Description

This LOW PREP lab activity guides students through the meaning of TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS and examines some of the rules of contour lines, topography and isolines by having students create a model, based on a real topographic map (3 maps included, or you can provide your own). This lab includes directions for cooperative group work and uses only readily available household materials.

Materials needed:

Styrofoam plates
scissors
pen

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Topographic Map Lab Activity

Name: Topographic Map Lab Activity
Brand: Science in the City
SKU: 1118246
Price: 2.40 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.72 (51 reviews)

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Highlights

Digital downloads

PDF

Grades

8th - 11th

Subjects

Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science)

Standards

CCSSRST.6-8.3

CCSSRST.6-8.7

CCSSRST.9-10.3

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Description

Materials needed:

Styrofoam plates
scissors
pen

You may also be interested in:

Erosion Stations and/or Jigsaw Lesson Plan

Landscape Virtual Tour

Earth Science Curriculum Guide

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Rated 4.72 out of 5, based on 51 reviews

51
ratings

Mostly used with 8th and 10th grades

Reviews

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A great activity

Rated 5 out of 5

April 8, 2026

This was a great activity to help the students to understand the concept.

Monica T.

201 reviews • Missouri

Wonderful and engaging

Rated 5 out of 5

January 7, 2026

This resource is wonderfully designed! It kept my students engaged through the entire lesson!

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1,586 reviews • Texas

Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd

Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities

Rated 5 out of 5

July 21, 2025

I used this resource for curriculum and lesson development.

Susan P.

1,088 reviews

Rated 4 out of 5

August 7, 2024

Great experience with this product, students enjoyed and learned a lot

Timothy T.

112 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5

January 12, 2024

Great lab activity, thanks! Was engaging and students understood what was intended!

Kevin S.

228 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 4 out of 5

September 24, 2023

I did not use the plate activity, but rather just the maps and questions. The questions and the maps were helpful to spark thinking and were a good review after learning about topographic maps!

Sarah M.

46 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 5 out of 5

October 7, 2022

Great Resource! Thank you!

Leslie V.

677 reviews

Grades taught: 8th

Rated 4 out of 5

May 27, 2022

This is a great product. It is very comprehensive and well put together. My students found this to be very engaging. Thank you.

Barbara W.

502 reviews

Grades taught: 10th

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRST.6-8.3

Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.

CCSSRST.6-8.7

Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

CCSSRST.9-10.3

Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.