Elevation Maps

​We have been studying different types of maps and what you can find on a map.  Students were able to apply their learned knowledge and were able to get messy too.  We created elevation maps using flour, salt and water.  First students had to draw out a map, that had to include various landforms and bodies of water. Once they were all approved as well as colored correctly with their key, as a class we were able to move onto the actual creation of the map.  
 
Each student was given a piece of cardboard.  One the cardboard they recreated their map before they were allowed to get messy. Once pencils were away, it was time to get our hands in the thick of it.  It took a few days but in the end, the finished product was great.  Students were able to see their maps go from something one dimensional to something 3-D that they had wholly created.