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K-2 Grades: Social Studies Benchmarks for Geography
A. Identify the location of the state of Ohio, the
United States, the continents, and oceans on maps, globes, and other
geographic representations.
B. Identify physical and human features of places.
C. Explain how environmental processes influences human
activity and ways humans depend on and adapt to the environment.
Geography (Location)
1st Grade:
1. Identify and correctly use terms related to location, direction, and distance including:
 a.
Left/Right;
b. Near/Far.
2. Construct simple maps and models using symbols to
represent familiar places (e.g., classroom, school, or neighborhood).
3. Identify and use symbols to locate places of significance on maps and globes.
4. Locate the local community, state, and the United States on maps or globes.
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Campus Martius:
Early Settlement
(1,468 k)
Students will learn of the Northwest Territory and
the founding of Marietta in 1788.
Geography (Places and Regions)
1st Grade:
5. Identify and describe the physical features (lake, river,
hill, mountain, forest) and human features (Town, city, farm, park,
playground, house, traffic signs/signals) of places in the community.
6. Compare areas within the local community to identify similarities.
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Cedar Bog:
Human Migration
(333 k)
Students will learn about the impact of human migration on natural areas and
natural resources including: agriculture, transportation, communications and energy; the loss of
natural areas, environmental pollution, the availability, usage, and pollution of water, global
warming, and population dynamics.
Cedar Bog:
Climate: Location
(264 k)
Why do trees grow well in Ohio but not well in western prairies? Do landforms make
a difference in climate? Does weather play a role? Why did prairies invade Ohio? How much rain makes
a rainforest and was Ohio ever part of a temperate rainforest? Does distance from the equator or the
arctic circle make a difference? All these questions and more are covered by this tour. We discuss
bodies of water, landforms, vegetation, the water cycle, and historical climates in Ohio.
Schoenbrunn:
Village Tour (164 k)
Students will learn this
reconstructed Moravian village, an 18th century Christian mission to the Delaware
Indians.
Geography (Human
Environmental Interaction)
1st Grade:
7. Describe human adaptations to variations in the physical environment including:
a.
Food;
b. Clothing;
c. Shelter;
d. Transportation;
e. Recreation.
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Cedar Bog:
Human Migration
(333 k)
Students will learn about the impact of human migration on natural areas and
natural resources including: agriculture, transportation, communications and energy; the loss of
natural areas, environmental pollution, the availability, usage, and pollution of water, global
warming, and population dynamics.
Fort Ancient:
Discovery
(102 k)
Students will learn
what people needed to survive and the roles of men, women, and children.
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