Building Each Continents Tallest Mountain Classical Conversations Cycle 1
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We are going to study each continents tallest mountain with egg cartons this week. The supply list is simple. You just need to save up lots of egg cartons and have some good paper handy.
Begin by building your mountains. Each student will need 28 egg carton pieces (7+6+5+4+3+2+1). Your tallest mountain will be 7 pieces tall, second tallest 6 pieces tall, and so on. Next put all of the mountains in order by elevation.
Now you are ready to draw your map. This is a great time to practice you cartography skill. Begin by drawing your major lines of latitude and longitude. You need these to help put all of the continents in the correct place.
Finish by putting each mountain on the correct continent.
You could cover your mountains in masking tape, or clay, and then paint them as well.
Here is a video to watch to help put the height of these mountains in perspective. This is the tallest building in the world. If you look at the first picture on the post you can see it barely sticking up on the bottom right.
Geology.com has a great interactive map. You can zoom in on each of the mountains. It also has wonderful pictures and information about each mountain.
