Geography and Maps

Grade Level: kinder

Subject: Social Studies 

Time Frame: 4 weeks (Quarter 3)

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Big Understandings

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- recognize that geographic tools represent places and spaces
- people live in different places around the world 

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Essential Questions

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- what information can a map tell me about the places and spaces people live?
- what information can a globe tell me about the places and spaces people live?
- what would it be like to live in another city, state, or country?
- why do people belong to different groups?
- what makes a place special to the people who live there?

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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

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- distinguish between a map and a globe as ways to show places people live
- use geographic tools to describe places (globes, maps, and GPS)

- compare and contrast how people live in different settings around the world
- give examples of food, clothing, shelter, and how they change in different environments 

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Topics:

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◦  Basic characteristics of maps and globes- what similarities and differences do they have
◦ Explore (compare and contrast) where different groups of people live in the world and how they interact with their environment based on location (clothing, food, shelter)

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Standards

SS.K.2.1
SS.K.2.2