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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Local Landform Models

Now that I finally got my camera and laptop together in one place and WORKING I can finally post some of what we have worked on in the last week. First and foremost I want to post my newest student blogger, J.Z. She has been my biggest support of the classroom blog and I was excited she decided to write about the Local Landform homework I assigned. Students were to make a 3D model of any landform in Oregon or Washington State (since we live on the border). With the model students needed to write an index card with the name of the landform, where it was located, what type of landform, and two facts about it. When the landforms finally came in I was BLOWN away! It was my proud teacher moment of the year!!! Let's see what J.Z. has to say about the assignment:

We've been learning about forces of nature and our homework was to make a model of a landform. Our teacher had told us the legend of Crater lake and I really enjoyed this study!!! I love doing projects like this. I think it helps me understand more not by being told but actually making me write something to explain what I've learned.

J.Z.'s Crater Lake model
Multnomah Falls in Oregon
Mt. Hood
The Sea Lion Caves in Oregon
Mt. Hood
Columbia River Gorge
The Mima Mounds in Washington
Mt. St. Helens
Crater Lake
The Ape Caves in Washington
I so with I could include every students pictures. They were all so truly amazing and they put so much time and effort in to it! I hope the families had fun doing this activity together and learning about their local landforms!

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  1. Your blog is awesome. Some landforms are created by the action of wind, water, and ice.

    Landforms

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    1. Thank you for your comment. This was to end our landform unit and we discussed how weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics create leandforms.

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  2. Landforms are features that make up the Earth’s surface. There are many kinds of landforms like deserts, mountains and valleys.

    World Landforms

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  4. Thank u sooooo much for teaching us the sort while you had us we apreciate it!!!:)

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  5. i loved this project.! it was so fun working with my mom and dad and it kinda got us closer.(:

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    1. Okay Korynn...that totally made my night! I couldn't ask for a better response! I am so glad this was something you could do with your parents.

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