Clay Ocean Floor Model

Mix water flour and glue in a bowl.

Clay ocean floor model.

Draw a quick plan of an ocean floor as seen from the side. I do provide a salt dough recipe to give students an idea of where to start. Basically students are instructed to create a model of ocean floor features continental shelf continental slope abyssal plain trench mid ocean ridge seamount and volcanic island. The continental shelf continental slope continental rise abyssal plain deep sea trenches and mountain ranges.

Example 1the ocean floor plan. How to make an ocean floor model 2. Ocean floor clay sand and dirt. Draw a quick plan of an ocean floor as seen from the side.

Allow the paint at least 12 hours to dry. Make a model of the ocean floor. Last year i decided to incorporate the modeling process into a project. The model must be three dimensional but the modeling material is student choice.

Add a neatly lettered key to the colors shades to clarify what each represents look for a map of the ocean floor to give you a better idea of this. See more ideas about oceanography ocean ocean projects. Mods 3 535 225 downloads last updated. Create a sea floor inside the box.

Dec 15 2013 one of our standards states that students should model the features of the ocean floor. Find the definitions for continental slope trench basin. Download description files images issues. Allow at least 24 hours to dry.

You can have a flat sea floor that simulates a deep ocean floor or you can have a sloping sea floor but you should include at least one seamount. Dip newspaper strips into bowl and shape into ocean floor. Once students have molded their clay pass out the toothpicks and sticky notes to allow. Allow at least 48 hours to dry.

Shoebox with a lid 1 per group of 2 3 paper mache materials flour water glue mixed in a bowl strips of newspaper or newsprint plastic straw pencil scissors graphing paper procedure. Mold dough into ocean floor. Other features are optional. Their model should include the following features of the ocean floor.

Relations spawns patches of clay sand and dirt within the deep dcean layer of boring gravel. Jun 25 2019 game version. Once dry you may paint your ocean floor. Each team member needs to draw and label a diagram of your completed sea floor in your science notebook.

Basically students are instructed t. Water flour glue newspaper cut into strips. Creating the model 1. Try a 3d cross sectional model using paper mache and paint the different portions different shades and colors.

These definitions are the required background knowledge materials.