Fourth Grade Social Studies

Unit 1 Geography

Overview

Date: / 4th Grade Idaho History – Geography
Unit/Theme: Big Questions to display:
How is our world organized in order to find exact locations?
Why is it necessary to locate exact geographical locations?
How does geography influence people?

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Goal 2.1: Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places and environment on the earth’s surface
 4.SS.2.1.1 Use geographic skills to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate data.
 4.SS.2.1.2 Show on a map of the world the continents, oceans, landforms, poles, hemispheres, equator, and prime meridian.
 4.SS.2.1.3 Use a number/letter grid to find specific locations on a map of Idaho.
Goal 2.3: Trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth’s surface.
4.SS.2.3.3 Identify the geographic features of Idaho.
Goal 3.2: Identify different influences on economic systems.
4.SS.3.2.2 Describe how geographic features of Idaho have determined the economic / Goal 1.2: Acquire Concepts About Text
4.LA.1.2.1 Apply knowledge of text types and formats of various kinds of text. (716.05.c)
4.LA.1.2.2 Use text features (e.g., heading, captions) to comprehend various print formats (e.g., news papers, reference text).
4.LA.1.2.3 Identify and use graphic features that support text meaning (e.g., diagrams, maps, charts, illustrations). (707.05.b)
Goal 1.8: Vocabulary and Concept Development
4.LA.1.8.3 Use words and concepts necessary for comprehending math, science, social studies, literature and other Grade 4 content area text.
Goal 2.1: Acquire Strategies and Skills for Comprehending Text
4.LA.2.1.2 Identify cause and effect relationships in text by responding to “why”, “how”, and “what if” questions.
4.LA.2.1.3 Draw conclusions based on information gathered from text. (707.01.o)
Goal 2.2: Acquire Skills to Comprehend Expository Text
4.LA.2.2.1 Distinguish between facts and opinions in expository text to support comprehension
4.LA.2.2.2 Generate how, why, and what-if questions for interpreting expository texts.
Goal 4.4: Acquire Skills for Literary Response
4.LA.4.4.1 Write a response that identifies a text to self, text to world, and/or text to text connection
Goal 5.1: Acquire Handwriting Skills
4.LA.5.1.1 Write fluently and legibly in cursive. (708.01.b)
Goal 5.3: Acquire Skills for Sentence Structure
4.LA.5.3.1 Use simple and complex sentences. (708.02.b)
Performance Indicators:
Lesson 1: Continents and Oceans / Given a world map outline, students will be able to locate and label the continents and oceans.
Lesson 2: Hemispheres / Create a model of the earth and label the poles, equator, Prime Meridian, and hemispheres.
Lesson 3: Longitude and Latitude
Lesson 4: Geographic Features
Key Vocabulary
continent
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
ocean
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
poles
hemispheres
equator
prime meridian
longitude
latitude
horizontal
vertical
intersection
coordinates
compass rose / landforms
plateau
valley
ocean lake river
river valley dunes
mountain mountain range hot springs
panhandle
canyon plain
crater rock formations
falls hill
foothill / Supplementary Materials
A Rendezvous with Idaho History, text
Idaho Connections, text
Encyclopedias
Geography books
Library books
Internet (optional)
Globe
World map - wall
World and US - desk map
Atlas (Saxon)
Idaho Official Highway Map, Idaho DOT (208) 334-8000
Almanac
Blank world map worksheets
Response Journal (optional)
Vocabulary graphic organizer
Blank world map activity sheet and transparency
Chart Paper – l sheet per pair/group
Marker(s)
Put the “X” on the Map materials
Longitude-Latitude activity sheet and transparency
Foldable activity blackline (duplicate double sided)
Making a Globe 1#120 activity hotlink or hard copy
Longitude Latitude Rap
SIOP® Features
Preparation
___ Adaptation of Content
___ Links to Background
___ Links to Past Learning
___ Strategies Incorporated
Integration of Processes
___ Reading
___ Writing
___ Speaking
___ Listening / Scaffolding
___ Modeling
___ Guided Practice
___ Independent Practice
___ Comprehensible Input
Application
___ Hands-on
___ Meaningful
___ Linked to objectives
___ Promotes Engagement / Grouping Options
___ Whole Class
___ Small Groups
___ Partners
___ Independent
Assessment
___ Individual
___ Group
___ Written
___ Oral

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Title / The Amazing Geography of the West
Author / Vana Dougias
ISBN / 0-328-13425-2
Discipline / Reading Leveled Readers
Level / Grade: 4
Comprehension Skill(s) / Main Idea and Details
Content Area / Science
Genre / Expository Nonfiction
Keyword(s) / Amazing, Death, Economics, Geography, National, Park, Parks, Peak, Pikes, Valley, West, Yellowstone, Yosemite
Language / English
Strand / Economics/Geography

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