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Making Mountain Models
This modeling activity can be used to teach topographic map-reading skills. Students draw a fictitious topographic map, and then build the mountain represented by the map's contour lines.
Grades Covered: 4 through 12
Subjects Covered: Earth/Space Science
Curriculum topics:
- Geography
- Map Reading
- Spatial Thinking
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