Process

1.

First, review the links for each landform (below). 

A good place to start for many of the landforms: 
Mr. Nussbaum's Interactive Landform Map



1. archipelago
2. bay/gulf/sound
3. canal
4. cape/peninsula
5. canyon
6. delta/alluvial fan
7. floodplain
8. hill
9. inlet/fjord
10. island/cay/caye/key
11. isthmus
12. lake
13. mountain (range, summit)
14. plateau/mesa
15. river/stream/tributary/levee
16. sea/ocean
17. strait
18. valley/basin
19. volcano (interactive volcano explorer)
20. waterfall


Interactive United States Landform Map


2.
Next,you will use the information you have gathered to figure out which landform the mad scientist is describing with your riddle.  Once you figure it out write a response to the following:

What landform is your riddle describing?  What specific clues told you that it was this landform?  Select  1 or 2 quote(s) from a website that proves that this is the landform the mad scientist is describing.

3.

Finally, share your discoveries with the class!

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If you are up for an even greater challenge, see the EXTENDED STUDIES tab!


If you finish early and have filled out your Conclusion worksheet do one of the following:

• Finish your Landform Picture Dictionary
• Watch the Weather, Erosion, and Deposition video and fill out the Response sheet.
• Write a landform short story in a story booklet.
• Learn about Plate Tectonics with Mrs. Treadwell.
• Identify landforms on the world map with sticky notes.