Index of Correlations to National Standards
The themes of the site, the core maps, and the content of the lesson plans were not chosen to directly address any one set of national, state, or local standards or curricula. However, we recognize that standards have a role in curriculum preparation. Accordingly, we have supplied this index to indicate which lesson plans are appropriate for teaching the National Education Standards adopted by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). For an explanation of these standards, please visit the NCSS website at http://www.ncss.org and the NCGE website at http://www/ncge.org. Please note that not every lesson plan correlates to a national standard. Due to the national scope of this Web site, we cannot provide correlations to state or local standards.

The grade level groupings of this Web site do not match exactly those of the NCSS or NCGE. In assessing the lessons, we have made the following matches for grade levels:

Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms to NCSS
K-2 to Lower Grades, 3-5 to Lower Grades, 6-8 to Middle Grades, 9-12 to High School

Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms to NCGE
K-2 to Grades K-4, 3-5 to Grades K-4, 6-8 to Grades 5-8, 9-12 to Grades 9-12

Grade Level  National Social Studies Standards National Geography Standards
Map 1 - The World Columbus Knew in 1482
K-2 II.b, II.e, III.b, III.e 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3, 17.2
3-5 II.b, II.d, II.e, III.a, III.b, III.e 1.1, 1.3, 3.3, 17.3
6-8 II.d, III.b, III.d, III.i 1.1, 2.3, 17.3
9-12 II.c, II.d, III.b, III.i 1.3, 2.2, 17.3
Map 2 - An Indian Map of the Southeast, ca. 1721
K-2 I.b, I.d, II.d, II.e, III.a, III.b 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 6.1
3-5 I.b, I.d, II.c, II.d, II.e, III.b 1.1, 6.2, 18.2
6-8 I.b, I.d, III.a, III.b 1.2, 2.2, 2.3
9-12 I.b, I.f, III.a, III.h, V.a 1.1, 2.1
Map 3 - Captain Cook and Hawaii, 1778
K-2 I.a, III.b, III.c 1.1, 1.3, 3.2, 4.2
3-5 III.b, III.c 1.1, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2
6-8 I.a, III.b, III.h 1.1, 4.2, 15.2
9-12 I.a, II.d, III.b, III.i 4.2, 17.1
Map 4 - "Nouvelle Orleans" and Nearby French Settlements, ca. 1723
K-2 I.d, III.b, III.e, III.h 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 9.1, 12.1
3-5 I.d, III.b, III.g, III.h 1.1, 3.4, 4.2, 11.2, 12.2, 15.2
6-8 I.d, III.b, III.g, III.h 1.2, 3.1, 12.2, 15.1
9-12 I.a, I.d, III.b, III.e, III.h, III.i 1.1, 9.2
Map 5 - Frémont Surveys the Road from Missouri to Oregon, 1843
K-2 I.d, II.c, II.d, III.b, III.e 1.1, 4.1, 17.2
3-5 I.d, II.d, III.b, III.c, III.h 1.1, 4.1, 7.2
6-8 I.c, II.c, II.d, III.b, III.e, III.i 1.1, 4.3, 6.3, 17.2, 17.3
9-12 II.d, III.d, III.i 10.3
Map 6 - Migration, Indian Removal and The Oklahoma Land Rush, 1890
K-2 II.b, II.d, III.b, III.c, V.b 1.3, 3.2, 4.2, 9.3, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
3-5 I.d, II.c, II.d, III.b, III.h 1.3, 4.2, 5.3, 9.3, 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 13.3
6-8 I.a, I.d, II.c, II.e, III.b, III.h 1.2, 3.1, 3.3, 9.2, 9.3, 10.11, 3.2
9-12 III.b, III.e, III.h, III.i 1.3, 4.3, 9.2, 16.1, 17.2
Map 7 - The Distribution of Woodland in the United States, 1873
K-2 III.b, III.c 1.1, 1.3, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1, 7.2, 8.2
3-5 III.b, III.c, III.h, IX.e 1.1, 1.3, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.3, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 16.3
