Fourth Grade Social Studies
Teacher: Mrs. Kathy Barbeau Subject: Social Studies
Textbook: Scott Foresman, Regions - 2005 Grade Level: Fourth
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August |
-Learn the five themes of geography -Identify part on a globe i.e., equator, prime meridian, and hemispheres -Use latitude and longitude -Use political and physical maps -Identify main and intermediate directions -Learn about map keys, symbols, and scale -Learn how to use scale to find distance |
Soc Science State Goal 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography of society, with an emphasis on the U.S. A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. 17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments. |
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-Identify the different geographic regions of the United States -Analyze information by summarizing -Identify the five major regions of the U.S. -Describe the major landforms of each region in the U.S. -Explain the difference between regional and state boundaries -Explain the difference between weather and climate -Describe the climate of each region in the U.S. -Describe the three main factors that affect the climate of an area -Describe the major types of climates around the world -Identify the purpose of inset maps -Interpret information in inset maps -Explain how each region’s resources shaped the industries that grew there -Explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources Describe the resources of the student’s own region -Explain how people can be considered resources
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Soc. Science State Goal 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography of society, with an emphasis on the U.S. A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. 17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards. 17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments. B. Analyze and explain characteristics and interactions of the Earth’s physical systems. 17.B.2b Explain how physical and living components interact in a variety of ecosystems including desert, prairie, flood plain, forest, tundra. C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. 17C.2a Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities. 17C.2b Describe the relationships among location of resources, population distribution and economic activities (e.g., transportation, trade and communication).
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-Describe what is known about the people who were living in America when Columbus arrived -Explain why explorers and settlers came to North America -Explain how the land belonging to the U.S. grew from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean -Analyze the contributions of citizens such as Florello La Guardia -Explain what the Constitution is and why it is important -Identify the three levels of government -Describe the responsibilities of each of the three branches of government -Explain how the Constitution can be changed -Identify individuals who have displayed the characteristics of good citizenship -Use a time-zone map to calculate times at specific locations -Identify to ways that a person can become a citizen of the U.S. |
Soc. Science State Goal 16 Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the U.S. and other nations. D. Understand Illinois, U.S. and world history. 16.D.2a Describe the various individual motives for settling in colonial America. 16.D.2c Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States. Soc. Science State Goal 14 Understand political systems, with an emphasis on the United States A. Understand and explain the basic principles of the United States government. |
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-Identify at least three responsibil-ities of U.S. citizens -Explain why voting is an important responsibility in the U.S. -Identify individuals who have demonstrated honesty -Colonial speaker |
14.A.2 Explain the importance of fundamental concepts expressed and implied in major documents including the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Illinois Constitution. B. Understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the U.S. and other nations. 14.B.2 Explain what government does at local, state and national levels. C. Understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens. 14.C.2 Describe and evaluate why rights and responsibilities are important to the individual, family, community, workplace, state and nation (e.g., voting, protection under the law).
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November
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-The Northeast Region -Identify the two Great Lakesbetween which Niagara Falls is located -Identify the two main features for which Niagara Falls is known -Identify the three main mountain ranges in the northeastern part of the Appalachian Mts. -Identify the two states in the Northeast that do not border the Atlantic Ocean -Describe the operations of a hydroelectric power plant -Identify key steps in the production of maple syrup -Explain why grapes grow well in certain areas of the Northeast -Identify the largest lake of the Finger Lakes -Explain why water is essential to the production and growth of cranberries -Define the name of the people who fish Chesapeake Bay -Explain how pollution from a |
Soc. Science State Goal 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography of society, with an emphasis on the U.S. A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. 17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards. 17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments. C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. 17C.2a Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities. |
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-factory gets into Chesapeake Bay -Explain why Chesapeake Bay is important t the Northeast -Describe actions a resident of the Chesapeake Bay area could take to help preserve the bay -Identify marine creatures native to Shark Bay -Learn the capitals and state abbreviations of the NE Region |
17C.2b Describe the relationships among location of resources, population distribution and economic activities (e.g., transportation, trade and communication). |
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-Describe key events that affect the Narragansett way of life once European settlers arrived -Define sachem -Describe what goods the Europeans and Native Americans traded -Explain why the Iroquois Confed- eracy was established -Identify events leading from colonization up to the founding of the U.S. -Identify cities in the NE that have been capitals of the U.S. -Identify the city in the NE where most European immigrants arrived in the 1800s -Explain why immigrants came to the U.S. -Analyze a vertical time line to acquire information -Explain similarities and differ- ences between the abolitionist movement and the women’s rights movement -Explain the meaning of abolition- ist -Identify important women’s rights reformers -Explain why reformers fought to win voting rights for women-Explain how Elizabeth Cady Stanton came to be involved in women’s rights |
Soc. Science State Goal 16 Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the U.S. and other nations. D. Understand Illinois, U.S. and world history. 16.D.2a Describe the various individual motives for settling in colonial America. 16.D.2c Describe the influence of key individuals and groups, including Susan B. Anthony/suffrage and Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights, in the historical eras of Illinois and the United States. E. Understand Illinois, U.S. and world environmental history. 16.E.2a Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region. |
