MN Academic Standards in History and Social Studies for K-3

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GEOGRAPHY

A. Concepts of Location

1.

Students will describe the location of people, places and things by using positional words.

2.

Students will use maps and globes to locate laces referenced in stories and real life situations.

3.

Students will explain that an address locates a specific place.

4.

Students will name and use directional words to describe locations of places in the school and community. Students will locate places by using simple maps, and understand that maps are drawings of locations and places as viewed from above.

5.

Students will use the equator and poles as reference points to describe locations.

6.

Students will compare distances between two or more places shown on a map with simple terms, such as farther and closer.

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A.

Concepts of Location

2.

The student will demonstrate working knowledge of the cardinal directions.

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B.

Maps and Globes

1.

The student will use and create maps and globes to locate people, places and things.

1.

Students will locate places by using simple maps, and understand that maps are drawings of locations and places as viewed from above.

2.

Students will recognize and locate the outline shape of the state of Minnesota on a map/globe.

3.

Students will create and interpret simple maps using the map elements of title, direction, symbols, and a map key or legend.

4.

Students will locate the continents and oceans on a map of the world and a globe.

5.

Students will recognize the outline shape of the contiguous United States.

6.

Students will recognize the outline shapes of countries and locate cultures and civilizations studied in history.

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B.

Maps and Globes

2.

The student will use maps and globes to demonstrate specific geographical knowledge.

1.

Students will locate on a map the major world countries, states and major cities of the United States.

2.

Students will use an atlas to locate geographic information.

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C.

Physical Features and Processes

1.

The student will distinguish between physical and human­made features of places on the Earth’s surface.

1.

Students will name and locate physical features of the United States, including places about which they have read.

2.

Students will name and locate major human-made features of the United States, including features about which they have read.

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GEOGRAPHY

C.

Physical Features and Processes

2.

The student will identify specific landforms and waterways on a map using geographical terms.

1.

Students will locate major river systems and mountain ranges on continents studied.

2.

Students will explain and use introductory geographical terms.

V. A. 1.1. Students will describe the location of people, places and things by using positional words.

V. A. 1.2. Students will use maps and globes to locate laces referenced in stories and real life situations.

V. A. 1.3. Students will explain that an address locates a specific place.

V. A. 1.4. Students will name and use directional words to describe locations of places in the school and community. Students will locate places by using simple maps, and understand that maps are drawings of locations and places as viewed from above.

V. A. 1.5. Students will use the equator and poles as reference points to describe locations.

V. A. 1.6. Students will compare distances between two or more places shown on a map with simple terms, such as farther and closer.

V.A.2.1.Students will use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places.

V.B.1.1. Students will locate places by using simple maps, and understand that maps are drawings of locations and places as viewed from above.

V.B.1.2.
Students will recognize and locate the outline shape of the state of Minnesota on a map/globe.

V.B.1.3.
Students will create and interpret simple maps using the map elements of title, direction, symbols, and a map key or legend.

V.B.1.4.
Students will locate the continents and oceans on a map of the world and a globe.

V.B.1.5.
Students will recognize the outline shape of the contiguous United States.

V.B.1.6.
Students will recognize the outline shapes of countries and locate cultures and civilizations studied in history.

V.B.2.1.
Students will locate on a map the major world countries, states and major cities of the United States.

V.B.2.2.
Students will use an atlas to locate geographic information.

V.C.1.1.
Students will name and locate physical features of the United States, including places about which they have read.

V.C.1.2. Students will name and locate major human-made features of the United States, including features about which they have read.

V.C.2.1.
Students will locate major river systems and mountain ranges on continents studied.

V.C.2.2.
Students will explain and use introductory geographical terms.