What is a characteristic of Earth’s bodies of water?

In what way(s) can you represent the shapes and kinds of water in an area in a realistic way?

Many people will model the shape of a body of water with a map. A map shows people where the water is and what it looks like from above.

Maps show where things are located, but you cannot map the shapes and kinds of water in an area.

Amaya's class is creating models to represent the shapes of water in different areas. She was assigned to the ocean.

Which material(s) would be the best to use to represent an ocean?

In what way(s) can you represent the shapes and kinds of water in an area in a realistic way?

Reba has to make a model of bodies of water in her area. Her teacher tells her she can pick one of the local lakes, ponds, or the ocean shore. She also gets modeling clay, water, and a tray. Which item should she choose to help her make her model accurate?

Patricia spent hours making a beautiful model of a local Canadian lake. It was complete with sand, grass, and was the same shape. She reread the instructions and realized it was supposed to be a model of the lake in winter!

What can Patricia do to her model to represent wintertime?

Naomi's class is creating models to represent the shapes of water in different areas. She was assigned glaciers.

Which material would be the best to use to represent a glacier?

What is NOT a characteristic of ALL Earth’s bodies of water?