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January
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-Explain why northeastern cities developed where they did -Identify and explain the importance of places that make tourism a major industry in northeastern cities -Describe how Pittsburgh’s industries, like those of other northeastern cities, have changed over the years |
oc. Science State Goal 15 Understand economic systems, with an emphasis on the United States. D. Understand trade as an exchange of goods or services. 15.D.2a Explain why people and countries exchange goods and services. |
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-Describe the relationship between the people and the economics of northeastern cities -Explain key events that shaped Andrew Carnegie’s life -Describe how citizens of New York have shown responsibility On and after September 11, 2001 -Speaker – Ag in the Classroom -Speaker – Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Presentation |
15.D.2b Describe the relationships among specialization, division of labor, productivity of workers and interdependence among producers and consumers. Soc. Science State Goal 16 Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the U.S. and other nations. C. Understand the development of economic systems. 16.C.2b Explain how individuals including John Deere, Thomas Edison, Robert McCormack, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford, contributed to economic change through ideas, inventions and entrepreneurship. |
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-The Southeast Region -Identify and describe major land- forms in the Southeast -Explain how barrier islands are formed -Compare and contrast landform elevations in the SE -Explain how to use an elevation map -Use an elevation map to compare and contrast landform elevations in the SE -Describe the climate of the SE -Examine hurricanes in the SE -Explain the function of light-houses -Explain how hurricanes form -Describe the effects of hurricanes -Describe the importance of pro- tecting endangered species -Identify ways in which resources of the SE are used -Identify a renewable and a nonre- newable resource found in the SE -Explain why coal is an important resource in the SE -Learn the capitals and state abbreviations of the SE Region |
Soc. Science State Goal 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography of society, with an emphasis on the U.S. A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. 17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards. 17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments. C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. 17C.2a Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities. |
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- The Midwest-Explain how the Great Lakes were formed -Describe how the Great Lakes are connected to the Atlantic Ocean -Define the words waterway, canal lock, and barge -Explain why the flow of the Chicago River was changed -Explain the advantages of ship- ping by water -Describe the effect of zebra mussels on the freshwater lakes in the Midwest -Use bar graphs to compare -Describe the landscape and climate of the Badlands 67 million years ago -Define erosion and describe the types of life that live there -Explain why the climate of the Badlands changed -Explain why the Midwest is an important agricultural region -Explain why some farmers irrigate crops -Identify the rainfall in the Mid- west and explain how it affects the growth of crops -List ten crops grown in the Mid- west -Identify some crops grown in the Central Plains and the Great Plains -Describe the differences between farming methods in Thailand and those in the Midwest -Compare the importance of the corn crop in the Midwest -Learn the capitals and the state abbreviations of the Midwest -Learn the history and current facts about the students’ state of Illinois |
Soc. Science State Goal 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography of society, with an emphasis on the U.S. A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. 17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards. 17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments. C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. 17C.2a Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities. Math State Goal 10 Collect, organize and analyze data using statistical methods; predict; and interpret uncertainty using concepts of probability. A. Organize, describe and make predictions from existing data. 10.A.2a Organize and display data using pictures, tallies, tables, charts, bar graphs, line graphs, line plots and stem-and-leaf graphs.
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- The Southwest Region-Describe how the Grand Canyon was carved out by erosion caused by the Colorado River -Describe how erosion by water, wind and sand continues to shape the Grand Canyon -Explain that the Grand Canyon is a magnificent landform that provides beauty and adventure |
oc. Science State Goal 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography of society, with an emphasis on the U.S. A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth. |
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-Explain why the Grand Canyon has been made a national park -Interpret print and visual material by drawing conclusions -Identify the contributions of early explorers of the Southwest, such as John Wesley Powell -Interpret information by making generalizations -Describe the different climates found in the SW -Describe how the saguaro has adapted to a desert climate -Explain why the saguaro is important to desert animals -Compare and contrast climates and vegetation in different regions of the world -Identify a nonrenewable natural resource in the SW -Describe how the technology of the SW has impacted the U.S. -Identify the technological contributions of women such as Jerrie Cobb -Identify an example of a person who shows caring -Learn the capitals and the state abbreviations of the Southwest |
17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards. C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society. 17C.2a Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities. |
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The West -Identify the largest system of mountains in the U.S. -Compare and contrast mountain ranges of the West -Identify mountain ranges in the West and tell where they are located -Compare geysers and volcanoes -Compare and contrast different kinds of volcanoes -Compare and contrast the climates of Hawaii and California -Name the different climates of the West and give an example of each -Identify states in the West with extreme weather -Explain how the rain shadow works -Compare and contrast the amount of precipitation that falls on the east and west sides of the Cascade Range -Identify some resources of the West
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-Identify places where agricultural products are grown in the West -Locate areas of the West that have important fishing industries -Explain how people benefit from the resources of the West -Describe an agricultural contribution of Seth Lewelling to the economy of the region |