Indiana Social Studies K.G.4
The Standard
Identify maps and globes as tools that represent the Earth and identify and describe differences between land and water.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students recognize maps and globes as ways to show Earth. They find land and water on each and describe the difference between ground and water.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student names the flat map and round globe and says both show Earth. They point to land and water on each and explain that land is ground, while lakes and oceans are water.
Common Misconceptions
- Some children think a globe is just a ball, not a model of Earth. Others call every blue area an ocean or think land must always be green on a map.
How to Assess It
- Show a map and a globe. Ask, “Which is flat, which is round, and where are land and water on each? How are land and water different?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a paper map and a globe; have them find one land area and one water area on each.
Hold up a map and a globe and ask, “What do both show, and how are land and water different?”
Lay out map, globe, hill, and lake picture cards; have pairs sort them into Earth tools, land, and water.
Show a map and photo of a nearby lake or river; have children find the water and surrounding land in both.
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