4th Grade Social Studies/Science
Monday
Spiral Review (10 min)
Text Study (20 minutes)
March 16-20
Students will answer three SCI/SS questions from present
and previous units; test on Friday.
SS: 4-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the beginnings
of America as a nation and the establishment of the new government.
Students will play Government Jeopardy
Independent/Collaborative
Activity (30 minutes)
SCI: 4-2 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics
and patterns of behavior that allow organisms to survive in their own distinct
environments.
Introduce Organisms and Habitats Unit to students.
Tuesday
Spiral Review (10 min)
Text Study (20 minutes)
Independent/Collaborative
Activity (30 minutes)
Wednesday
Spiral Review (10 min)
Text Study (20 minutes)
Students will answer three SCI/SS questions from present
and previous units; test on Friday.
SCI: 4-2.1 Classify organisms into major groups (including plants or
animals, flowering or nonflowering plants, and vertebrates [fish, amphibians,
reptiles, birds, and mammals] or invertebrates) according to their physical
characteristics.
Read Lesson One (Classify Organisms into Major Groups) text
together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text
and highlight important parts.
SS: 4-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the beginnings
of America as a nation and the establishment of the new government.
Students will play Government Jeopardy
Students will answer three SCI/SS questions from present
and previous units; test on Friday.
SS: 4-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of westward
expansion of the United States and its impact on the institution of slavery.
Introduce Westward Expansion Unit to students.
Independent/Collaborative
Activity (30 minutes)
SCI: 4-2.1 Classify organisms into major groups (including plants or
animals, flowering or nonflowering plants, and vertebrates [fish, amphibians,
reptiles, birds, and mammals] or invertebrates) according to their physical
characteristics.
Use video clips, powerpoints, and SMARTBoard activities to
demonstrate and discuss classifying organisms into major
groups with the students.
Thursday
Spiral Review (10 min)
Text Study (20 minutes)
Independent/Collaborative
Activity (30 minutes
Students will answer three SCI/SS questions from present
and previous units; test on Friday.
SCI: 4-2.2 Explain how the characteristics of distinct environments
(including swamps, rivers and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the
polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each.
Read Lesson Two (Environments) text together, whole class.
Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important
parts.
SS: 4-5.1: Summarize the major expeditions that played a role in westward
expansions including those of Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon
Pike.
Read Lesson One (Expeditions) text together, whole class.
Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important
4th Grade Social Studies/Science
March 16-20
parts.
Friday
Spiral Review (10 min)
Text Study (20 minutes)
SPIRAL REVIEW QUIZ
SS: 4-5.1: Summarize the major expeditions that played a role in westward
expansions including those of Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon
Pike.
Use USA Studies Weekly, video clips, powerpoints, and
SMARTBoard activities to demonstrate and discuss major
expeditions, Daniel Boone, and Zebulon Pike with the
students.
Independent/Collaborative
Activity (30 minutes)
SCI: 4-2.2 Explain how the characteristics of distinct environments
(including swamps, rivers and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the
polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each.
Use video clips, powerpoints, and SMARTBoard activities to
demonstrate and discuss characteristics of distinct
environments with the students.