Alignment to Standards for CO
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS/1 1.1.d | Use words related to time, sequence, and change |
| 1 | SS/1 2.1. | Geographic tools such as maps and globes to represent places |
| 1 | SS/1 2.1.a | Explain that maps and globes are different representations of Earth |
| 1 | SS/1 2.1.d | Distinguish between land and water on a map or globe |
| 2 | SS/2 2.1.b | Identify and locate various physical features on a map |
| 2 | SS/2 2.1.c | Identify the hemispheres, equator, and poles on a globe |
| 2 | SS/2 2.1.d | Identify and locate cultural, human, political, and natural features using map keys and legends |
| 3 | SS/3 2.1. | Use various types of geographic tools to develop spatial thinking |
| 3 | SS/3 2.1.b | Find oceans and continents, major countries, bodies of water, mountains, and urban areas, the state of Colorado, and neighboring states on maps |
| 3 | SS/3 2.2.a | Observe and describe the physical characteristics and the cultural and human features of a region |
| 3 | SS/3 2.2.b | Identify the factors that make a region unique including cultural diversity, industry and agriculture, and land forms |
| 3 | SS/3 2.2.d | Characterize regions using different types of features such as physical, political, cultural, urban and rural |
| 5 | SC/5 3.2 | Earthês surface changes constantly through a variety of processes and forces (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, solar influences, climate, and human activity) |
| K | SS/K 2.1.c | Distinguish between a map and a globe as ways to show places people live |
| PK | SS/PK 2.1. | Develop spatial understanding, perspectives, and connections to the world |
