How Mountains Are Made
A Journey into Earth's Amazing Forces Year 3 Geography Lesson
What Do You Know About Mountains?
Have you ever seen a mountain? What do you think mountains look like? How do you think they got so tall? What words describe mountains?
Key Words We'll Learn Today
Tectonic plates - Large slabs of Earth's crust that move Volcano - An opening where lava escapes Peak - The highest point of a mountain Hill - A small mountain
Earth's Moving Puzzle Pieces
How Do Mountains Form?
Tectonic plates push against each other The ground gets squeezed and pushed up Over millions of years, mountains grow taller Some mountains form from volcanoes too!
Make Your Own Mountain!
Use clay to build a mountain Show the peak at the top Make slopes going down Work with your group and talk about how it formed
Quick Quiz Time!
What are the moving pieces of Earth's crust called? What is the highest point of a mountain called? True or False: Mountains form very quickly How do most mountains form?
What Have We Learned?
Mountains are made when tectonic plates push together The highest part is called the peak It takes millions of years for mountains to form Some mountains come from volcanoes We can use clay to model how mountains form