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Across the Landscape

Create a stunning multi-textured display of the Earth's landforms.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

Gather all the supplies needed to bring your craft ideas to life! From paints and markers to glue and scissors, our crafts section has everything to spark creativity and make every project truly special.

  • Aluminum Foil
  • Cardboard
  • Cotton Balls
  • Heavy Paper
  • Poster Board
  • Sandpaper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Talk about some of the Earth's landforms such as deserts, mountains, plateaus, coastlines, glaciers, volcanos, and others. What are some of their attributes? How were they formed?

  • Step 2

    Divide into small teams and have each team create a poster or bulletin board portraying some of Earth's landforms. Use materials such as pieces of recycled corrugated cardboard, aluminum foil, sandpaper, cotton balls, and other items to create the landforms, then illustrate the scene using colored pencils or markers or both. Identify each form with a written tag and glue it in place.

  • Step 3

    Have each team present their poster and talk about what they learned about the Earth's landforms.

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