Exploring Earth: Paper Mountains

TYPE: Short Activities
AUDIENCE: Ages 4 - Adult
TOPIC: Earth and Space Science
In this activity, learners make unique mountain models from crumpled paper and watching how water moves across them.
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DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Earth: Paper Mountains" lets participants explore the way the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth. By making unique mountain models from crumpled paper and watching how water moves across them, participants can act as Earth scientists, using their observations to make predictions about the future of our planet.

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  • Caregiver and two children using the paper mountains activity
  • overhead photo of learners drawing on paper for paper mountains activity
  • Image of markers and paper and other supplies in the Paper Mountains hands-on activity
  • Person dripping water on crinkled paper to demonstrate water flow
  • Scenic image of a mountain landscape with trees and golden hills
  • Caregiver and two children using the paper mountains activity
  • overhead photo of learners drawing on paper for paper mountains activity
  • Image of markers and paper and other supplies in the Paper Mountains hands-on activity
  • Person dripping water on crinkled paper to demonstrate water flow
  • Scenic image of a mountain landscape with trees and golden hills

DESCRIPTION

"Exploring Earth: Paper Mountains" lets participants explore the way the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth. By making unique mountain models from crumpled paper and watching how water moves across them, participants can act as Earth scientists, using their observations to make predictions about the future of our planet.

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OBJECTIVES

LEARNING GOALS

  • • Earth is a constantly changing and dynamic system.

    • The shape of the land and the pull of gravity both influence how water moves over Earth.

    • NASA scientists use observations to make predictions about the future of our planet.

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TYPE:
Educational Resources
AUDIENCE:
Ages 4 - Adult
LANGUAGES:
English Spanish
ADDITIONAL TOPICS: Earth and Space Science Climate and Weather Water and Oceans Geology Earth, Moon and Sun Societal Topics Science and Society
KIT: Explore Science: Earth & space logo Browse kit
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YEAR CREATED
2018
PROJECT
OWNING INSTITUTION

The Science Museum of Minnesota

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC67A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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