Idaho Social Studies 2.SS.2.1

2.SS.2.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 2.SS.2.1.a

  showing that map elements such as key, legend, and scale show how the map represents natural objects or places

• 2.SS.2.1.b

  applying knowledge of cardinal directions to use a compass rose

• 2.SS.2.1.c

  locating the countries of North America and the bordering oceans

• 2.SS.2.1.d

  Identifying and locating the seven continents and the five oceans

• 2.SS.2.1.e

  identifying major rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other physical features

• 2.SS.2.1.f

  identifying boundary lines to separate states

• 2.SS.2.1.g

  locating man-made features.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students use a map key, scale, and compass rose to find places and describe distance and direction. They locate countries in North America, the seven continents, and the five oceans. They find rivers, mountains, lakes, roads, and state boundaries on maps.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can use a key to tell a river from a road and use the scale to estimate distance. They can point to the continents and oceans on a globe and find countries in North America. They can follow a state boundary and use north, south, east, and west to describe a location.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may mistake state borders for roads or think a map's scale shows how big a river is. They may assume east is always to the right, even when the compass rose is turned.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a simple map with a key, scale, compass rose, river, road, and state border. Ask them to circle the natural feature, trace the border, name what lies east of the river, and use the scale to estimate a distance.

1. 01

   Make a floor map with yarn rivers, tape borders, paper roads, a key, a compass rose, and a scale of one tile per block.

2. 02

   Show a map with a lake, road, and state line; ask, 'Which marks show natural features, and which show human choices?'

3. 03

   Play globe bingo: call out a continent, ocean, or North American country and have students cover its location on labeled map cards.

4. 04

   Use a local park map to plan a walk; mark the trailhead, name a nearby natural feature, and estimate the walk's length.

• 6-9.WH.2.1

  Develop and interpret different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models.

• 5.SS.2.1

  Develop and use different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models to display and obtain information.

• K.SS.2.1

  Demonstrate an understanding of maps and globes by:

• 1.SS.2.1

  Develop geographic skills by: