Ohio

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• The 50 States

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• D2.Geo.3.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
• 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.3.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.

Alabama

• 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.

Alaska

• 1 — know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics;
• 1 — use maps and globes to locate places and regions;
• 2 — understand the people and the political, geographic, economic, cultural, social, and environmental events that have shaped the history of the state, the United States, and the world;
• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
• 7 — understand that a region is a distinct area defined by one or more cultural or physical features; and

Arizona

• 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
• 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
• 1.H4.2 — Draw upon fictional stories, biographies, and non-fiction/informational text to identify historical figures in your community, state, and nation and explain their significance in history and in the present day.
• 2.C2.1 — Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority within our country and world.
• 5.G1.1 — Use and construct maps and graphs to represent changes in the United States. • Key concepts include but are not limited to physical and human features of the United States, the regions of the United States and their characteristics, geographic location of major events, the growth of the United States through territorial expansion, demographic changes, and the states and their capitals

Arkansas

• C.1.1.4 — Describe state and national symbols and patriotic songs: • American flag • Flag etiquette • Star Spangled Banner • Recitation of Pledge of Allegiance • “Arkansas” by Eva Ware Barnett • White-Tailed Deer • Milk • Square Dance • Diamond
• C.1.2.4 — Explain the significance of state and national symbols, patriotic songs, and mottos: • American flag • Flag etiquette • Star Spangled Banner • Recitation of Pledge of Allegiance* • National Motto: In God we Trust* • State Seal • Diana fritillary butterfly • Fiddle • Quartz • Bauxite • Pink Tomato
• G.1.2.2 — Describe the physical and human characteristics of a place using geographic tools such as maps, globes, and charts.
• H.1.K.4 — Recognize historic figures and other people who have made an impact on history.

California

• 1.2.1 — Locate on maps and globes their local community, California, the United States, the seven continents, and the four oceans.

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.
• PGS.4 — Examine the characteristics of places and regions, and the changing nature among geographic and human interactions.
• SS.3.2.1 — Use geographic tools to develop spatial thinking skills.
• SS.2.4.2 — Explain the roles and characteristics of people who govern different communities.

Connecticut

• GEO 2.6 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of a place/region.
• GEO.K.2 — Use maps, graphs, photographs and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
• GEO.K.3 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• GEO 3.3 — Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.

Delaware

• G.1.K-3a — Students will understand the nature and uses of maps, globes, and other geo-graphics. Grade K and Grade 3
• 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
• H.4.K-3b — Students will develop an awareness of major events and people in United States and Delaware history. • Who lives here and how did they get here? (immigrants, demographics, ethnic and religious groups) • Important people in our past • Different kinds of communities in Delaware and the United States
• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Florida

• SS.3.G.2.3 — Label the states in each of the five regions of the United States.
• SS.5.G.1.6 — Locate and identify states, capitals, and United States Territories on a map.
• SC.K.L.14.3 — Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.
• SS.3.G.2.5 — Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Hawaii

• SS.1.3.17.1 — Investigate historically significant events, people, and observances in history
• SS.1.1.13.3 — Use maps and map features to describe places
• SS.2.1.6.1 — Investigate school, community, and national leaders and their responsibilities
• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
• SS.2.1.18.3 — Describe how significant people and events have shaped communities and

Idaho

• 5.SS.2.1.4 — Name and locate the 50 States and their Capitals, and U.S. Territories.
• K.SS.2.1.4 — Recognize a map of the United States of America and know it is the country in which we live.

Illinois

• SS.2.G.1 — With guidance and support, use print and digital maps, globes and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• 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.
• SS.K.G.3 — With guidance and support, identify characteristics of print and digital maps, graphs, and other cultural representations of familiar places.
• LS4.D-P1 — There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Indiana

• 3.G.2 — Label a map of the Midwest, identifying states, major rivers, lakes, and the Great Lakes. (E)
• 3.G.5 — Explain that regions are areas that have similar physical and cultural characteristics. Identify Indiana and the local community as part of a specific region.
• 5.G.2 — Use maps and globes to locate states, capitals, major cities, major rivers, the Great Lakes, and mountain ranges in the United States. (E)
• K.LS.2 — Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals.

Iowa

• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
• Create Geographic Representations
• SS.K.14. — Compare environmental characteristics in Iowa with other places.

Kansas

• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
• Benchmark 3.3.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups.
• 2-LS4-1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

Kentucky

• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
• 2-LS4-1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
• 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.

Louisiana

• 3.20 — Describe the geographic features of places in the United States.
• 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.
• 3.21 — Interpret geographic features of the United States using a variety of tools such as different types of maps and photos.

Maine

• SL.3.K.a — Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
• 2-LS4-1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
• L.5.1.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Maryland

• recognizing how democratic symbols represent American values.
• identifying the local, state, and federal levels of government.

