Florida SS.1.G.1.6
The Standard
Describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way people live in our community.
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify local weather and land or water features. They explain how these conditions shape people’s clothing, homes, transportation, jobs, and activities. They support each idea with a clear example.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can connect a local feature or weather condition to a sensible choice people make. The student can explain the connection using because.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think location means only a street address, or that the physical environment means only plants and animals. They may name local features without explaining how those features affect people’s choices.
How to Assess It
- Show a picture of a community near water on a hot, rainy day. Ask students to name two ways people might adjust how they live and explain why.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs blocks, blue paper, and toy cars to build a community, then explain where homes and roads belong and why.
Show a rainy-day community photo and ask, “How does the weather change what people wear, do, and use?”
Have students match cards showing local landforms and weather with cards showing suitable clothing, homes, transportation, and activities.
Check tomorrow’s local forecast and map, then have students choose clothing, transportation, and an outdoor plan for the day.
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Related Standards
- SS.8.G.5.1
Describe human dependence on the physical environment and natural resources to satisfy basic needs in local environments in the United States.
- SS.K.G.3.3
Describe and give examples of seasonal weather changes, and illustrate how weather affects people and the environment.
- SS.6.G.2
Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.
- SS.8.G.2
Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.
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