6-8 II.f, III.b, III.c, III.h, III.k, X.c, X.d 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 14.114.2, 16.2, 18.3
9-12 II.f, III.b, III.c, III.h, III.k, VI.a, X.c, X.d, X.f, X.i 1.1, 1.3, 3.4, 4.2, 13.3, 14.3, 16.2, 16.3, 18.3
Map 8 - Mining in South Dakota, 1878
K-2 III.b, III.g, III.h 1.1, 1.3, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 11.1, 16.2
3-5 II.d, III.b, III.h, III.k, VIII.b 1.3, 4.3, 11.2, 14.2
6-8 III.b, III.h 1.1, 1.2, 4.3
9-12 III.b, III.h, III.k, VIII.b 1.3, 14.1, 16.3
Map 9 - Tourism, Water, Power, and Conservation in Yosemite National Park, ca. 1935
K-2 III.b, III.h 1.1, 4.1, 4.2
3-5 II.e, III.c, III.h 1.1, 4.1, 14.2
6-8 III.b, III.f, III.h, III.k, VII.j, X.c, X.d 1.2, 4.2, 14.1, 15.2, 17.2
9-12 I.a, II.e, III.b, III.h, III.i, III.k, VI.c, VII.h, X.f 4.2, 13.3, 16.3
Map 10 - Turnpikes, Canals and Railroads in the United States, 1835
K-2 II.d, III.b, VIII.a 1.1, 4.2, 11.3
3-5 II.d, III.b, III.h 1.1, 4.3, 11.1, 14.2
6-8 II.c, III.b, III.d, III.h 1.2, 3.1, 4.3, 9.2
9-12 II.b, III.e, III.h, III.i, VII.h 3.1, 11.2, 16.1
Map 11 - The Transcontinental Rail Network, 1880
K-2 I.d, III.b, III.e, III.h, VII.d 1.1, 2.1, 3.2, 4.1, 11.3
3-5 II.b, II.c, II.d, III.b 1.3, 3.3, 4.1, 11.3, 12.3, 17.1
6-8 II.c, III.b, III.d, VII.f 1.2, 3.3, 4.3, 9.2, 9.3, 12.1
9-12 II.b, II.e, III.b, III.h, III.i 1.1, 4.2, 18.3
Map 12 - Auto Trails of Florida, 1924
K-2 III.b, III.c, III.d, IV.b 1.1, 1.4, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 11.3
3-5 I.a, II.e, II.f, III.b 4.2, 6.1, 11.3, 17.1
6-8 II.b, II.c, III.b, III.d, III.h 1.2, 2.1, 4.3, 10.2, 11.4, 12.1, 17.1
9-12 I.a, II.b, II.c, II.e, II.f, III.b, III.i 1.3, 3.4, 14.1, 16.1, 17.1
Map 13 - A British Plan of Revolutionary Boston, 1775
K-2 II.c, II.d, III.b, III.c 1.1, 3.2, 17.3
3-5 II.a, II.c, II.d, III.b  
6-8 II.e, III.i, X.a 1.1, 17.3
9-12 II.d, III.d, III.i 1.1, 17.3
Map 14 - North America on the Eve of the United States - Mexican War, 1845
K-2    
3-5 I.a, I.d, II.d, III.b, III.g, III.h 1.1, 4.3, 12.1, 12.3, 12.4
6-8 II.b, II.c, III.b, III.i, IX.b 1.2, 5.2, 13.2
9-12 I.b, II.e, II.f, III.b, III.h, VI.f 10.3, 13.1, 13.3, 17.3
Map 15 - The World at War, 1944
K-2 II.e, III.a, III.b, III.e 1.3, 2.2, 3.3
3-5 II.e, III.a, III.b 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.3
6-8 III.b, III.d, III.i 1.1, 1.2, 17.3
9-12 II.d, III.b, III.i, IX.b, IX.e 1.1, 1.3, 13.1, 13.3, 17.3
Map 16 - A Farm in Menard County, Illinois, 1874
K-2 II.d, III.b, III.c, III.e, III.h 1.1, 1.3, 3.1, 4.2, 11.1, 12.1
3-5 III.b, III.c, III.h 1.1, 3.3, 4.2, 6.2, 11.1, 12.1, 12.4
6-8 II.c, II.d, III.b, III.h 1.2, 9.3, 11.3, 12.1, 15.1, 15.2
9-12 II.d, III.b, III.d, III.e, III.h, VII.a 1.1, 11.2, 12.2, 17.2
Map 17 - The Global Community Meets at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
K-2 III.b, III.c 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 6.1, 11.3, 12.4
3-5 I.a, II.d, III.b, III.c, III.h 1.1, 3.2, 4.2, 11.3
6-8 I.a, I.c, II.d, II.f, III.b, III.c, III.g, III.h, III.k 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 6.3, 14.1
9-12 I.d, I.f, II.c, II.e, III.b, III.g, III.h, III.i 3.3, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 10.3
Map 18 - Expressways and the Changing Fabric of Metropolitan Los Angeles, 1979
K-2 III.b, III.c, III.h 1.1, 1.3, 3.2, 4.2
3-5 III.b, III.c, III.e, III.h 1.4, 3.3, 4.3, 9.1, 12.2
6-8 III.b 1.2, 10.2
9-12 III.b, III.g 10.2
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