1. Culture
  2. Needs and Wants
  3. Culture
  4. Environment and Society
    1. COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY PERIODS
  5. Change
  6. Culture
  7. Government
  8. Physical Settings
  9. Economic Systems
    1. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN NEW YORK STATE
  10. Places and Regions
  11. Human Systems
  12. Change
    1. THE NEW NATION
  13. Citizenship and Civic Life
  14. Culture
    1. INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND EXPANSION
  15. Change
  16. Human Systems
  17. Human Systems
  18. Environment and Society
  19. Change
    1. GOVERNMENT
  20. Civic Values
  21. Citizenship and Civic Life
    1. PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT
      1. LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
  22. Civic Values
  23. Citizenship and Civic Life
  24. Nation State
        1. Native American
        2. Three Worlds
        3. Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
        4. The Revolutionary War in New York State
        5. New Nation
        6. Industrial Growth
  25. Urbanization: Economic, Political, and Social Impacts
  26. Local and State Government

GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES
OVERVIEW
 

 The Grade 4 Social Studies program builds on the students’ understanding of families, schools, and communities and highlights the political institutions and historic development of their local communities with connections to New York State and the United States. Students can investigate local events and issues and connect them to national events and issues through the following units:
 
·   Native American Indians of New York State
·   European Encounter: Three Worlds Meet in the Americas
·   Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
·   Revolutionary War in New York State
·   The New Nation
·   Industrial Growth and Expansion
·   Urbanization: Economic, Political, and Social Impacts
·   Government—Local and State


NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS OF NEW YORK STATE
 

Culture
·   Native American Indians were the first inhabitants of our local region and state
·   The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee – People of the Longhouse) and the Algonquian were the early inhabitants of our state
·   Important accomplishments and contributions of Native American Indians who lived in our community and state
 

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Needs and Wants
·   Meeting basic needs – food, clothing, and shelter
·   Uses of the environment and how Native American Indian settlements were influenced by environmental and geographic features
 
 
 

THREE WORLDS (EUROPE, THE AMERICAS, AFRICA)
MEET IN THE AMERICAS
 

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Culture
·   Major explorers of New York State
·   Impact of exploration – social/cultural, economic, political, and geographic
·   The slave trade and slavery in the colonies
·   Groups of people who migrated to our local region and into our state.
 

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Environment and Society
·   Ways that people depended on and modified their physical environments
 
 

 


COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY PERIODS



COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY PERIODS
 

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Change
·   Dutch, English, and French influences in New York State
·   Causes for revolution: social, political, economic
·   Ways of making a living in our local region and state
 

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Culture
·   Lifestyles in the colonies – comparisons during different time periods
·   Different types of daily activities including social/cultural, political, economic, scientific/technological, or religious
·   Cultural similarities and differences, including folklore, ideas, and other cultural contributions that helped shape our community, local region, and state
·   Important accomplishments of individuals and groups living in our community and region
 

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Government
·   Colonial Governments
 

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Physical Settings
·   Ways that colonists depended on and modified their physical environment
 

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Economic Systems
·   Colonial societies were organized to answer three fundamental economic questions:
·   What goods and services to we produce?
·   How do we produce them?
·   For whom do we produce them?
 
 

 


THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN NEW YORK STATE



THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN NEW YORK STATE
 

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Places and Regions
·   Location of New York State
·   The significance of New York State’s location and its relationship to the locations of other people and places.
·   Geographic features that influenced the war.
·   The war strategy: Saratoga and other local battles.
 

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Human Systems
·   Native American Indians in New York State influenced the war.
·   The war strategy: Saratoga and other local battles.
·   Loyalists and Patriots in New York State
·   Leaders of the Revolution
 

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Change
·   Effects of the Revolutionary War
 
 
 


THE NEW NATION



THE NEW NATION
 

Government
·   Foundations for a new government and the ideals of American democracy as expressed in the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutions of the State of New York and the United States of America
 

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Citizenship and Civic Life
·   The importance of the Bill of Rights
·   Individuals and groups who helped to strengthen democracy in the United States
 

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Culture
·   The roots of American culture, how it developed from many different traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it
·   Those values, practices, and traditions that unite all Americans
 
 

 


INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND EXPANSION



INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND EXPANSION
 

Technology
·   Transportation, inventions, communication, and technology, (e.g., 1800’s – Erie Canal, railroads, steamboats, turnpikes, telegraph, cable; 1900’s – automobiles, subways, air travel, seaways, telephones, radios and televisions, computer)
 

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Change
·   Immigration and migration (e.g., Ellis Island; the mass starvation in Ireland, 1845-50; forced relocation of Native Americans in New York State)
·   The important contributions of immigrants to New York State
 

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Human Systems
·   Geographic influences of industrialization and expansion (e.g., natural resources, location); the interactions between economic and geographic factors
 
 
 

URBANIZATION: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
 

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Human Systems
·   Rural to urban to suburban migration
 

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Environment and Society
·   Economic interdependence (e.g., resource use, from farm to market)
·   Ways of learning and public education in our community and state
 

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Change
·   The labor movement and child labor
 
 

 


GOVERNMENT



GOVERNMENT
 

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Civic Values
·   Basic democratic values (taken from: National Standards for Civics and Government)
·   The fundamental values of American democracy include an understanding of the following concepts: individual rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; the public or common good; justice, equality of opportunity; diversity; truth; and patriotism.
 

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Citizenship and Civic Life
·   The fundamental values and principles of American democracy are expressed in the Declaration of Independence, Preamble to the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Pledge of Allegiance, speeches, songs, and stories.
 
 


PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT



PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT
 

Government
·   The basic purposes of government in the United States are to protect the rights of individuals and to promote the common good (taken from: National Standards for Civics and Government).
 
 

 


LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS



LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
 

Government
·   An introduction to the probable consequences of the absence of government
·   The structure and function of the branches of government of New York State and local governments, including executive, legislative, and judicial balances
·   The meaning of key terms and concepts related to government, including democracy, power and citizenship
·   Representatives in the legislative, executive and judicial branches at the local, state and national levels of government and how they are elected or appointed to office
·   People elect and/or appoint leaders who make, enforce, and interpret laws
 

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Civic Values
·   The United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York and their respective Bills of Rights were developed as written plans for organizing the functions of government and safeguarding individual liberties
 

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Citizenship and Civic Life
·   Citizenship and the rules and responsibilities of citizenship in the classroom, school, home and local community
·   Citizenship includes an awareness of the holidays, celebrations, and symbols of our nation, including the flag of the United States of America, its proper display and use
·   Effective, informed citizenship involves duties such as voting, jury service and other service to the local community
 

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Nation State
·   Citizens can participate in political decision making and problem solving at the local, state, and national levels

GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY
 


Native American



Native American
inhabitants
Iroquois
Haudenosaunee
Algonquian
settlements
 


Three Worlds



Three Worlds
migrated
 


Colonial and Revolutionary Periods



Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
influences
social
political
economic
colonies
cultural
 


The Revolutionary War in New York State



The Revolutionary War in New York State
significance
geographic
Loyalists
Patriots
 


New Nation



New Nation
ideals
democracy
Mayflower Compact
traditions
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Constitution
values
 


Industrial Growth



Industrial Growth
immigration
migration
industrialization
relocation
contributions
expansion
 
 

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Urbanization: Economic, Political, and Social Impacts
urbanization
rural
urban
suburban
interdependence
 
Government
democracy
fundamental
liberty
diversity
Preamble
Allegiance
patriotism
equality
justice
 

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Local and State Government
executive
legislative
judicial
citizenship
representatives
elect
appoint
enforce
interpret
symbols
 

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