Massachusetts

• 4.T4c.1 — On a political map of the United States, locate the states in the Midwest; add to the timeline the admission dates for states in the Midwest (listed alphabetically: Illinois-1818, Indiana-1816, Iowa-1846, Kansas-1861, Michigan-1838, Minnesota-1858, Missouri-1821, Nebraska-1867, North Dakota-1889, Ohio-1803, South Dakota-1889, Wisconsin-1848).
• 4.T1.2 — On a political map of North America, locate Canada and its provinces, Mexico and its states, the nations of the Caribbean, and the United States of America and its states; explain the meaning of the terms continent, country, nation, county, state, province, and city.

Michigan

• 4–G1.0.3 — Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.
• 4–G2.0.1 — Describe ways in which the United States can be divided into different regions.
• 4–G2.0.2 — Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.

Minnesota

• 4.3.2.4.1 — Name and locate states and territories, major cities and state capitals in the United States.
• 0.1.2.2.1 — Describe symbols, songs and traditions that identify our nation and state. For example: American Flag, bald eagle, White House, Statue of Liberty, Pledge of Allegiance, Minnesota state flag.
• 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.

Mississippi

• 5.9.2 — Identify school, community, state, and national symbols (e.g., United States flag, American eagle, etc.).
• 5.10.2 — Identify and label each of the 50 states on a map.
• 5.9.4 — Explain historically significant people and events that shaped America (e.g., our first president, etc.).

Missouri

• 2.H.3.C.a — Describe the contributions of inventors or pioneers in their field who influenced progress in our nation.
• 4.EG.5.B.a — Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics.
• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Montana

• SS.G.5.1 — identify and label US regions, territories, states and their capitals/major cities;
• SS.G.K — The geography content standard for kindergarten is that each student will use maps, and other representations, to describe place characteristics.
• SS.CG.3.3 — identify key symbols of nations.

Nebraska

• SS 1.4.3.a — Identify the contributions of historical people.
• SS 4.1.2.b — Investigate the meaning of state symbols, songs, and holidays.
• SS 5.3.1.a — Use maps and atlases to locate major human and physical features in the United States.
• SS 5.3.2.b — Identify and classify regions and places within the United States using physical and human features.
• SS 1.3.2 — Explore places and regions.

Nevada

• SS.2.11 — Identify how individuals have made a difference in the communities in which they live.
• SS.2.9 — Identify major political leaders who have impacted U.S. history.

New Hampshire

• SS.GE.2.2.1 — Explore the physical and human characteristics of place, e.g., roads, schools or mountains. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
• SS.HI.2.3.1 — Identify individuals and/or groups who have profoundly affected life in the United States, e.g., Abraham Lincoln, or Pilgrims. (Themes: H: Individualism, Equality and Authority, I: Patterns of Social and Political Interaction, J: Human Expression and Communication)
• 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)
• 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.4.3.4 — Recognize the components and distribution of ecosystems, e.g., the location of certain plants and animals or the food chain. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment)

New Jersey

• 6.1.5.CivicsPI.5 — Explain how government functions at the local, county, and state level.
• 6.1.5.GeoSV.4 — Use a variety of geographic representations to describe the similarities and differences between places in New Jersey, the United States and the world (e.g., maps, data visualizations, graphs, diagrams, aerial and other photographs, GPS).
• 6.1.5.GeoPP.1 — Compare and contrast characteristics of regions in the United States based on culture, economics, and physical characteristics to understand the concept of regionalism.
• 6.1.5.HistoryCC.9 — Evaluate the impact of ideas, inventions, and other contributions of prominent figures who lived New Jersey.

New Mexico

• K.10 — Identify the local, state, and national symbols (e.g., flag, bird, song).
• 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.
• 5.27 — Using a map, identify and locate the 50 states in the United States and know the capitals of each state along with the surrounding U.S. territories.
• 5.25 — Demonstrate how the states are organized, including time zones and the regions of the United States.

New York

• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

North Carolina

• 2.G.1.1 — Recognize absolute and relative location of various settlements, territories, and states in the development of the American nation.
• 2.H.1 — Understand how various people and events have shaped America.
• K.G.1.1 — Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to locate places in the classroom, school, community, and around the world.

North Dakota

• 2-LS4-1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

Ohio

• 4.8 — Many technological innovations that originated in Ohio benefitted the United States.
• 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.
• K.LS.2 — Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

Oklahoma

• There are many different kinds of living things in any area and they exist in different places on land and in water. (2.LS4.1)
• 4.2.5 — Identify and locate on a political map the fifty states and the United States capitol.

Oregon

• 1.11 — Identify, affirm, respect, and explain the diverse cultural heritage, songs, symbols, and celebrations of my community and the diverse social and ethnic groups in Oregon and the United States of America.
• 2.12 — Identify relative location of school and community in the state, nation and the world.
• 2.LS4.1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the diversity of living things in each of a variety of different habitats.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include specific animal and plant names in specific habitats.]

