Landforms   

                                      Project description coming soon. 

                                                                                    

Step 1:  View the Landforms Powerpoint 
(Teacher Resource CD provided by district)

Step 2:  Print Landforms Note Sheet and begin your research.

Step 3: Print Landforms Note Page and continue your research.

Library Resources 

If you know which landform you are looking for...use the OPAC to locate a book on your topic.

Browse the shelves in 550-551.

General Encyclopedias are very helpful.  Look in the Research Guide if your landform is not in the volume you expect to find it in.

Specialized Encyclopedias such as:

  • Exploring Earth and Space Science (REF 550.3)

Nonfiction books such as:

  • Scholastic Atlas of Earth (550 SCH)

  • Inside the Earth (550 INS)

  • The Earth (550 NIC)

     Internet Resources       

For students...

Landforms Glossary from Enchanted Learning.

Landforms:  Face of the Earth.

Landforms Image Gallery

Land Forms

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Types of Land from Harcourt School Publishers

Landforms Activity - Webquest and power-point project.

Eduplace Landformations

Nasa Landformations

Types of Land (mountains, plains, islands)

USA Landforms (www.mrnussbaum.com)

Volcanic Landforms - Webquest

Grand Canyon

Geological Locations every Geologist should know about (US)

National Park Service:  Nature and Science Tour of Park Geology   

Geology of National Parks: 3D and Photographic Tours

World Book Online - Start your research using  the Encyclopedia.  (Please ask your librarian for your Login ID and  Password.)

ACTIVITY:  Website Investigator

For teachers...

Unique Landforms - Earth Science Lesson Plan (K-5)
Students learn about three unique landforms, discover how they evolved over time, and make an interesting visual display about their findings to present to ...

Habitats and Landforms
Habitats/Landforms. Research and Infomational Sites. All About Ponds · Aquatic Critters - Includes information on snakes, bugs, etc. ...

 

Created by Barbara Swetits
Last updated 08/24/2007