Mississippi Science E.1.9B.1

Science1st GradeEarth and Space Science

The Standard

E.1.9B: Students will demonstrate an understanding of models (drawings or maps) to describe how water and land are distributed on Earth.

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

2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Earth’s Systems and Cycles

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students find oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds on maps, globes, or photos. They name each one and describe where it is.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point to an ocean on a globe and identify a river, lake, and pond on a simple map. They describe an ocean as huge, a river as flowing across land, and lakes and ponds as surrounded by land.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call every blue area an ocean or mistake a winding river for a lake. They may expect a small pond to show on a globe, even when it is too small.
How to Assess It: Give students a simple map showing an ocean, a winding river, a large lake, and a small pond. Ask them to label each and tell you one clue they used.

Lesson moves

Use blue yarn for a river and blue paper shapes for an ocean, lake, and pond on a blank land map.
Show a map with a winding blue line and an enclosed blue shape; ask, "Which is the river, and how can you tell?"
Play map match with four water picture cards and four map cards; partners name each match and explain their choice.
Find a nearby lake, pond, or river on a local map and mark where it is compared with your school.

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