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Number: SS.K.G.1

Title: The World in Spatial Terms

Type: Standard

Subject: Social Studies

Grade: K

Strand: Geography

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks

Code	Description
SS.K.G.1.1:	Describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words.
SS.K.G.1.2:	Explain that maps and globes help to locate different places and that globes are a model of the Earth.
SS.K.G.1.3:	Identify cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).
SS.K.G.1.4:	Differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
SS.K.G.1.AP.1:	Identify the relative location of an object by using positional words.
SS.K.G.1.AP.2:	Recognize a map as a drawing of a place.
SS.K.G.1.AP.3:	Track movement in different directions on a map.
SS.K.G.1.AP.4:	Identify land and water on a simple map or globe.

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Responsible Decision Makers Use Technology -3 :

In this integrated lesson plan, students will work in groups to create an algorithm to reach the responsible decision. Students will use the algorithm to identify examples of responsible and irresponsible decisions as they move across a grid. This is lesson 3 in an integrated civics and computer science unit.

Responsible Decision Makers Use Technology - Part 2:

In this integrated lesson plan, students will work together to use a given algorithm to reach the responsible decision. Students will use the algorithm to identify examples of responsible decisions as they move across a grid.