Earth Science Landform Model

Engaging inerlocking model for exploring how Earth’s landforms form and interact.

• Eight interlocking sections create a continuous model of major landforms
• Includes mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, glaciers, coastlines, canyons, and cultural landmarks
• Large size (90×90 cm) supports group learning and whole-class demonstrations
• Ideal for teaching topography, erosion, deposition, and landscape formation
• Connects physical geography to human culture and environmental impact
• Includes a ready-to-use lesson plan for easy classroom integration
• Supports NGSS standards: 3-ESS2-1; 4-ESS1-1; 4-ESS2-1; 4-ESS2-2; MS-ESS2-1; MS-ESS2-2; MS-ESS3-1; HS-ESS2-1; HS-ESS2-2

The Ward’s Earth Science Landform Model provides K–12 students with a hands-on, visually engaging way to explore how Earth’s major landforms form, change, and interact. Designed as a large 90×90 cm display, the model is composed of eight interconnected sections that fit together to form one continuous landscape. This format allows students to see relationships between different environments rather than viewing landforms in isolation.

Each section highlights a specific terrain type; mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts, glaciers, coastlines, canyons, and even cultural landmarks, so teachers can address a wide range of Earth science concepts. The seamless connections between sections help students visualize how water, wind, ice, and tectonic processes shape the surface of the planet over time.

This model is especially effective for lessons on erosion, deposition, weathering, and topography. Because of its large format, it supports whole-class demonstrations, small-group exploration, or station-based learning. Teachers can prompt students to trace water pathways, compare landform types, or model environmental changes and their impact on human culture and settlement patterns.

A detailed lesson plan is included, making it easy to incorporate the model into existing earth and environmental science units. The resource aligns well with NGSS Earth Science standards, helping students build spatial reasoning skills and real-world scientific understanding through active exploration.