🌍 GEOGRAPHICAL MODEL MAKING COMPETITION 2026 🌿For Years 7, 8 & 9

WHY IT MATTERS

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https://geography.org.uk/get-connected/get-involved-1-student-activities/geographical-model-making-competition/

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Fragile environments are important and easily damaged. Your model helps show why we must protect our planet 💚

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🎉 Be Creative • Be Sustainable • Think Like a Geographer!

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🎯 THEME: Fragile Environments

Create a 3D model that shows a fragile environment and explains why it needs protecting.

🧠 A fragile environment is one that can be easily damaged by natural changes or human activity.

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🌎 WHAT COULD YOU MAKE?

Choose any fragile environment, such as:

🏞 Small pond

🌳 Woodland

🌾 Hedgerow

⛰ Mountain

🌿 Moorland

🐠 Coral reef

🏜 Desert

❄ Polar region

🌴 Tropical rainforest(Or choose your own!)

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🧰 WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR MODEL

✅ Physical features

• Landforms

• Plants & animals

• Climate

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✅ Why it is fragile

• What makes it vulnerable?

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✅ At least TWO threats

• Climate change ☀

• Pollution 🗑

• Habitat loss 🏗

• Tourism 🚶

• Wildfires 🔥

• Farming 🚜

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♻ MATERIALS

• Use recycled cardboard as your main material

• Add other reused materials from home or school

• Colour using existing paints or pencils (no need to buy new!)

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📸 HOW TO ENTER

1️⃣ Build your model

2️⃣ Take 2 photos:•Side view 📷

• Bird’s-eye view 🦅

3️⃣ Complete the entry form (max 300 words – typed or hand written):

• Describe your model & materials

• Explain your geographical idea

4️⃣ Fill in permission form – We will give you this when you bring in your entry.

✅ Bring it to school – we’ll submit it for you!

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📅 DEADLINE: 31 JULY 2026 (But the last week of school for us to submit it)