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th Course Name: 4 Grade Social Studies Chapter 1 Political and physical features of Pennsylvania Number of Days: Objectives: Pennsylvania's location on a map, climate, and physical features Unit Essential Where can Pennsylvania be located on a map? What are the physical (geographical) features of Pennsylvania? How were the different physical regions of Questions: Pennsylvania formed? Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking geography, weather, humidity, elevation, 8.1.4.A Geography and climate 2, 3 How do geography and climate Teacher created climate, precipitation, folding, faulting, influence change over time influence change over time? materials temperature, drought weathering, erosion Identify geographical tools to How do I use geographical tools to continent, ocean, sea 7.1.4.A organize and 1 organize and interpret map, grid, boundary, state interpret information information? physical features, borders, Places and regions defined How are places and regions Region, county, suburb, 1, 2 7.1.4.B by physical and human defined by physical and human urban, rural natural features, Mason- features features? Dixon Line

physical systems, water 7.4.4.A Effects of physical systems 2 How do physical systems effect System, population density on people in a community. people in a community? bodies -lotic – run, creek, brook, spring, stream, river, lentic – pond, lake, bay, wetland (marsh, swamp, bog), reservoir landforms – plain, peninsula, plateau, mountain, valley, cave, sinkhole, cavern, beach/coast What are the physical ridges, sea level, valleys piedmont 7.2.4.A Physical characteristics 3 characteristics of places and plain, plateau, glacier, of places and regions regions? Physical processes that affect What physical processes formed the physical characteristics of the different parts of 7.2.4.B places and regions. 1, 2, 3 Pennsylvania? How have natural forces shaped out state’s land and water features?

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Activities Political and physical features Teacher created material Chapter 1 Test Create a map Cardinal and intermediate directions Swirl activities Scavenger hunt Summary questions

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th Course Name: 4 Grade Social Studies

Chapter 2 The Five Regions of Pennsylvania Number of Days:

Objectives: Identify geographic regions in Pennsylvania according to their natural or physical features. Unit Essential How was PA formed? What are the names and features of the lowland and upland regions? Questions: Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Teacher created Erie Plain, Atlantic Identify and locate places materials Where are the five physical Coastal Plain, and regions by physical 4-7 7.1.4.B regions in PA? How can one plain, coast, Piedmont, Ridge features and human describe each region? industry, port, and Valley, features Allegheny Plateau

Identify the human How do physical systems Lake-effect, agricultural,

characteristics of places 4-7 effect people? What impact manufacturing, canal, 7.3.4.D and regions by their does it have on industry mouth, borough, heritage economic activities. and the economy?

Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Activities Landform regions Teacher created materials Chapter 2 Test Water forms Summary questions

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Course Name: 4th Grade Social Studies Chapter 3 Natural Resources In Pennsylvania Number of Days:

Objectives: How have Pennsylvania’s natural resources contributed to its economic growth?

Unit Essential What are our state’s natural resources? What natural resources can be found on and under our land? How do our human resources influence our state’s Questions: economy? How do we keep our environment healthy?

Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Teacher created Natural resource, non- materials renewable resource,

renewable resource, fossil Identify the human Energy, forests, water, characteristics of places and 8-11 What natural resources are found fuels, anthracite, soil, minerals, economy 7.3.4.D regions by their economic in our state? bituminous, mineral, activities and resources. hydroelectric power

How do our state’s natural Identify how natural water bodies -lotic – run, 4.2.4.A 9 resources benefit the people in resources and environment creek, brook, spring, meet the needs of people our state? stream, river, lentic – pond, lake, bay, wetland (marsh, swamp, bog), reservoir landforms – plain, peninsula, plateau, mountain, valley, cave, sinkhole, cavern, beach/coast

What products/crops can we Identify products from 9 4.2.4.B derive from natural resources? natural resources Which resources cannot be Identify renewable and replaced? Which resources can be nonrenewable resources. 9 extinct 4.2.4.C replaced over a certain amount of Identify ways of conserving natural resources. time?

