Idaho Social Studies 4.SS.2.1

Social Studies4th GradeGeography

The Standard

Use a number/letter coordinate grid to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate data for finding specific locations on a map of Idaho.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use letters and numbers to find places on a gridded Idaho map. They record each place’s grid cell, compare locations, and tell someone else where to look.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can find Boise and Twin Falls on a gridded map and record the correct cell for each. They can give a partner a coordinate that leads to the right cell and say which city is farther north.
Common Misconceptions: Students may reverse the letter and number or read labels from the wrong edge of the map. Some treat a grid cell as an exact address rather than an area to search.
How to Assess It: Give students a gridded Idaho map labeled with Boise and Coeur d’Alene. Ask, “Write each city’s grid cell. Which city is farther north, and how can you tell?”

Lesson moves

Lay a clear letter-number grid over a printed Idaho map; mark Boise and Twin Falls, then list their cells.
Ask, “How could you use the grid to show whether Boise or Coeur d’Alene is farther north?”
Play map relay: name a city on the map, then have partners point to its cell and write its coordinate.
Give pairs a gridded Idaho road map and ask them to send a traveler the grid cells for Boise and Twin Falls.

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