Landforms:
Visual
Vocabulary
different ways to practice landforms
visually. . .
salt map
http://saltdough.logitechproducts.co.cc/saltdoughmapspainting/
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/12-x-12-x-2-clay-coated-pizzabox-100-bd/245I12122PB.html
giant cookie or sheet cake
http://www.novi.k12.mi.us/schools/novimeadows/WebPages/ActivitiesArchive.aspx
illustrated dictionary -
paper or PowerPoint version
http://starryskyranch.typepad.com/starry_sky_ranch/2006/06/geography_copyb.html
http://www.royaloakschools.com/portal/landisk/elementary_esl_page
or
= fun, but messy,
and may be too timeconsuming
may be too simple
may not be available,
or may be too timeconsuming
Another option
Using selected
geographic terms,
have students create
“visual vocabulary”
for those terms.
For example. . .
Here are some
terms that are
not landforms,
just to give you
ideas. . .
often in textbook “map section” or in a
student atlas
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1a.html
http://cramglobe.net/inventory/geography-terms-chart-by-cram.html
http://www.delta-education.com/productdetail.aspx?campID=D610&PartNo=1015115
Using markers and paper, turn some of the
following terms into “Visual Vocabulary.”
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Mountain
Valley
Plateau
Tributary
Delta
River mouth
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Glacier
Canyon
Fall line
Bay
Cliff
Peninsula