Teach contour lines with something students can hold. One hill with a cliff-like side and a long gentle side: lines close together mean steep, far apart mean gentle.
HOW IT WORKS
The model is built in terraces: every step is one contour line. Put it next to its flat map card, which shows the same lines from above, and students see straight away how a 2D topographic map turns into real terrain.
WHAT YOU GET
- 3D contour model, 150 x 150 mm (5.9 x 5.9 in), 36 mm (1.4 in) tall, 8 contour levels 4 mm apart on a 4 mm base
- Matching contour map card, 150 x 150 mm, with raised dark lines; every fourth line is a thicker index contour
- Printed in colour by height: green lowlands through tan and brown to a white summit
GOOD FOR
Geography and earth science classes, map reading and orienteering, scouting, homeschooling, and anyone learning to read topographic maps. The pieces are sturdy enough to pass around a classroom.
MADE TO ORDER
3D printed to order in PLA by our production partner in the USA. Please allow 3 to 5 business days.
These are teaching landforms designed by us, not models of a real place.
ABOUT THE PHOTOS
The product images are computer renders made from the exact 3D model you receive, so the shape and sizes match. Real prints show fine layer lines and colours may vary slightly.
