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Middle and Primary School History and Geography Department: Grade 8 Geography Exhibition

November 25, 2024

The colorful lake reflects the pure blue of the sky.

The sea water relentlessly crashes against the shore, carving the marks of time.  

The scorching magma erupts from the volcano, flowing and solidifying.  

The towering cliffs, winding rivers, and deep canyons stand silently in the wind.











This is not a travelling film, but rather the eighth-grade geography project exhibition located on the third floor of the B section of the Hsi Building.  

Geography opens one more window for students to understand the world. How did the Earth, the blue planet where humanity resides, become shaped to what it is today? The geography teachers of eighth grade designed this first semester project that use national parks in North America as an observation example, guiding students to explore the physical geographic features of the North American National Parks and uncover the secrets behind the magnificent landscapes, which are the stories of Earth over millions of years.


Across all level students worked in both teams and individually to create models featuring some of North American National Parks, tectonic models, and a futuristic Earth as a supercontinent. In S-level students created representations of North American National parks; utilizing their research skills and displaying their craftsmanship students constructed models of these parks and advertised theirs parks with a digitally designed brochure. In the S+ level, students worked as teams to represent these parks and other physical features in phases of their origin until now; highlighting the aspects of dynamic change and forces of erosion that shape our planet. While in H level, students applied their critical thinking skills to sketch out a future planetary supercontinent, considering and annotating changes of major tectonic shifts across our Earth, culminating in paper mâché globes of their final vision.







To provide the opportunity for students to engage and collaborate with works from different classes, the geography team created an exhibition in Building B. Here, the students can interact and search for key details on different projects in a scavenger hunt activity by answering questions such as 'In the center of this island lies this famous volcanic national park! What island is it?' and 'which two land masses began to collide to create the Appalachian Mountains?’ Students were able to submit their answers into a lucky draw where they could receive prizes, including geography-themed stationery and T-shirts.





While completing the project, students applied the geographical knowledge they learned to read traces left by the Earth over long ages, engaging in a conversation with billions of years of history and exploring the secrets beneath the wilderness and forest. They used materials such as foam, paper mâché, and cardboard to create realistic models of national parks, tectonic movement, and globes, which not only showcased their geographic knowledge but also fully exercised their hands-on skills, teamwork abilities, and creativity. Learning geography will help students grow into true global citizens.



Written by Liu Chen, Dustin Sharp    

Pictures by Xu Jing  

Reviewed by Yunuo Li, Zeng Yan, Chenli Shen, Cong Luo, Judah Kuhn