Building a Terrain Model Game

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This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksshet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.

Categorize features into "Natural Landforms" and "Water Features."

Natural LandformsWater Featuresdesertcliffduneforesttundraislandwaterfalllagoonestuarydeltagulfcreek
ABOUT THIS GAME
The 'Building a Terrain Model' activity challenges students to classify 12 landscape features and design a model to represent Earth's geography.
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terrain model
landforms
water features
NGSS activity
geography lesson
environmental science

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