Idaho Social Studies 1.SS.2.1.d
The Standard
- 1.SS.2.1
- Develop geographic skills by:
constructing simple maps and including a title, map legend or key, and compass rose.
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 draw a simple map of a place they know, such as their classroom. They name the place, use symbols for objects, explain those symbols, and show which way is north.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A classmate can use the map to find the door and other features. The title names the place, each symbol matches the key, and the compass rose shows north.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may draw a picture from the side instead of showing where things are from above. They may use a symbol that is missing from the key or add a compass rose without marking north.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to draw a map of the classroom showing the door and two other features. Have them add a title, a key for their symbols, and a compass rose with north marked.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place blocks on a desk to model a room, then have students draw it from above with a title, symbol key, and compass rose.
Show a classroom map with no key and ask, "What could this square mean, and what would help us know?"
Give pairs a playground map missing a title, key, or compass rose; have them add the missing part and swap maps to check.
Walk from the classroom to the school entrance, then map the route with a title, symbol key, and compass rose.
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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.a
showing that map elements such as key, legend, and scale show how the map represents natural objects or places
- K.SS.2.1.b
identifying basic map symbols
- K.SS.2.1
Demonstrate an understanding of maps and globes by:
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