Alignment to Standards for KS
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS-GEO.1-1.1. | describes the purposes of maps and globes (e.g., model of earth, representation of earthês features). |
| 1 | SS-GEO.1-1.4. | locates major geography locations (US, Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean) |
| 2 | SS-GEO.2-1.2. | identifies and correctly uses terms: North, South, East, West. |
| 2 | SS-GEO.2-1.3. | locates major geography features (e.g., Rocky Mountains, Missouri River, Gulf of Mexico, Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Washington, DC). |
| 3 | SS-GEO.3-1.1. | applies geographic tools, including grid systems, symbols, legends, scales and a compass rose to construct and interpret maps. |
| 3 | SS-GEO.3-1.4. | locates the oceans and continents (e.g., Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian Ocean; North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica). |
| 4 | SS-GEO.4-3.1.1. | applies geographic tools, including grid systems, symbols, legends, scales, and a compass rose to construct and interpret maps. |
| 4 | SS-GEO.4-3.1.4. | identifies major landforms and bodies of water in regions of the United States (e.g., mountains, plains, islands, peninsulas, rivers, oceans). |
| 4 | SS-GEO.4-3.3.2. | Earthês surface in terms of physical processes (e.g., weathering, erosion, water cycle, soil formation, mountain building). |
| 4-Mar | SC-3-4.4.3.1. | describes changes in the surface of the earth. |
| K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.1. | identify some of the forces that cause erosion and other changes within their own region. |
| K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.2. | identify, compare, and contrast distinctive landforms, both within their region and other areas of the United States. |
| K-4 | EESK-K-4-1.1.4. | describe living and non-living processes that shape the earth. |
