For this type of landforms project, kids organize the landforms by like categories according to their physical description. They then create a poster, model or mini-book in which to describe each category. These categories might include landforms that extend from the Earth's surface such as a butte, cliff, volcano, dune, hill, mountain or mesa; are surrounded by water such as an island, archipelago, atoll, cape and peninsula; are surrounded by other landforms such as a valley or hill; contain a great deal of water such as a delta, marsh or swamp; or contain mostly flat land such as plain, plateau or prairie.
Have kids investigate using maps, travel brochures, personal knowledge, adult interviews and reference books to locate information about local area or state landforms. Kids might present the information learned in the form of a travel brochure about the local area or state. A salt dough relief map with local landmarks and landforms clearly labeled also makes a suitable landform project.
Instruct kids to research and find out how landforms of different types form. Be sure to have kids include information all the ways that they form such as over many years from glacier activity, wind, weathering, water erosion or movement of the earth's plates. Have kids create a short picture book to explain their findings. The book should include detailed explanations and illustrations.
Have kids create a series of mini-posters, a folded paper book or a diorama to demonstrate their knowledge of the landforms found in different habitats. Instruct kids to chose three or four habitats such as forests, deserts or wetlands then create a project to show the different types of landforms found in each habitat. The project should show multiple habitat elements in addition to the landforms so that the type of habitat is clearly recognizable to anyone viewing it.