Idaho Social Studies 1.SS.2.1.b
The Standard
- 1.SS.2.1
- Develop geographic skills by:
using cardinal directions on maps
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies · Geography: Students will analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth’s surface and explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use a compass rose to find north, south, east, and west on a map. They tell where one place is compared with another.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can say that a park east of the school is to the east, not just to the right. They can use a compass rose to find a place north of the school.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say left or right instead of west or east. They may also name a direction from the wrong starting place or assume north is always at the top without checking the compass rose.
How to Assess It
- Draw a map with a school in the center, a park above it, a library to its left, and a north arrow pointing up. Ask: “Which direction is each place from the school?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Tape a compass rose onto a large paper map, add place cards, and have students move a toy north or south from the school.
Show a map with a park east of the school and ask, “How would you tell a friend where the park is?”
Give pairs a simple map and call out, “Point to the place west of the school”; have them check with the compass rose.
Display a map of the school and nearby streets, then ask students to find a place north of the school.
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Related Standards
- 1.SS.2.1.a
using basic map symbols, including references to land, water, cities, and roads
- 2.SS.2.1.b
applying knowledge of cardinal directions to use a compass rose
- 1.SS.2.1.c
locating Idaho, the United States, continents, and oceans on maps and globes
- 3.SS.2.2
Use cardinal directions, map scales, legends, and grids to locate the United States, Washington D.C., Idaho, the state capital, Boise, and their own community o...
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