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Teaching contour lines (hand, sand and play-doh models)

4:45 · Lesson 2 of 9

Three hands-on ways to turn 2D contours into a 3D mental picture: drawing contour lines on the back of a hand/knuckles, building a sand "mountain" and tracing contours onto it, then having students recreate a topo map in sand or Play-Doh.