Earth is a complex structure. Learners explore their home, the earth, using a fun hands-on activity. They create tactile models of the earth using ordinary household materials that represent some common features: land, polar caps, clouds, oceans, and hurricanes.

Concepts

the earth, planet earth, model building, scale models, land formations, oceans, polar regions, clouds, hurricanes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss the scale of each surface feature and make comparisons
• For younger grades, have sections for each feature pre-cut to save time

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a specific set of materials for creating the model

Pros

• Includes important background knowledge for extending the activity
• Provides a detailed teaching guide to help plan for the lesson 

Cons

• None