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Identify by-products and 4.2.4.D their use of natural What goods do industries resources 9 produce/manufacture from our 6.2.4.G Explain the three basic state’s natural resources? questions all economics must answer. 6.2.4.E Explain why local businesses What is the key idea to open and close 10 understanding what an economy is? Describe the role of a private

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES 6.2.4.F economic institution in the local community.

6.2.4.D Explain the role of buyers What is the key idea to and sellers in determining understanding what an economy Human resources, profit, prices of products. 10 is? trade telecommunications, Explain how a product imports, exports 6.2.4.A moves from production to consumption Population, producers, Identify human How do human resources consumers, 7.3.4.D characteristics of places by 10 influence our state’s economy? transportation, raw their economic activity materials

acid rain, landfills, toxic waste, wastewater,

Identify the impact of people How can we keep our contaminated, 7.4.4.B 11 pollution, environment on physical systems environment healthy? preservation, hydroelectricity, nuclear power

Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Suggested Instructional Activities Natural resources and our economy Swirl activities, summary questions Chapter 3 Test Research projects Teacher created materials Healthy environment

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES th Course Name: 4 Grade Social Studies Chapter 4 The First People of Pennsylvania Number of Days: Objectives: Who were the first people in Pennsylvania? Unit Essential What Native American tribes were located in Pennsylvania? How did Native Americans live in Pennsylvania? Who were the first European settlers in Questions: Pennsylvania?

Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Eastern Woodland Indians,

What are the common characteristics Teacher created tribe, league, basic need Lenni- Lenape, Common characteristics of 12 8.2.4.A of the various tribes of PA Native materials estimate, contrast, conservationist Algonquin, cultural groups from PA Americans? comparison Iroquois, clan, council

Historical documents, 12, 13, 14 How do I locate historical documents, artifacts, and places in PA 8.2.4.B artifacts, and places in PA history? artifact history Understand chronological thinking and distinguish 12-17 How does history help us make sense cultures, archeologist 8.1.4.A between past, present, and of our world? future Develop an understanding of 12, 14 How did the Americas become migration 8.1.4.B historical sources (e.g. maps, populated? graphs, tables) Understand fundamentals How does interpreting use of artifacts wampum, nomads, sweat of historical interpretation help understand how Native 12, 13 lodge, wigwam, 8.1.4.C (fact vs. opinion, cause and Americans lived? How does this effect, comparing and information help compare/contrast longhouse, barter contrasting) the different tribes? (religion, homes, Understand the political and cultural contributions of 12 How were the Native American tribes govern, 8.2.4.A individuals and groups to organized? Pennsylvania history. Identify and describe How does studying documents and primary documents, artifacts 12, 13 artifacts help us understand the daily canoes 8.2.4.B transportation and historic sites in life of Native Americans? How did they Pennsylvania’s history. live?

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Identify and describe how Which European countries started continuity and change have colonies in Pennsylvania? Where were influenced Pennsylvania 12-14 the early settlements of the Swedish colony 8.2.4.C history. (e.g. Religion, permanent and Dutch located? What industry, settlement, contributions have they made to our transportation systems, country? belief systems) Identify and describe conflict and cooperation among Where did European countries begin social groups(ethnic and 12, 13, 14 surrender 8.2.4.D settlements? What conflicts arose conflict racial relations, immigration, between these countries? military conflicts, and labor relations)

What are the human Human characteristics of 13 settlement, 7.3.4.A characteristics of settlements of settlements of PA settler, explorer PA? Suggested Instructional Concepts Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Activities First People of Pennsylvania Swirl Activities Chapter 4 Test Research, student created posters or concept map Teacher created materials projects/technology

