American Landmark Guessing Game

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• Guessing Games

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• D2.Geo.2.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.
• D2.Geo.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
• D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.

Alabama

• SS10.2.2.4 — Describing the history of American symbols and monuments
• SS10.3.12 — Explain the significance of representations of American values and beliefs, including the Statue of Liberty, the statue of Lady Justice, the United States flag, and the national anthem.
• SS10.2.10.3 — Recognizing benefits of recreation and tourism at state and national parks (Alabama)

Alaska

• 1 — know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics;
• 5 — describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty;
• 2 — analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized;

Arizona

• 1.H4.1 — Explain and explore origins of key American symbols, documents, landmarks, holidays, and leaders as well as their importance from the past to the present in our country. • Symbols include but are not limited to American flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, White House, Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, Liberty Bell, United States Capitol, and Arizona state symbols • Holidays include but are not limited to Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Presidents Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, and Arizona Statehood Day • Leaders include but are not limited to local and/or Tribal leaders, state leaders, and national leaders
• 2.G1.1 — Use and construct maps, graphs, and other geographic representations of familiar and unfamiliar places in the world; and locate physical and human features. • Key physical features include but are not limited to seven continents, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, seas, and deserts • Key human features include but are not limited to equator, hemispheres, North and South Pole, cities, states, countries, regions, and landmarks

Arkansas

• H.1.2.5 — Explain state and national historical symbols and landmarks and the people and events associated with them.

California

• 3.4.3 — Know the histories of important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished ideals (e.g., the U.S. flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Capitol).
• 1.3.3 — Identify American symbols, landmarks, and essential documents, such as the flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, U.S. Constitution, and Declaration of Independence, and know the people and events associated with them.

Colorado

• SS.1.4.2 — Identify and explain how the significance of notable people, places, holidays, and civic symbols reflect the origins and values of the government and its citizens.
• SS.2.2.1 — Use geographic terms and tools to locate and describe spatial patterns and places.

Connecticut

• GEO 2.6 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of a place/region.
• GEO 3.2 — Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.
• GEO 2.3 — Use geographic representations to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of place.

Delaware

• G.1.4-5a — Students will demonstrate development of mental maps of Delaware and of the United States which include the relative location and characteristics of major physical features, political divisions, and human settlements. Grade 4
• K-3a — Students will use the concepts of place and region to explain simple patterns of connections between and among places across the country and the world. Grade 3

Florida

• SS.3.G.2.5 — Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.CG.2.4 — Recognize symbols, individuals, documents and events that represent the United States.
• SS.3.G.2.4 — Describe the physical features of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Georgia

• SS2CG2.a — President (leader of our nation) and Washington, D.C. – White House
• SSKH2.e — The Statue of Liberty
• SSKH2.h — White House (identify image and associate with Presidents Day and the current president)

Hawaii

• SS.2.3.13.4 — Describe major geographic features of places using maps, photos, and other geographic representations

Idaho

• 3.SS.1.1.1 — Explain that people in the United States share a national identity through patriotic symbols and holidays.
• 2.SS.4.2.1 — Explain important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent the development of American beliefs and principles.

Illinois

• SS.3.G.1 — Use print and digital maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify topographic and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar locations.
• RI.3.7 — Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

Indiana

• 1.H.2 — Identify American songs and symbols, and discuss their origins.

Kentucky

• 2.G.GR.1 — Examine geographic features of places in North America, using a variety of geographic data, including maps, photos and other geographic tools.
• K.C.RR.2 — Identify symbols and events that represent American patriotism.

Louisiana

• 3.6 — Identify and describe national historical figures, celebrations, and symbols. a. Describe the achievements of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Susan B. Anthony, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Theodore Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride, Katherine Johnson, and Mae Jemison. b. Describe the significance of state and nationally designated holidays, including New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington’s Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. c. Describe the history of American symbols, including the Liberty Bell, U.S. flag (etiquette, customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag), bald eagle, national anthem, Uncle Sam, Statue of Liberty, The Pledge of Allegiance, and the national motto “In God We Trust.” d. Identify and describe man-made American monuments and landmarks including the Gateway Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge, Jefferson Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Pearl Harbor Museum, September 11 Memorial and Museum, Statue of liberty, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, and the White House. e. Identify and describe natural American landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, Monument Valley, Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains, Smoky Mountains, and Yellowstone National Park.
• 2.7 — Identify and describe national historical figures, celebrations, symbols, and places. a. Identify and describe the Founding Fathers, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Hancock, and James Madison. b. Identify and describe historical female figures, including Abigail Adams, Anne Hutchinson, Dolley Madison, Betsy Ross, and Phillis Wheatley. c. Describe the significance of state and nationally designated holidays, including New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington’s Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. d. Describe the history of American symbols, including the Liberty Bell, United States flag (etiquette, customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag), bald eagle, national anthem, Uncle Sam, Statue of Liberty, The Pledge of Allegiance, and the national motto “In God We Trust.” e. Identify and describe man-made American monuments and landmarks including the Gateway Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge, Jefferson Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Pearl Harbor Museum, September 11 Memorial and Museum, Statue of Liberty, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, and the White House. f. Identify and describe natural American landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, Monument Valley, Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains, Smoky Mountains, and Yellowstone National Park.

Maine

• L.6.3.a — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

Maryland

• recognizing how democratic symbols represent American values.

Massachusetts

• 1.T3.2 — Demonstrate understanding of the ways people show pride in belonging to the United States by recognizing and explaining the meaning of unifying symbols, phrases, and songs: a. national symbols (e.g., the United States flag, the bald eagle, the White House, and the Statue of Liberty) b. words, mottoes, phrases, and sentences associated with the United States (e.g., “U.S.” or “America” standing for United States of America, the Latin motto, “E pluribus unum,” on coins, currency, and the seal of the United States, translated as “Out of Many, One,” and the” Pledge of Allegiance”) c. the melodies and lyrics of patriotic songs (e.g., “America the Beautiful,” “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner”)

Michigan

• 1–C2.0.2 — Identify important symbols of the United States of America and what they represent.
• 4–G1.0.3 — Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.
• 4–G1.0.1 — Identify questions geographers ask in examining the United States.

Minnesota

• 2.3.1.1.3 — Use maps, photos or other geographic tools to identify and locate major landmarks or major physical features of the United States. For example: Physical features—the Atlantic Coast, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Lake Superior. Landmarks—Statue of Liberty, Angel Island, Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial.
• 4.3.2.3.1 — Locate and identify the physical and human characteristics of places in the United States, and also Canada or Mexico. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Mississippi River, Hudson Bay), soil, vegetation, weather and climate. Human characteristics— structures (Statue of Liberty), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.
• 4.3.1.2.2 — Use photographs or satellite-produced images to interpret spatial information about the United States, and also Canada or Mexico.

Mississippi

• 5.9.2 — Identify school, community, state, and national symbols (e.g., United States flag, American eagle, etc.).
• 1.CI.3.3 — Identify patriotic symbols of the local community, Mississippi, and the United States

Missouri

• 2.PC.1.F.b — Recognize and explain the significance of national symbols including national landmarks, national parks, and important memorials.
• 3.PC.1.F.b — Recognize and explain the significance of the Gateway Arch and the Great Seal of Missouri and other symbols of our state.
• 1.PC.1.F.a — Recognize and explain the significance of the Statue of Liberty, U.S. Capitol, Bald Eagle and the Liberty Bell.

Montana

• SS.CG.3.3 — identify key symbols of nations.
• SS.G.3.3 — identify landforms and other physical characteristics of the Americas.
• SS.G.5.1 — identify and label US regions, territories, states and their capitals/major cities;

Nebraska

• SS 1.3.2.b — Identify and differentiate between human features.
• SS K.4.3.b — Identify symbols of the United States.
• SS 1.3.2.a — Identify and differentiate between physical features on maps, globes, graphics, and in the physical world.

