Year 7 Geography students have been using their creative skills to help demonstrate their learnings of map reading. The pupils were asked to create a 3D model of a mountain, using a material of their choice, to convey how height can be shown on a map.
The outcomes were impressive with students building a host of different models using materials such as paper mache and play dough. One student even baked a cake and used the layers to represent the mountain.
Geography teacher Miss Hopkins said: “I set this task as homework and I have been so impressed with the results. The students have thought hard about what they have learnt in the classroom and used that information to make some fantastic models. I can’t wait to use the models in a classroom display.”
Year 7 student Ellen loved the model task and used egg boxes, beer mats and paper mache to create her design. She said: “The mountain was messy to make but also loads of fun. Making the model made learning about map reading much easier.”
Fellow student Molly decided to use cake layers to demonstrate height in her model. She worked with her mum to bake the cakes and then cut them into different layers, using coloured icing sugar to convey the height difference as the layers built. Molly said: “I didn’t really think of using anything else, cake just seemed like a really good idea.”
James was one of many students who recruited the help of his family to create his model. He said: “My model took about two hours in total and I worked on it with my dad. We spent a couple of evenings on it as we had to wait for the paper mache to dry and then the paint.”
Miss Hopkins said: “I’ll be awarding the students with certificates and merits as it is clear they have all worked very hard on their models.”
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Year 7 students bring mountains to life for Geography homework
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