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Course Name: 4th Grade Social Studies Chapter 5 How did William Penn attract people to Pennsylvania? Number of Days: Objectives: Who was William Penn? Why was Penn’s Colony such a success? Unit Essential Who was William Penn, and why did he start the colony of Pennsylvania? What were the main ideas behind William Penn’s colony? What did William Penn’s colony look Questions: like? What important laws were created for Penn’s colony? Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Common characteristics of What are common characteristics Teacher created explorer, settler, governor, Pennsylvania Dutch 15 social and cultural groups in of social and cultural groups in 8.2.4.A materials colony PA PA? Continuity and change in PA How was PA influenced by belief immigrant, ethnic, William Penn, history influenced by belief 16 systems and religions? prejudiced, diversity Quaker, 8.2.4.C systems and religions Society of Friends, abolish, indentured servant Principles of liberty and How do the principles of liberty 15 freedom that shape and freedom shape state 5.1.4.C state government government? Key ideas about the What are key ideas about constitution 15 5.1.4.D government found in the PA government written in the PA Constitution Constitution? Explain how different Why did William Penn start the 15 5.3.4.F perspectives can lead to colony of Pennsylvania? conflict Identify individual interests What were the main ideas behind e 15, 16 5.3.4.G and explain way to influence William Penn’s colony? What others. made this colony a success?

Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Activities William Penn-founder of the colony Teacher created materials Chapter 5 Test Create a license plate Important laws created for the colony Summary questions

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Course Name: 4th Grade Social Studies Chapter 6 What part (role) did Pennsylvania play in the start of a new country? Number of Days: Objectives: Problems with Great Britain, War for Independence, and birth, growth, and problems of the new country Unit Essential Why did two empires fight for control of the Pennsylvania colony? How did Pennsylvania unite the colony? How did American colonies gain freedom from Questions: England? How did our new nation form? Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Conflict and cooperation 17 What was the conflict between Teacher created material conflict, between Great Britain and 8.2.4.D Great Britain and France? France cause and effect Tax revenues and the ways 18 How are tax revenues used in the Stamp Act, Townshend Act they are used in the local tax 6.3.4.C local community? community

Trade between groups of 17 How did fur trading help develop pelt, trading posts 6.4.4.B people the wilderness?

Keys ideas of the Declaration 18 What are the key ideas of the repeal, representatives, Continental Congress 5.1.4.D of Independence Declaration of Independence? congress

How did conflict and cooperation Fort Duquesne, Conflict and cooperation in among the French, English, 17 PA history that impacted the colonists, and Indians impact the Fort Necessity, 8.2.4.D development of PA development of PA? What was Fort Pitt the French and Indian War? bastion Conflict and cooperation 8.2.4.D between the colony of 17 What was the Walking Purchase? Walking Purchase, Pennsylvania and the Native French and Indian War Americans Conflict between the colonies How did Pennsylvania unite the keystone, boycott 8.2.4.D 18 and England colonies? Why did the colonies unite against England? Identify and describe conflict How did the American colonies 8.2.4.D 19 American Revolution among social groups, military gain freedom from England? conflicts

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Identify and describe primary ratify, delegates, How did our new nation form a 8.2.4.B documents, artifacts, and 20 convention, amendments, new government? historic sites important in Bill of Rights, U.S. Pennsylvania’s history. Constitution

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Understand the political and What people influenced George Washington, 17, 18, 19, 8.2.4.A cultural contributions of Pennsylvania’s culture and General Braddock, 20 individuals and groups to government? General Forbes, Pontiac, Pennsylvania History Colonel Bouquet

Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assignments Activities Fighting for control of the Pennsylvania colony Swirl activities Chapter 6 Test Pa portal “trail of history” Teacher created materials http:libertyskids.com Summary questions

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Course Name: 4th Grade Social Studies Chapter 7 Growth and development of Pennsylvania’s industries Number of Days: Objectives: Transportation, industry, farming and making life better in PA Unit Essential What is meant by industrial growth and development? How did Pennsylvania develop its industries in the 1800s? What was Pennsylvania’s role in the American Questions: Civil War? Who were the people that made Pennsylvania an industrial giant? What problems developed in Pennsylvania during the Age of Big Business? Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Teacher created materials industry, mining, farming, The effects of people on the 21, 22, 23 How do people effect the physical Allegheny Mountains drilling, manufacturing, 7.4.4.B physical system. system in a community? transportation What systems of transportation toll, pike, canal, Conestoga Wagon Identify important changes in 8.3.4.C 21, 22 were used, and how did they turnpike ferryboat, Allegheny Portage U.S. history. cause a change in development railroads, Railroad and in the land? inclined plane Explain why goods, services, iron ore, coke, coal, oil What natural resources helped 6.4.4.C and resources come from all 22-24 lumber refined, kerosene, industry develop in Pennsylvania? over the world petroleum, textile