Pennsylvania

• 7.1.3.B — Identify and locate places and regions.
• 7.2.3.A — Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions.
• 8.3.3.A. — Identify contributions of individuals and groups to United States history.
• 7.3.3.E — Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their political activities.
• 7.1.3.A — Identify geographic tools and their uses.

Rhode Island

• SS3.4.2 — States in the Midwest Explain the states that make up the Midwestern region including their admittance to the United States and their identities
• SS3.1.3 — States and territories Explain what states and territories are and their locations within the United States
• SS3.4.1 — Geography and environment of the Midwest Explain the geography and environment of the Midwestern region of the United States
• 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

South Carolina

• 3.1.3.PR — Identify the spatial hierarchy of political and physical geographic features. This indicator prompts students to inquire about spatial hierarchies (i.e. scale) to understand connections between Earth's systems. Political features include cities, states, and countries. Physical features include forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers.
• 2-LS4-1. — Make observations of plants and animals to compare patterns of diversity within different habitats. Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the diversity of living things in a variety of different habitats. State Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include specific animal and plant names in specific habitats.

South Dakota

• 3.C.1.1 — Research and explain the meaning behind South Dakota’s 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
• 3.H.2.2 — Explain the importance of famous American figures including but not limited to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson
• K.G.1.1 — Recognize that maps and globes represent places

Tennessee

• 1.01 — Describe the cultural aspects of a place, including a student’s community and state.
• 3.09 — Identify and locate the fifty states of the U.S.
• 1.21 — Identify Tennessee symbols, including: state flag, state tree, state flower, state bird, state animal, and the significance of the state nickname.
• 2.29 — Examine the significant contributions made by people of the U.S., including: • Neil Armstrong • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Wilma Rudolph • David Crockett • Rosa Parks • Sequoyah • Benjamin Franklin • Jackie Robinson • George Washington

Texas

• 2.11D — identify symbols such as state and national birds and flowers and Uncle Sam; and
• 5.22A — identify the accomplishments of notable individuals in the fields of science and technology such as Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney, John Deere, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, the Wright Brothers, and Neil Armstrong;
• 5.6C — locate on a map important political features such as the five largest cities by population in the United States and the 50 states; and
• 2.4B — locate places, including the local community, Texas, the United States, the state capital, the U.S. capital, and the bordering countries of Canada and Mexico on maps and globes.

Utah

• K.2.3.b — Recognize state and national symbols (e.g., state and national flags, bald eagle, seagull, Statue of Liberty).
• 2.2.3.b — Identify community and state symbols, documents and landmarks (e.g., city hall, county courthouse, state capitol, Utah State Constitution, flag, holidays).

Vermont

• D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
• 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.3.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Virginia

• 2.10.a — The student will describe the contributions and roles of changemakers in United States history including, but not limited to Scholars and Inventors: Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Steve Jobs, Jonas Salk, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Mary Jackson.
• USI.1.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the geography of North America by locating the 50 states.
• 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.
• K.3.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to define patriotism and explain how communities express patriotism by identifying national and state symbols including, but not limited to the bald eagle, the dogwood, and the cardinal.

Washington

• 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.
• H2.5.1 — Analyze and explain how individuals have caused change in United States history.
• G1.3.1 — Examine and use maps and globes to understand the regions of North America in the past and present.

Washington, D.C.

• 1.17 — Identify key political features of each region on a map, to include, local neighborhoods, wards, Washington, DC, the United States and North America.
• K.20 — Explain the concept of relative location using directional words.

West Virginia

• Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places.
• SS.3.13 — Distinguish between a continent, country, state and capital.
• SS.5.17 — Compare and contrast the various regions of the United States; locate each of the fifty United States and correlate them with their regions.

Wisconsin

• 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.
• There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
• SS.Geog1 — Wisconsin students will use geographic tools and ways of thinking to analyze the world
• SS.Geog2.d.4-5 — Summarize positive and negative factors of cities. Identify the location and patterns of cities within our state and country.

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.
• SS2.5.1 — Spatial Use a map, globe, and mental mapping to identify familiar areas and simple patterns and create maps using various media. 2-ESS2-2
• SS2.5.2 — Physical Place and Region Identify, describe, and use local physical and human characteristics to discuss the similarities and differences between parts of the community (e.g., neighborhoods, schools, towns, and reservation communities). RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2, W.K.7 W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1, W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2
• SS2.5.3 — Human Place and Movement Use the human features of a community to describe what makes that community unique (e.g., cultural, language, religion, food, clothing, political, economic, population, and types of jobs in an area) and why others move to or from that place. RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2, W.K.7 W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1 W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2 K-2-ETS1-1
• 2-LS4-1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.