Peaks and Valleys - An Interactive Story Map

Peaks and Valleys is an interactive story map produced on the ESRI platform. As you scroll through the story map the highest peaks and lowest valleys on each continent are revealed in 3D renderings. As you scroll through the 3D imagery a sidebar pops-up. That sidebar contains a photograph of the peak or valley and a fact or two about the peak or valley you're seeing. You can zoom and pan on the 3D imagery to see the peaks and valleys in greater detail.

Applications for Education
Peaks and Valleys could be a handy resource for an introductory lesson on mountain and valley formation. It's also a model that students might follow as they attempt to create their own story maps. To bring the focus closer to home, have students create story maps about the peaks and valleys in their state or province. Storymap JS is one of many good tools that students can use to create story maps.

H/T to Maps Mania for the Peaks and Valleys link.