Indiana Social Studies IS.5.8
The Standard
Identify Indiana’s various state parks, national parks, historical sites, and their influence worldwide.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate Indiana state parks, national parks, and historic sites on a map. They explain a documented link between an Indiana site and people or ideas in other countries.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student correctly maps Brown County State Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, and New Harmony State Historic Site. They explain how research on plant succession at Indiana Dunes shaped ecology studied around the world.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may call every protected place a national park or confuse Indiana Dunes State Park with Indiana Dunes National Park. They may count foreign visitors as worldwide influence without identifying a specific idea or event that spread.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Label Brown County State Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, and New Harmony State Historic Site on a blank Indiana map. Explain how Indiana Dunes research on plant succession influenced ecology worldwide.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank Indiana map and site cards; they label Brown County State Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, and New Harmony.
Ask: How did research at Indiana Dunes reach scientists outside Indiana? Have students support their answer with one line from a short source.
Play a card sort matching each site name to its map location, site type, and a documented connection beyond Indiana.
Have students draft a two-stop itinerary for an overseas visitor using park maps, with one specific reason to visit each stop.
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