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Course: BPSS (SST) Social Studies Standards (S-SST)
Glossary: Geography Standards

SST-HS.G.04

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High School (SST) Social Studies
Geography Standard

SST-HS.G.04 Use geographic tools to locate both the absolute and relative location of places and regions around the world.


Benchmarks

  • SST-HS.G.04.1 Explain and use a variety of geographic tools to study the world on global, regional, and local scales and draw conclusions.
  • SST-HS.G.04.2 Apply the skills of geographic inquiry to analyze a geographic problem or issue.

Guiding Practice

The guiding topics for each benchmark includes various subject matter that can be used to help students reach the standard.

Calculation Method for Standards

Standards are larger groups of related benchmarks. So the Standard is a calculation of all the related benchmarks. So click on the benchmark identifier below each Standards to access the learning targets and proficiency scales for each standard.

SST-HS.G.04.1

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HS (SST) Social Studies Benchmark 
Standard 4: Use geographic tools to locate both the absolute and relative location of places and regions around the world.
SST-HS.G.04.1 Explain and use a variety of geographic tools to study the world on global, regional, and local scales and draw conclusions.

Guiding Topics: Apply knowledge to create a sketch map, an outline map of geographic information, and tables of information
Tools to use: maps, globes, and web-based geography technology, map projections, thematic graphs & maps, GIS/GPS


Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student can ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrate a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrate in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
  • list

Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window

SST-HS.G.04.2

BPS-S SST Geograhy logo
HS (SST) Social Studies Benchmark 
Standard 4: Use geographic tools to locate both the absolute and relative location of places and regions around the world.
SST-HS.G.04.2 Apply the skills of geographic inquiry to analyze a geographic problem or issue.

Guiding Topics: Asking geographic questions, acquiring geographic information, organizing geographic information, analyzing geographic information, and answering geographic questions


Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student can ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrate a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrate in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
  • list

Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window