal size)
• Sedimentary rocks (clastic, chemical, organic, layering, fossils)
• Metamorphic rocks (contact vs. regional, foliated vs. non-foliated)
• Connections between plate tectonics and rock formation

This free Rock Cycle Review Game provides a focused, engaging way to conclude a rocks unit while keeping students calm, collaborative, and thinking like geologists. With strong visuals and a clear structure, it turns review day into meaningful practice with minimal prep required.

This Review Game concludes a larger Unit

Rocks and Rock Cycle Unit