Fourth Grade
Social Studies Objectives
4th Grade
Unit: Discovery of the New World
Unit Questions:
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Why did explorers and settlers come to North America?
What are the significant contributions of these explorers and settlers?
What were the reasons early Americans decided to travel westward?
Unit Objectives:
Describe and locate trade routes to the New World
- I can describe and locate trade routes to the New World
Identify important historical figures and their contributions
- I can identify the contributions of Christopher Columbus, Coronado, De Soto,
Ponce de Leon, Cartier, Jolliet, La Salle, Marquette, Powell, etc…
Unit: Regions of the United States
Unit Questions:
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How did each region’s resources shape the settlement?
How did each region’s resources shape the industry that grew there?
How did the geography of each region effect the exploration and settlement?
What are the thirteen original British Colonies?
How did the land belonging to the United States grow from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Pacific Ocean?
Unit Objectives:
Describe the resources and geography of the United States regions and their impact
on exploration and settlement
- I can explain how exploration and settlement were impacted by the resources and
geography of the regions
Identify the significance of the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Trail, mining the
west, and pioneers to Westward Expansion
- I can explain how the Lewis and Clark expedition increased Americans’
knowledge of the Western territories
- I can explain the role of the Oregon Trail in Westward expansion
- I can locate main mining towns in the west and explain their role in westward
expansion
Identify important historical figures and their contributions
- I can identify the contributions of Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, and Thomas
Jefferson
Identify and locate the thirteen original British colonies
- I can identify and locate the thirteen original British colonies
- I can identify the thirteen original British colonies by region
October 2009
K-5 Social Studies Objectives
CUSD 95
Unit: Map Skills
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How do I use a map?
What is the purpose of reading a political and physical map?
Unit Objectives:
Use latitude and longitude to locate points on a map
- I can use latitude and longitude to locate points on a map
Analyze and interpret political and physical maps of North America and Europe
- I can analyze and interpret political and physical maps of North America and
Europe
Describe and analyze current events
- I can describe and analyze current events
October 2009
K-5 Social Studies Objectives
CUSD 95