Grade 4 Social
Studies
District
2853
|
Timelines |
Content |
Technology Used |
Skills for Student Achievement |
Assessment |
|
4
weeks |
·
Geography |
·
Researching
on the Internet ·
Researching
encyclopedias ·
Word
Processing -
Importing
Pictures -
Coloring
text -
Changing
fonts/size |
·
Understand
the 5 themes of geography. ·
Define
the vocabulary that pertains to the unit. ·
Use
latitude and longitude to locate specific points on the globe. |
·
Teacher
observation ·
Teacher-adapted
tests from book ·
Map
work |
|
32
weeks |
·
Regions
of the US |
·
Researching
on the Internet ·
Researching
encyclopedias ·
Word
Processing -
Importing
Pictures -
Coloring
text -
Changing
fonts/size |
·
Dissect
the US into 5 regions. ·
Identify
the different climates in each region. ·
Use
time line within the regions. ·
Compare
and contrast each US region with a world region. ·
Understand
the landforms of each region. ·
Know
the vocabulary pertaining to the specific regions ·
Understand
which region Native American tribes inhabited. ·
Know
and locate the state in each region. ·
Know
the capitols for each state. ·
Discuss
prominent communities in each region. ·
Discuss
how goods are transported from one area to another. ·
Discuss
natural resources in each region. ·
Identify
and discuss natural features of each region. ·
Understand
how people adapted to the physical environment of each region. ·
Identify
cultural differences in each region. |
·
Teacher
observation ·
Teacher-adapted
tests from book ·
Vocabulary
Test ·
States
and Capitols Tests ·
State
location Tests ·
Student
State Report Packet ·
Chapter
Reviews ·
Today’s
Events with Time for Kids ·
Quizzes ·
Oral
Report ·
Map
Skills/Reading Maps and Graphs ·
Locating
states and capitols, important rivers, and imp. landforms on maps |