Theme Project: Use paper, clay, sticks, stones, and other materials to make a model of the land around your community.
1. Community Geography Study local maps to gather information about the geographic features in your community. Below, list the major features of your community in the correct columns.
Bodies of Water Landforms ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ Important Roads Other ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________
2. Plan the Model Before you begin work, make a sketch of your model to help plan it out. Draw your sketch on the back of this worksheet or on a separate piece of paper. Be sure to show where each of the items you listed above will appear.
Sketch completed
3. Gather the Materials Think about what the features of your community look like. Make a list of the materials you will use to model each one. List the materials you want to use, below. Then use your list to help you collect the materials.
Materials __________________________ ___________________________ __________________________ ___________________________ __________________________ ___________________________ __________________________ ___________________________ __________________________ ___________________________
- List completed
- Materials collected
4. Make Your Model Using your lists of features, materials, and your sketch, create your model. Make labels for each feature from oaktag or cardboard. If you wish, you may also add a key to your model, to show which features are rivers, road, lakes, mountains, etc.
- Models completed
- Labels completed
5. Share Your Work Show your model to your classmates. Discuss the different features you chose to include in your model, and why.