SOCIAL SCIENCE SEQUENCE GUIDE
GRADE 4
First Quarter:
Unit 1:
Let Discovery Begin (H-2)
Chapter 1 Regions and Landforms, Climate,
and Regional Resources.
Chapter 2 Early Native Americans, Why
explorers and settlers came to
America, and how the U. S. grew
from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific. Government
and Citizen Responsibility.
Chapter 3 Resources, Westward movement, and
changes in the 1800’s in the way people
lived and worked. Barter, business profit,
and supply and demand. Interdependency,
globalization, transportation, world trade.
Unit 2:
Chapter 4 Resources of the Northeast. Identify
mountain ranges in Northeast, Locate
Niagara Falls, and
describe hydroelectric power plant.
Second Quarter:
Chapter 5 Events in lives of Narragansett
People. Iroquois Confederacy.
Colonization of U. S. American
Revolution, and European immigrants.
Abolitionist Movement and Women’s
Rights. Reformers for voting rights.
Tourism as major industry. Industry
Change and relationship of people and
Economies of northeast cities.
Unit 3
Chapter 6 Lesson 1 Major landforms of Southeast.
Elevation maps.
Lesson 3 Importance of protecting endangered
Species. Resources of the Southeast,
Identifying Renewable and nonrenewable
Resources. Coal as an important resource.
Chapter 7 Cherokee culture before and after Europeans
Came to Southeast. Trail of Tears.
Identify important explorers of the S.E.
Locate earliest European settlements and
Leaders in S.E. Identify contributions made
by leaders in S.E. Evaluate impact of
agriculture.
Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Identifying causes of growth in S.E.
Unit 4
Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Study of the Great Lakes and formation,
Waterways of the Midwest.
Lesson 3 Importance of agriculture in Midwest.
Irrigation of crops and important crops
In Midwest.
Chapter 9 Lesson 1 Ojibwa culture
Lesson 2 Fur trade in Midwest. Roles of Louis
Jolliet and Jacques Marquette in fur trade.
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable.
Chapter 9 Lesson 3 Events that led to Native Americans giving
Up their land. Difficulties faced by settlers,
Effects of farming the prairie, including
Dust Bowl. John Deere.
Lesson 4 Cahokia as early Midwest center. Goals
Of Lewis and Clark and role of steamboat
In Shipping. Railroads and highways in
Midwest.
February Black History Month
Unit 5
Chapter 10 Lesson 1 Describe Grand Canyon and identify
Lesson 2 Forces that created it. Describe climates
In Southwest.
Lesson 3 Identify oil as nonrewable resource and
How technology has impacted U. S.
Chapter 11 Lesson 3 Ranches and cattle developing the
Economy of the Southwest.
Identify route of the Chisholm Trail and
The role it played in the cattle trade.
Latitude and Longitude Page 408-409.
Sea to Shining Sea Textbook: Land and geography of Illinois. Early
Illinoisans, French Rule, and British
Rule. Road to Statehood, Chicago Fire,
Industry in Illinois, Famous places in
Illinois, and famous people of Illinois.
Illinois Activity Program Projects 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16
20, 21, 23, and 26. Landforms of
Illinois, Regions of Illinois, Weather
And Climate of Illinois, Natural
Resources, Cahokia Mound,
Explorers from Europe, Road to
Statehood, Transportation in Illinois,
State Government, Citizenship,
Places to Visit, and Famous
Illinoisans.
Fourth Quarter:
ISAT TESTS: First two weeks in April
ADDISON UNIT: One week in April
Teacher Prepared Unit: History of Addison, local
Institutions, Early settlers,
And map skills.
Unit 6
Chapter 12 Lesson 1 Identify Rocky Mountains,
Contrast volcanoes.
Cinco DeMayo First week in May One day.
Lesson 2 Climates of the West
Lesson 3 Resources of the West.
Chapter 13. Lesson 2 Exploration and Growth of the West.
Gold Rust of 1848 and how it
Affected the West, identify famous
Inventors and their accomplishments.
END OF YEAR TEST
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