Indiana Social Studies 6.G.3
The Standard
Locate, describe, and compare major physical characteristics of regions (e.g., climate, plains) of Europe and the Americas.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find mountain ranges, plains, and climate regions on maps of Europe and the Americas. They describe what each place is like and compare places across the continents.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can label the Alps, Andes, Great Plains, and Pampas on a blank map. They can use physical and climate maps to compare the land and weather in two regions.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may put the Andes in North America or confuse the Pampas with the Great Plains. They may assume a whole continent has one climate.
How to Assess It
- Give students blank maps of Europe and the Americas. Ask them to label the Alps, Andes, Great Plains, and Pampas, then use a climate map to compare the Alps and Pampas.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs outline maps and colored pencils; have them trace the Alps, Andes, Great Plains, and Pampas using an atlas.
Ask, 'How are the North European Plain and the Pampas alike, and how does their climate differ?' Have students cite two maps.
Play map relay: call out a mountain range or plain, and have students point to it on their desk maps.
Show winter weather cards for farms in the northern Great Plains and Pampas; ask which farmer needs more cold shelter for cattle.
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