Mississippi Science E.1.9B

E.1.9B is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• E.1.9B.1

  Locate, classify, and describe bodies of water (oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds) on the Earth's surface using maps, globes, or other media.

• E.1.9B.2

  Generate and answer questions to explain the patterns and location of frozen and liquid bodies of water on earth using maps, globes, or other media.

• E.1.9B.3

  With teacher guidance, plan and conduct a structured investigation to determine how the movement of water can change the shape of the land on earth.

01

What Students Need to Do

Use maps and globes to find land, oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, and ice. Ask where water is frozen or liquid, then use a map to answer. Pour water across sand and describe what changes.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

On a simple map, students name an ocean, river, lake, and pond. They point out frozen water near the poles and liquid water elsewhere. They show where flowing water moved sand in a tray.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call every blue shape an ocean or confuse a river with a lake. They may mistake white polar ice for land or think ice appears only at the poles. They may think flowing water cannot move sand.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a simple map showing an ocean, river, lake, pond, and polar ice, alongside before-and-after pictures of a sand hill. Ask them to name the water bodies, find the ice, and circle the sand that moved.

1. 01

   Build a sand hill in a tray, sketch it, pour one cup of water down one side, then sketch where sand moved.

2. 02

   Show a globe with polar ice and blue oceans; ask, “Where is water frozen, and where is it liquid?”

3. 03

   Play a sorting game with picture cards of oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds; match each card to a shape on a map.

4. 04

   Use a town map to find a nearby river or pond; compare its shape with an ocean on a world map.

• E.3.9

  Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the Earth’s systems (i.e., geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere) interact in multiple ways to aff...

• E.4.9C

  Students will demonstrate an understanding of how natural processes and human activities affect the features of Earth's landforms and oceans.

• E.3.9.1

  Develop models to communicate the characteristics of the Earth's major systems, including the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere (e.g., digital m...

• E.3.7B

  Students will demonstrate an understanding of the composition of Earth and the processes which change Earth's landforms.