- Social Studies in 4th Grade
Units:
History:
Vocabulary: See students' notes & organizers for information about the following terms:
· archaeologist
· artifact
· natural resources (raw materials)
· settle
· colony
· Great Britain/England
· American Indians
· Enclosure Acts
· Coastal Plain Region
· Piedmont Region
· Mountain Region
· King George III
· George Washington
· French and Indian War
· Revolutionary War/American Revolution
· Civil War
· Slavery
· States’ rights
· Union
· Confederacy
· Emancipation Proclamation
Links
- The French & Indian War
- The Declaration of Independence
- History of the American Revolution
- Colonial NC and Revolutionary War
- Civil War articles, notable people and photos of exhibits and NC Museum of History
o In what ways were the various American Indian (indigenous) groups changes after the arrival of the Europeans?
o How might the interaction of people and their locations impact the economic, political and cultural development of a community?
o How does conflict impact the culture, economics and politics of a society?
Essential Understandings:
o How did North Carolina begin as a proprietary colony but later become a royal colony?
o In what ways did the development of infrastructure change communities?
o What is the historical significance of important buildings, statues, monuments, and places in North Carolina?
o What is the historical significance of the North Carolina state symbols?
Social Studies Standards
-4.H.1 analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history.
- 4.H.1.1 Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous American Indian groups in NC before and European exploration.
- 4.H.1.2 Explain how and why North Carolina was established.
- 4.H.1.3 Explain how people, events and developments brought about changes to communities in various regions of NC.
- 4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina’s role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction.
- 4.H.2.1 Explain why important buildings, statues monuments, place names are associated with the state’s history.
- 4.H.2.2 Explain the historical significance of North Carolina’s state symbols.
Government
Useful Links
- The Constitution for Kids
- The 3 Branches of Government: Flocabulary
- NC Kid's Government Page
- 13 Colonies-- NC For KIds
- Essential Questions:
· How has our Constitution changed over time?
· What rights are guaranteed to all citizens in the constitution?
o What responsibilities do citizens have?
o How does being a responsible citizen protect the rights of others?
· Why is our government divided into three separate branches?
· How are our state and local governments similar and different?
Standards:
4.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina’s government.
4.C&G.1.1 Summarize the key principles and revisions of the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.1.2 Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders.
4.C&G.1.3 Explain the influence of the colonial history of North Carolina on the governing documents of our state.
4.C&G.1.4 Compare North Carolina’s government with local governments.
4.C&G.2 Analyze the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.1 Analyze the preamble and articles of the North Carolina Constitution in terms of rights and
responsibilities.
4.C&G.2.2 Give examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens according to North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.3 Differentiate between rights and responsibilities reflected in the North Carolina Constitution.
Economics
Standards:
4.G.1 Understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina.
4.E.2 Understand the economic factors when making personal choices.
4.E.1 Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina.
Economics Vocab Practice
Lemonade Stand Game
Coffee Shop GameFederal Trade Commission Activities
1. Economy The way a country uses money and resources.
2. Producers People and firms that use resources to make goods and services.
3. Supply The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at each possible price during a given period of time
4. Demand The quantity of a good or service that buyers are willing and able to buy at all possible prices during a period of time.
5. Capital Resources Resources made and used to produce and distribute goods and services; examples include tools, machinery and buildings.
6. Price The amount of money that people pay when they buy a good or service; the amount they receive when they sell a good or service
7. Productivity The amount of output (goods and services) produced per unit of input (productive resources) used.
8. Entrepreneur One who draws upon his or her skills and initiative to launch a new business venture with the aim of making a profit. Often a risk-taker, inclined to see opportunity when others do not.
9. Consumer People who use goods and services to satisfy their personal needs and not for resale or in the production of other goods and services.
10. Income Payments earned by households for selling or renting their productive resources. May include salaries, wages, interest and dividends.
11. Productive Resources Natural resources, human resources, capital resources and entrepreneurship used to make goods and services.
12. Market Economy An economic system where free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
13. Natural Resources "Gifts of nature" that can be used to produce goods and services
14. Human Resources The health, education, experience, training, skills and values of people. Also known as human capital.
15. Scarcity The condition that exists because human wants exceed the capacity of available resources to satisfy those wants.
16. Choice Decision made or course of action taken when faced with a set of alternatives.
17. Services Activities performed by people, firms or government