Idaho Social Studies 2.SS.2.1.e
The Standard
- 2.SS.2.1
- Develop geographic mapping skills using maps and globes by
identifying major rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other physical features
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 rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other natural features on a map. They use map labels and shapes to tell the features apart.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students find the Snake River, Rocky Mountains, and Lake Coeur d'Alene on a labeled map. They name each type correctly. They can tell a mountain range from one mountain.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call a lake a river because both are blue on a map. They may call one peak a mountain range or mistake a road for a river.
How to Assess It
- Give students a labeled Idaho map. Ask them to find the Snake River, Rocky Mountains, and Lake Coeur d'Alene, then write the type of feature beside each name.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Build a clay mountain range, a blue-yarn river, and a blue-paper lake on a tray; have students label each feature.
Show three photos and ask, “How can you tell the river from the lake and a mountain range from one peak?”
Give pairs name cards for the Snake River, Rocky Mountains, and Lake Coeur d'Alene; race to match them on a labeled Idaho map.
Show a Snake River bridge photo; ask students to find the river on a map and explain why people need the bridge.
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