Nevada

• SS.2.21 — Identify major national landmarks associated with historical events.
• SS.2.17 — Describe the role and responsibilities of the U.S. president.

New Hampshire

• SS.HI.4.1.3 — Describe the significance of national and New Hampshire celebrations, monuments, symbols and documents, e.g., Veteran's Day, the Statue of Liberty, Old Man of the Mountain, and the preamble to the New Hampshire Constitution. (Themes: B: Civic Ideals, Practices, and Engagement, C: People, Places and Environment)
• SS.GE.4.1.3 — Locate major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., mountain ranges, principal parallels or meridians. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
• SS.GE.4.2.1 — Describe the physical and human characteristics of places, e.g., land forms or where people live. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
• SS.GE.2.1.3 — Identify major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., cities, oceans, or continents. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)

New Jersey

• 6.1.2.CivicsDP.3 — Explain how historical symbols, monuments and holidays reflect the shared values, principles, and beliefs of the American identity.
• 6.1.2.Geo.HE.3 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of different regions in New Jersey and the United States.
• 6.1.5.HistorySE.2 — Construct an argument for the significant and enduring role of historical symbols, monuments, and holidays and how they affect the American identity.

New Mexico

• 1.18 — Use a variety of maps to locate specific places and identify major landforms, bodies of water, and other places of significance around the United States.

New York

• 2.3d — Symbols of American democracy serve to unite community members.
• E.5.3 — Central to civics and citizenship is an understanding of the roles of the citizen within American constitutional democracy and the scope of a citizen’s rights and responsibilities.
• E.3.2 — Geography requires the development and application of the skills of asking and answering geographic questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information. (Adapted from: The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)

North Carolina

• 2.G.1.1 — Recognize absolute and relative location of various settlements, territories, and states in the development of the American nation.
• 5.H.1.6 — Explain the significance of national symbols and traditions from various perspectives.

Ohio

• 1.5 — Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics (land forms and bodies of water) and human characteristics (structures built by people).
• K.5 — Terms related to direction and distance, as well as symbols and landmarks, can be used to talk about the relative location of familiar places.

Oklahoma

• K.1.5 — Identify other important United States symbols including the Statue of Liberty located in New York Harbor.
• 4.2.2 — Identify major physical features in the United States and analyze how physical processes shape places. A. Identify and describe the physical characteristics of places, including the major landforms, bodies of water, vegetation and climates in the United States. B. Describe the location and characteristics of the major ecosystems in the United States.

Oregon

• 2.17 — Identify and describe community celebrations, landmarks, symbols from a variety of traditions and explain why they are significant to the cultural heritage of members of the community.

Pennsylvania

• 8.3.3.B. — Identify and describe primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history.
• 7.1.3.B — Identify and locate places and regions.
• 7.2.3.A — Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions.

Rhode Island

• SS3.2.4 — The Northeastern region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Northeastern region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development
• SS3.4.4 — The Midwestern region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Midwestern region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development
• SS3.6.4 — The Western region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Western region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development
• SS3.5.4 — The Southwestern region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Southwestern region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development

South Carolina

• 2.G.2 — Describe and compare various landforms over time within the U.S. through the use of primary and secondary sources. This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into using historic images, maps, narratives, texts, or video, to investigate and compare different landforms around the U.S.
• K.G.2 — Utilize sources of geographic information (e.g., digital sources, maps, or photographs/images) to define and identify cultural and/or natural features.This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into natural features, such as mountains, oceans, and rivers and cultural features, such as buildings, restaurants, roads, and stores.
• 2.H.1 — Identify and compare significant historical events, moments, and symbols in U.S. history. This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into historical events, including figures, symbols, and observances, that have been important to the U.S. over time as well as how they impact us.

