Social Studies - 4th Grade
4.H.1 - Analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history.
4.H.1.1
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Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous American Indian groups in NC before and after European exploration.
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4.H.1.2
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Explain how and why North Carolina was established.
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4.H.1.3
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Explain how people, events and developments brought about changes to communities in various regions of N.C.
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4.H.1.4
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Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction
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4.H.2 - Understand how notable structures, symbols, and place names are significant to North Carolina.
4.H.2.1
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Explain why important buildings, statues, monuments, and place names are associated with the state's history.
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4.H.2.2
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Explain the historical significance of North Carolina’s state symbols.
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4.G.1 - Understand how human, environmental, and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina.
4.G.1.1
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Summarize changes that have occurred in North Carolina since statehood (population growth, transportation, communication, landscape).
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4.G.1.2
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Explain the impact that human activity has on the availability of natural resources in North Carolina.
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4.G.1.3
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Exemplify the interactions of various peoples, places and cultures in terms of adaptation and modification of the environment.
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4.G.1.4
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Explain the impact of technology (communication, transportation, inventions, etc.) on North Carolina’s citizens, past and present.
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4.E.1 - Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina.
4.E.1.1
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Understand the basic concepts of a market economy: supply, demand, scarcity, productivity, and entrepreneurship.
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4.E.1.2
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Understand how scarcity and choice in a market economy impacts business decisions.
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4.E.1.3
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Analyze the historical and contemporary role that major North Carolina industries have played in the state, nation, and world.
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4.E.1.4
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Explain the impact of entrepreneurship on the economy of North Carolina.
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4.E.2 - Understand the economic factors when making personal choices.
4.E.2.1
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Explain how personal financial decisions such as spending, saving, and paying taxes, can positively and/or negatively affect everyday life.
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4.E.2.2
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Explain how limited personal financial resources affect the choices people make based on their wants and needs
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4.C&G.1 - Understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina’s government.
4.C&G.1.1
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Summarize the key principles and revisions of the North Carolina Constitution.
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4.C&G.1.2
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Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders.
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4.C&G.1.3
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Explain the influence of the colonial history of North Carolina on the governing documents of our state.
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4.C&G.1.4
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Compare North Carolina’s government with local governments.
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4.C&G.2 - Analyze the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.1
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Analyze the preamble and articles of the North Carolina Constitution in terms of rights and responsibilities.
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4.C&G.2.2
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Give examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens according to North Carolina Constitution.
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4.C&G.2.3
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Differentiate between rights and responsibilities reflected in the North Carolina Constitution.
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4.C.1 - Understand the impact of various cultural groups on North Carolina.
4.C.1.1
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Explain how the settlement of people from various cultures affected the development of regions in North Carolina (languages, foods, and traditions).
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4.C.1.2
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Explain how the artistic expression of various groups represents the cultural heritage of North Carolina.
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Additional Resources:
4th Grade:
Culture
Economics
Geography
4th Grade:
Culture
- 375 years ago at 360 degrees - view panoramic displays of life in the early colonies. Must use internet explorer
- Through the Looking Glass - historical documents regarding the Mayflower families
- First Nations: Histories - detailed histories of the nations living in early North America from the Abenaki to the Winnebago
- Marilee's Native Americans Resource - large list of Native American links
- Cherokee you tube https://www.youtube.com/user/CherokeeTV
Economics
- Exploring Supply and Demand - make decisions and create a graph on supply and demand.
- Graphic Organizer Links - links to a large number of graphic organizers
- The 13 American Colonies: Characteristics of the Colonies - Each colony had its own unique characteristics, but historians lump them into groups based on where they were, why they were founded, and what kinds of industry they had.
- History of Colonial America - YouTube video including maps of the colonies as they developed.
- The Colonial Era - Interactive History Site
- What is Money - from KidsCorner
- Explorers of North America - four Quia quiz activities
- Follow an Explorer - "Theme Project: Choose a route of an explorer from the unit. Think about what you would see today if you traveled that route." - worksheet to print
Geography
- Climate Activity - links to collect weather data plus a worksheet on which to record data
- Journeys of Christopher Columbus - Click to see a progressive map of the journey of Christopher Columbus.
- Geographical Features - Quia game
- People and Rivers - BBC site; how people and rivers interact.
- Identify Major U.S. Rivers - after two incorrect answers, the river or body of water blinks red
- An animation showing the formation of an unconformity - This animation shows the formation of an angular unconformity. The final result allows you to infer the sequence of the rocks' formation
- Break it Down - from Geography4Kids
- Observe the break up of Pangaea - This animation shows how the locations of continents and islands have changed over the past 150 million years
- Science Odyssey: You Try It: Plate Tectonics - A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS. Must use internet explorer.
- Rocks/Sediment: Four Parts: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/sed_weathering.html
- Soil Erosion - a ten-question multiple choice quiz
- Weathering and Soil - a twenty-question multiple choice quiz
- Cardinal Directions Quiz - a multiple choice quiz from Quia
- Compass and Directions - activity with a printable resource
- Find your Longitude - Interactive game
- Latitude and longitude - online Quiz
- Latitude and Longitude - Quia Quiz game
- Latitude and Longitude Pretest - Quiz Quiz
- Latitude and Longitude Game - Find Hannah on the map.
- Special Lines of Latitude and Longitude - Quia Quiz
- Animated Map of Population Growth - Watch animated map show how the population grew from 1AD to 2020
- 3 Branches of Government - quiz for one or two players, uses Jeopardy format. Use internet explorer
- Branches of Government - fourteen question multiple choice quiz
- Branches of Government - ten question fill in the blank quiz
- Branches of Government - online quiz
- Branch o Mania Game: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/templates/bentest/games/Branch-O-Mania/ben.html
- Kids.gov - [K-5] links to government agencies
- Kids in the House - index page of games and activities related to the US House of Representative
- Kids in the House: Activity Folder - an eleven page, highly pdf document with several activities related to the House of Representative
- The Three Branches of Government - [28 slides] multiple-choice test - Questions for the Redesigned Citizenship Test; The 3 Branches of Government
- Three Branches of Government: Battleship Game - online quiz from Quia
- Three Branches of Government Review - online quiz in the Rags to Riches format
- Bill of Rights - quiz in the form of a Concentration matching activity
- Bill of Rights - a Quia quiz
- Bill of Rights: Flashcards - ten flashcards to be used as review
- Bill of Rights Flashcards - from Flashcard Exchange, click on the Study tab to begin
- Bill of Rights Match Game - select elementary or secondary version to start the game
- Bill of Rights: Matching Exercise - ten questions, use drop down menu to identify each of the ten amendments
- Constitution: Checks and Balances - from Congress for Kids
- Customize your own timeline
- American History Timeline - Civil War and pre-war conflicts
- Timeline of the Revolution - Follow the events that took place to cause the American Revolution.
- Liberty and Justice - Students discover reasons Americans went to war to win independence from England .
- United We Stand - Students take a look at how the thirteen original colonies joined to form the United States of America .
- Underground Railroad - Simulation game. Must be download, speak to media coordinator if installing in lab.
- The Lewis and Clark Adventure - Interactive site on this exploration
- The Lewis and Clark Exhibtion - Library of Congress interactive site with tours, maps, overviews, and more.
- Scholastic's Lewis and Clark Resources - An interactive site filled with lessons and activities. There are also original letters written during the expedition time
- Central Pacific Railroad - many pictures and historical information about the railroads.
- Turns of the Century Exhibit - interactive exhibit ;explore the theme and era it represents.
- Louisiana Purchase for Kids: http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/lapurchase/
- America’s Library: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/index.php