"Play"-ing in Class

                                          

Written by

Alysha Burnett              

Usually, you would think playing with play dough was mainly for kindergarteners, but last Friday, Mrs. Fontaine’s High School Earth Science students were having a great time unleashing their inner child while making mountains, valleys, hills, and landscapes out of bright colored play dough. While the students were studying maps and contour lines, Mrs. Fontaine thought of a fun activity that the class would enjoy and also learn at the same time. First, the students tried to make their mountain extremely hard for anyone else to re-create and if they were successful they were the winners. Next the students used fishing line to slice off parts of their mountains to show the levels. All of the students used cardboard boxes to hide their creations so no one could steal their ideas. Two students that were successful at the activity were Sophie and Dustin. Both students were very creative about showing their levels for the other students to re-create it accurately. Dustin said “it felt like I was 10 again” and Sophie agreed. This activity helped the students learn their maps and contour lines in a fun way. Earth Science Photo Album