Idaho Social Studies 1.SS.2.1.c
The Standard
- 1.SS.2.1
- Develop geographic skills by:
locating Idaho, the United States, continents, and oceans on maps and globes
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 find Idaho within the United States, then find the country within North America. They use maps and globes to find named continents and oceans.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to Idaho on a U.S. map and explain that it is a state, not a country. On a world map or globe, they can point to and name continents and oceans, using labels when needed.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call Idaho or North America a country. They may mistake a lake for an ocean or expect Idaho to appear on every globe.
How to Assess It
- Give students a U.S. map and a world map. Ask them to circle Idaho, point to the United States, and mark North America and the Pacific Ocean with dots.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Pairs place a dot on Idaho on a U.S. map, then use a globe to find North America and the Pacific Ocean.
Ask, “Why can you see Idaho on a U.S. map but not on many globes?”
Play Map Match: partners place continent and ocean name cards on a blank world map, then check a labeled map.
Show a flight route from Boise to Tokyo; students point to Idaho, North America, Asia, and the Pacific Ocean on a map.
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Related Standards
- 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...
- K.SS.2.1
Demonstrate an understanding of maps and globes by:
- K.SS.2.1.d
identifying the geographic location of the United States and Idaho on a map and globe.
- 2.SS.2.1.c
locating the countries of North America and the bordering oceans
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