ALEX Classroom Resource

  

Continents and Oceans

  Classroom Resource Information  

Title:

 Continents and Oceans

URL:

 https://mrnussbaum.com/continents-and-oceans-online-game

Content Source:

 Other
Mr. Nussbaum
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

This fun online game requires students to drag and drop the labels for the seven continents and the five oceans while the Earth is spinning. It is a lot of fun, however, the game is very particular about where the labels are dropped.

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 3
Geographic and Historical Studies: People, Places, and Regions
2 ) Locate the continents on a map or globe

•  Using vocabulary associated with geographical features of Earth, including hill, plateau, valley, peninsula, island, isthmus, ice cap, and glacier
•  Locating major mountain ranges, oceans, rivers, and lakes throughout the world (Alabama)
Unpacked Content
Strand: Geography
Course Title: Geographical and Historical Studies: People, Places, and Regions
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Locate the continents on a map or globe.
  • Use vocabulary associated with geographical features of Earth correctly.
  • Locate major mountain ranges, oceans, rivers, and lakes throughout the world.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • geographical features
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • How to locate continents on a map or globe.
  • How to use vocabulary associated with geographical features of Earth.
  • How to locate major mountain ranges, oceans, rivers and lakes throughout the world.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • Locate continents on a map or globe.
  • Use vocabulary associated with geographical features of Earth.
  • Locate major mountain ranges, oceans, rivers and lakes throughout the world.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • Maps and globes can be used to locate major geographical features of Alabama and the world.
Alabama Archives Resources:
Click below to access all Alabama Archives resources aligned to this standard.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.3.2- Define hill, plateau, valley, peninsula, island, isthmus, ice cap, and glacier.
Tags: continents, globe, map, oceans
License Type: Custom Permission Type
See Terms: https://mrnussbaum.com/page/terms-and-conditions
For full descriptions of license types and a guide to usage, visit :
https://creativecommons.org/licenses
Accessibility
Comments
  This resource provided by:  
Author: Ginger Boyd
This site may contain links to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties or links to websites and features in banners or other advertising. Such external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness by us. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OFFERED BY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES LINKED THROUGH THIS SITE.
Copyright © 2017, Alabama Learning Exchange
Alabama State Department of Education
Alabama State Department of Education