Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Types of Land: Plains
A picture and brief explanation of a plain.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Loaves of Landforms
This is a comprehensive lesson plan to teach primary students about landforms. A foundation in geography begins with an understanding of the terms geographers use to describe the features of Earth. Help students grow their vocabulary and...
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska: Landforms
This resource provides information about the formation of the Grand Canyon to weathering processes is provided along with a link to photos of the Grand Canyon.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Rock Identification and Usage
For this activity, students explore rocks using their five senses. They sort them into groups, learn about landforms, and learn how rocks are used by humans. Their discoveries are recorded in their science notebooks.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Student Created Landform Maps With Glacial Emphasis
An activity where learners work together to make topographic maps of a local park. The map must include a key and the grid locations of landforms in the park.
Other
Ihm School: Landforms
Student created reports on landforms. Each landform has a brief description and an example. Pictures accompany the reports. Learn more about the landforms that shape our world.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Landforms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews basic landforms, which include highlands, lowlands, bodies of water, and riverways. In addition, examples and photographs are provided.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Forces Land
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes physical characteristics of landforms and bodies of water including mountains, plains, plateaus, valleys, rivers, bays, and lakes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: How Landforms Affect Settlers' Choices
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has students engage in a research project looking at how geographical features affected the colonists' settling of the New World. Web links to aid the research process are included. An...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Landforms
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students analyze the formation of lakes and volcanoes in depth. Students read Living Library references to locate, select, and make use of relevant information.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Maps Globe Skills
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses landforms, mapping and the Compass Rose. Students can practice using Cardinal Directions and use Activotes.
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Archipelagos
Explore the world's archipelagos through this interactive quiz.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Landforms in Tropical Rainforests
Describes five types of landforms found in a tropical rainforest.
Other
Southern Kings Consolidated School: Loess
This site describes loess in pretty good detail, also adding visual with two pictures. Great source for understanding how loess occurs and where it is found.
Other
Southern Kings Consolidated School: Plateaus
This page by the Southern Kings Consolidated School provides a great description of a plateau, and includes several images of landscapes with plateaus.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Mountains
What is a mountain? Discover how mountains are formed, the types of mountains, and their importance.
Other
Maps & Globes: Other Land Forms
A very simple overview of various land forms and their characteristics: peninsula, cape, isthmus, valley, canyon, cliff, and swamp.
Curated OER
Landforms
Illustrated article describing how landforms are formed. Topics include tectonic forces, gradational forces, and age of the earth. There is a quiz at the end to test your comprehension.
Curated OER
Landforms
Illustrated article describing how landforms are formed. Topics include tectonic forces, gradational forces, and age of the earth. There is a quiz at the end to test your comprehension.
Curated OER
Landforms
Illustrated article describing how landforms are formed. Topics include tectonic forces, gradational forces, and age of the earth. There is a quiz at the end to test your comprehension.
Curated OER
Landforms
Illustrated article describing how landforms are formed. Topics include tectonic forces, gradational forces, and age of the earth. There is a quiz at the end to test your comprehension.
Curated OER
Landforms
Illustrated article describing how landforms are formed. Topics include tectonic forces, gradational forces, and age of the earth. There is a quiz at the end to test your comprehension.
Curated OER
Landforms
Illustrated article describing how landforms are formed. Topics include tectonic forces, gradational forces, and age of the earth. There is a quiz at the end to test your comprehension.
Curated OER
Landforms
Student created reports on landforms. Each landform has a brief description and an example. Pictures accompany the reports. Learn more about the landforms that shape our world.