South Dakota

• 1.C.1.1 — Identify primary symbols of the United States
• 2.C.1.1 — Explain, in written form, through speech, or through the use of technology, the meaning behind our national symbols
• 3.G.1.2 — Locate the seven continents, four oceans, and major physical features and regions of the United States on a map or globe

Tennessee

• 2.20 — Identify and examine the significance of well-known national symbols and landmarks, including: Mt. Rushmore, the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and the bald eagle.
• 3.11 — Identify major physical features of the U.S., including: • Rivers—Colorado, Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande • Mountains—Alaska Range, Appalachian, Rockies • Bodies of Water—Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico • Desert— Great Basin • Landforms—Grand Canyon, Great Plains
• 3.08 — Identify major physical features of the world, including: • Rivers—Amazon, Nile • Mountains and Ranges—Alps, Andes, Himalayas • Deserts— Gobi, Sahara • Bodies of Water—Mediterranean Sea, Straits of Magellan • Landforms—Great Barrier Reef, Niagara Falls
• 3.10 — Identify and locate major cities in the U.S., including: • Chicago • New York City • Los Angeles • Seattle • Miami • Washington, D.C.

Texas

• 2.1B — identify and explain the significance of various community, state, and national landmarks such as monuments and government buildings.
• 5.16D — explain the significance of important landmarks, including the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and Mount Rushmore.

Utah

• 2.2.3.c — Identify and explain the significance of various national symbols, documents, and landmarks (e.g., Declaration of Independence, Constitution, flag, Pledge of Allegiance, national monuments, national capitol building).
• 1.2.3.d — Identify national symbols, documents, and landmarks (e.g., Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Liberty Bell, Washington Monument).

Vermont

• D2.Geo.2.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.
• D2.Geo.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.

Virginia

• 2.12.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to connect geography to landmarks and historic events including, but not limited to Yellowstone National Park.
• 2.4.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to recognize state and national symbols including, but not limited to explaining the meaning behind symbols including, but not limited to the American flag, bald eagle, Washington Monument, Liberty Bell, and Statue of Liberty.
• Skill.2.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by applying geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features and connections.
• Skill.2.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by demonstrating curiosity and critical thinking through questioning and drawing conclusions.

Washington

• G1.2.3 — Use maps, graphs, photographs and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
• G1.3.2 — Investigate the physical, political, and cultural characteristics of places, regions, and people in North America, including the location of the fifty states within the regions of the United States.
• G2.2.1 — Identify some common and unique cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
• G2.1.3 — Identify human events and human-made features.

Washington, D.C.

• 1.10 — Identify symbols, songs phrases and national holidays that unify the people of the United States and different communities within the United States.
• 3.41 — Analyze the history and legacy of major monuments and historical sites in and around Washington, DC.

West Virginia

• SS.1.3 — Investigate the symbols, icons and traditions ofthe United States that provide a sense of community across time (e.g., Labor Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Pledge of Allegiance, patriotic songs, landmarks, art and literature that demonstrate community traditions, etc.).
• SS.2.4 — Give examples of symbols, icons and traditions of the United States, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and participate in national patriotic celebrations (e.g., Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day and Flag Day) and community service projects.
• SS.4.8 — Describe and locate examples of the major physical features ofthe United States (e.g., bodies of water, mountains, rivers, grasslands, oases, etc.) using references and technology (e.g., atlas, globe, geographic information system, etc.).

Wisconsin

• SS.Geog4.a.4 — Describe how certain places may have meanings that distinguish them from other places (e.g., cemetery, places of worship, state or national parks, historical park, or battlefield). Compare and contrast the human characteristics of rural, suburban, urban, and tribal locations in Wisconsin and the United States. Identify and describe how people may view places in the community differently (e.g., students and senior citizens responding to a new playground).
• SS.Geog1.b.1-2 — Identify physical and human characteristics of a place using maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations.
• SS.PS1.a.K-1 — Describe symbols, songs, and traditions that identify our state and country. Assess the importance of rules and laws at home, in school, and in the community.

Wyoming

• SS2.1.2 — Identify the symbols and traditional practices, including those of Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g. Arapaho and Shoshone flags, songs, and pledges), that honor patriotism in the United States.