• TEKS: §113.13.

Social Studies, Grade 2

(6) The student understands the locations and characteristics
of places and nations.

• NET.S.: Technology Productivity Tools

Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase
productivity, and promote creativity.
THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS Cynthia Barrientos
 ❖You will be able to identify the 7
Continents. Also to locate them in the
map.
❖ You will name/list the continents from
OBJECTIVE largest to smallest.
❖You will also learn the major Ocean
waters.
 ❖ It’s the seven biggest bodies of
land in the World.
❖The following seven are:
WHAT IS A ❖ North America
❖South America
CONTINENT? ❖ Europe
❖Asia
❖Africa
❖Australia
❖Antarctica
➢A better Look on how to
compare the surface are or
(how much bigger) the other
continent is.
➢The continents from LARGEST to
SMALLEST.
o Asia
oAfrica
oNorth America
oSouth America
oAntarctica
oEurope
oAustralia
 ❖ The Water that covers 70% of the world.
❖ A very extensive area of sea.
❖The ocean waters are divided by 5 major
WHAT IS AN water areas.
OCEAN? ❖Pacific Ocean
❖Atlantic Ocean
❖Indian Ocean
❖Southern Ocean
❖Arctic Ocean
A better picture
comparing the Earth’s
water and the Earth’s
land.
 ✓ We know the 7 continents and their locations.
❖ North America
❖ South America
❖Europe
❖Asia

WE NOW ❖Africa
❖Australia

KNOW!!! ❖Antarctica
✓ We know the 5 Oceans.
❖Pacific Ocean
❖Atlantic Ocean
❖Indian Ocean
❖Southern Ocean
❖Arctic Ocean
QUESTION #1
❖What Continent is the largest
of them all?

Answer: Asia

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QUESTION #2
In which continent do we live in?

Answer: North America

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QUESTION #3
The largest ocean is?

Answer: The Pacific Ocean

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 ❖I will give you a sheet of the world
map. What I want you do is to label
and draw the continents in a different
HOMEWORK!!! colors and the oceans in Blue ONLY.
❖Bring it to class and ask your
parents for help if needed.