Mississippi Science E.1.9B.2
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.
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.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Earth’s Systems and Cycles
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use a map or globe to find oceans, lakes, and large areas of ice. They ask where frozen and liquid water are found, then use the map to answer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to an ocean and to ice in Greenland and Antarctica. They can explain that large areas of ice are near the poles, while liquid water covers much of Earth.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think ice is found only at the poles, even though glaciers also form on mountains. They may mistake a white space on a map for ice without checking the map key.
How to Assess It
- Give students a map labeled Pacific Ocean, Greenland ice sheet, and Antarctica. Ask them to mark liquid and frozen water, write one question about where ice is found, and answer it with a pattern they see.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a labeled map and photo cards of the Pacific Ocean, a lake, and Greenland ice; have them match each photo to its place.
Show a globe and ask, "Where do you see liquid water, and where might you find large areas of ice?"
Play map match: students place cards labeled ocean, lake, Greenland ice sheet, and Antarctica under liquid or frozen, then find each location.
Trace a ship route from South America to Antarctica on a map; ask why the ship might encounter ice near the end.
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