Seattle Public Schools

Grade 4 Social Studies Standards (History)

Standard (Curriculum)

Instruction and Assessment

Standard 1. The student examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments, turning points, chronology, and cause-effect relationships in United States, world, and Washington State History.

1.1 HISTORY - Understands and analyzes historical time and chronology
* Identifies and sequences events that led to the settling and developing of regions of the United States, including the impact of different cultures on history and the present

1.2 HISTORY- Understands events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping United States, world, and Washington State History
* Describes and compares indigenous people of a region before and after formation of statehood, with emphases on creation tales, other folktales, and lifestyle changes
* Investigates explorers and settlers of regions and westward expansion with emphasis on Washington State
* Compares and describes patterns of life among regions of the United States

1.3 HISTORY - Examines the influence of culture on United states, world, and Washington State history
* Describes the contributions of people from various cultural groups in the development of states and regions of the U.S.

Social Studies Skills
1. Inquiry and Information
* Identifies key words
* Uses basic search skills
* Locates particular facts in social studies documents
* Identifies main idea
* Depicts data using graphic organizers
* Presents a product (e.g., models or books that demonstrate understanding of information and responds to central question

2. Interpersonal and Group Process Skills
* Identifies roles of different members of a group; serves in different roles in groups

3. Critical Thinking Skills
* Distinguishes among fact and opinion; clarifies point of view; identifies main message and target audience
* Investigates cause and effect relationships and their impact on people, environments, and economic systems
* Groups human and natural events into broad, defined eras and places in proper sequence on a timeline
* Assumes and portrays others' points of view

Instructional Support Materials

Storypath
Early Northwest Coast People
Travel Agency

Harcourt Brace
States and Regions

Discovering Washington. Ruth Pelz Peregrine
Smith Books, 1997

Nystrom Geography
Washington State Hands on Geography
Washington State Desk Maps
Geo Themes Atlas
Globe Skills
World/US Map Skills

http://inside.seattleschools.org/
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Instructional Strategies

* Write a picture or pop-up book of a significant historical event and its influence on lives
* Make timelines of historical events or movements using a Flow Map. Tracy the history at least two generations back
* Choose an event in history:
- list the causes
- list the effects
using a Multi-flow Map
* Create a Double Bubble Map to compare Native American lives before and 100 years after European arrival

Assessment

* Trace a historical pattern that shows an action that repeatedly caused similar responses
* Construct a basic timeline
* Write cause and effect statements
* Create dioramas, radio theatre, original plays, or reports on historical events

Standard 2. The student understands the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments on history.

2.1 HISTORY- Compares and contrasts ideas in different places, time periods, and cultures, and examines the interrelationships between ideas, change, and conflict
* Understands how an idea has affected the region

2.2 HISTORY- Understands how ideas and technological developments influence people, culture, and environment
* Describes how technology and ideas affect lifestyle and environment in a region

Social Studies Skills
1. Inquiry and Information
* Selects a social studies topic; asks questions to identify subtopics
* Identifies key words, appropriate and varied sources
* Uses basic search skills
* Uses table of contents and indexes as social studies reference materials
* Locates particular facts in social studies documents
* Identifies main idea
* Depicts data using graphic organizers
* Presents a product

2. Interpersonal and Group Process Skills
* Communicates own feelings and beliefs; listens to other viewpoints on social studies issues
* Identifies roles of different members of a group; serves in different roles in groups
* Identifies appropriate people to gain needed information, asks relevant questions, records answers

3. Critical Thinking Skills
* Identifies central issue; formulates appropriate questions
* Distinguishes among fact and opinion
* Compares advantages and disadvantages, suggests solutions, decides appropriate choice of action
* Investigates cause and effect relationships and their impact on people, environments, and economic systems
* Groups human and natural events into broadly defined eras and places in proper sequence on a timeline
* Assumes and portrays others' points of view