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Landforms in a Tub

Children will create a model of earth's landforms in a plastic tub of sand and soil.  Using various tools they will create featured landforms and experiment with water erosion, wind, and rain.  There is an added area for enrichment and assessment. The GLE uses the words "change as a result of erosion (weathering and transportation)".  This lesson's objectives are exactly that.  By creating the landforms in the tub, students demonstrate a knowledge of the terminology.  By experimenting with the rain (water) and wind (hairdryer), they will begin to understand the effects these forces have on the landscape.

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Landforms in a Tub

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives: 

Intended Learning Outcomes:

  • Use Science Process and Thinking Skills
  • Manifest Scientific Attitudes and Interests
  • Understand Science Concepts and Principles

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding
Extension suggestions: 

Extensions:

  • Find pictures in magazines and books of similar landforms.
  • Forms may be built in the school’s playground sandbox.

Helpful Hints

Materials:

  • Small plastic wading pool
  • Two 5-gallon buckets of sand
  • Bicycle pump/needle/ deflated playground ball
  • Garden water can
  • Five gallons of water and a tray of ice cubes
  • Hair dryer

References

Contributors: 
Jennifer Hassell
Originator: 
Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation