Salt Dough Map due Jan 9

Dear Parents,

            For the culminating activity of our Utah maps unit, your child will make a salt-dough map (recipe below) to represent the following: the three regions of Utah, the Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Lake Powell, and Bear Lake. The three regions are: Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and The Great Basin (valleys). 

Your child has an example of the map, but here is a screen shot. 

Add the lakes!

This project is due on Friday, January 9, 2015. It does take a couple days to dry, so please consider that when planning time for this project. The students are free to be as creative as they like when decorating their map. 

SALT DOUGH RECIPE
-Corrugated cardboard
2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
3/4 cup water
-watercolors or poster paint (I have a few colors, please let me know if you need some)

HOW TO MAKE: Cut a piece of corrugated cardboard about 8 x 10 inches. Trim it to fit the shape of Utah. Form the basin, mountains, and plateaus out of salt dough. Set aside to dry for a few days. After the map is dry, paint it with watercolors or poster paint. Make sure that I can distinguish the three regions.

SALT DOUGH: Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup salt, and 3/4  cup water together to make a dough. Knead it 3 to 4 minutes. To make it more sticky add a little water...to make it less sticky add a little more flour.