Idaho Social Studies K.SS.2.1.a

Social StudiesKindergartenGeography

The Standard

K.SS.2.1
Demonstrate an understanding of maps and globes by:
identifying the similarities and differences between a map and a globe

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies · Geography: Students will analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth’s surface. 

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students compare a paper map with a globe. They tell how both show places and how their shapes differ.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student says both can show land and water. They point out that a map is flat and a globe is round.

Common Misconceptions

Some children think a globe is just a ball, not a way to show Earth. Others think a flat world map and a globe show different places.

How to Assess It

Set out a world map and a globe. Ask each child, 'What do both show? What is different about their shapes?'

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give pairs a paper world map and a globe; have them point to land and water on each.

  2. Hold up a map and a globe; ask, 'What looks the same, and what looks different?'

  3. Play 'Map or Globe?': show pictures of each and have children hold up a paper square or a ball to match.

  4. Show a neighborhood map and a globe; ask which would help find the library down the street.

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