Fourth Grade Creates Utah Maps
Mrs. Hafen’s class explored the topography of Utah by creating three-dimensional relief maps of the state. Students used salt dough to create their maps.
Utah State Social Studies Standard 1
Students will understand the relationship between the physical geography in Utah and human life.
Objective 2 Analyze how physical geography affects human life in Utah.
- Identify population concentrations in the state and infer causal relationships between population and physical geography.
- Classify the distribution and use of natural resources.
- Compare the development of industry and business in Utah as it relates to its physical geography (e.g. mining, oil, agriculture, tourism).
- Make inferences about the relationships between the physical geography of Utah and the state’s communication and transportation systems (e.g. trails, roads, telegraph, rail lines).
- Examine the interactions between physical geography and public health and safety (e.g. inversions, earthquakes, flooding, fire).
- Explain how archaeology informs about the past (e.g. artifacts, ruins, excavations).