Alignment to Standards for AZ
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PO 2 | Identify characteristics of maps and globes: compass rose, symbols, map key/legend |
| 1,2 | PO 1 | Recognize different types of maps (e.g., political, physical) serve various purposes. |
| 1,2 | PO 4b | Recognize characteristics of human and physical features: human (i.e., equator, North and South Poles) |
| 1,2,3 | PO 5a | Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or globes: physical ((i.e., continent, ocean, river, lake, mountains, islands) |
| 1,2,3 | PO 5b | Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images or globes: human (i.e., equator, North and South poles, country) |
| 1,2,3 | PO 6a | Recognize characteristics of human and physical features: physical (i.e., continent, ocean, river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, plain, valley, volcano, peninsula) |
| 3 | PO 1 | Locate major physical and human features from content studied (e.g., Greece, Canada, Spain, United States) on maps and globes. |
| 3 | PO 3 | Cite examples of how a speciesĂȘ inability to adapt to changing conditions in the ecosystem led to the extinction of that species. |
| 3 | PO 4 | Describe fossils as a record of past life forms. |
| 3 | PO 5 | Describe how fossils are formed. |
| 3 | PO 6b | human (i.e., Equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres, North and South Poles, city) |
| 4 | PO 6 | evidence that indicates life and environmental conditions have changed (e.g., tree rings, fish fossils in desert regions, ice cores). |
| K | PO 1 | Recognize the differences between maps and globes. |