Idaho Social Studies 5.SS.2.4

Social Studies5th GradeGeography

The Standard

Read, analyze, and interpret maps, including the use of latitude and longitude aerial photography, satellite images, and other geospatial products.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use latitude and longitude to find places on a map. They compare maps, aerial photos, and satellite images to describe an area and draw conclusions about it.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can find a marked place on a gridded map and give its coordinates. They can use details in an overhead image to explain something the map does not show.
Common Misconceptions: Students often swap latitude and longitude or confuse north with south. They may expect every road to have a label in an overhead image, or forget that an older image may show changes that have since happened.
How to Assess It: Give students a gridded map with a point marked at 40° N, 100° W and a satellite image of that spot. Ask for the coordinates and one feature visible in the image but not on the map.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a street map, aerial photo, and satellite image of the same area; have them mark the same park on all three.
Ask, "Which view would help you choose a playground site, and what can you see that supports your choice?"
Post four coordinate pairs and a gridded world map; teams place dots, then check whether each falls on land or water.
Show a local weather map and satellite cloud image; ask students whether they would bring a raincoat tomorrow and why.

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