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Carving MountainsScience · Engineering & Technology · Grades 6–8Lesson plan

How do glaciers impact the landscape? Objective Students will be able to: • Compile team dictionaries of mountain and glacial terms. • Work cooperatively to design and build a mountain range out of clay that contains glacial features. • Optional: build models to scale. • Identify landforms in their clay models that have cultural significance. Background Make glacial feature labels and or definition cards for each group. Have boards/trays for models to be built on, clay ready and place to put models out. This activity is designed to get students research experience on glaciers and the tactile e Duration: 60 Minutes Essential Question How do glaciers impact the landscape? Objective Students will be able to: • Compile team dictionaries of mountain and glacial terms. • Work cooperatively to design and build a mountain range out of clay that contains glacial features. • Optional: build models to scale. .

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