How did our state shift from Industrial Revolution, 6.5.4.B Identify different occupations 21-25 home to factory industries? Bessemer Process, Age of Big Business, industrialists Explain why some products What resources are available 6.5.4.F are produced locally while 21-25 locally? How did Pennsylvania use others are not. these resources during the Civil War? Differentiate common Civil War, Union,

characteristics of the social, What was Pennsylvania’s role in Confederate, 8.2.4.A 23 slavery, Abraham Lincoln political, cultural, and the Civil War? abolitionists, economic groups from rebellion, conductors, Pennsylvania cavalry, abolish, Underground Railroad, secede, Gettysburg Address

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Differentiate common What contributions have

characteristics of the social, individuals made to help 8.2.4.A 24 steel, concrete political, cultural, and Pennsylvania become an economic groups from industrial giant? Pennsylvania

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES How did the people of Distinguish between conflict Pennsylvania contribute to the and cooperation among war effort? What problems social groups and compromise, unions, 8.2.4.D 23, 25 developed during the Industrial organizations that impacted strike, neglect, disaster Revolution? What problems the history and development developed from the rapid growth of PA. of cities? What were the solutions?

Explain how commerce, How did commerce, industry, and 22-24 industry, and technology technology show continuity and 8.2.4.C show continuity and change change in PA? in PA Conflict and cooperation among groups and How did slavery and the Civil organizations that impacted 23 War impact the history and the history of PA during the development of PA? 8.2.4.D era of slavery and the Civil War

Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assignments Activities Growth and development of industry Teacher created materials Chapter 7 Test Summary questions Swirl activities PA’s role in the Civil War Teacher created materials Summary questions Swirl Activities Industrialists, problems with Big Business Teacher created materials

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Course Name: 4th Grade Social Studies Chapter 8 Major changes in Pennsylvania during the 20th and 21st centuries Number of Days: Objectives: Progress of Industry and Immigrants to PA th th Unit Essential How did Pennsylvania’s transportation systems change in the 20 century? What important events occurred in Pennsylvania during the 20 century? How has Questions: life changed in Pennsylvania during the 21st century? Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Understand chronological thinking Teacher created 8.1.3.A and distinguish between past, materials

present, and future.

street cars, cable cars, Explain how continuity and change What inventions occurred in the 8.2.4.C 26 electricity, trolley cars, have influenced Pennsylvania railroad industry in the 1900s? subway history.

Differentiate common characteristics 8.3.4.C of the social, political, cultural, and economic groups in United States 8.2.3.A Understand the political and cultural contributions of individuals and

groups to Pennsylvania history. How did automobile and gasoline engine, 26 airplane industries get started? competition, terminals 8.2.3.C Identify and describe how continuity and change have influenced Pennsylvania history.

Identify important changes in United How did our system of highways international, interstate, 8.3.4.C 26 States history. and waterways move people and pipelines products? Identify and describe conflict and How did our state contribute to 8.2.3.D 27 neutral cooperation among social groups the wars our country fought? and organizations in Pennsylvania.

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES Understand historical research

Distinguish between conflict and 8.1.4.C cooperation among social groups 27 What was the Great Depression? depression, soup lines 8.3.4.D and organizations in United States history, Domestic Instability, Ethnic and Racial Relations, Labor Relations, Immigration, Military Conflicts

Identify and describe how continuity How did inventions in the telephone, radio, telecommunications, 8.2.3.C 27 and change have influenced telecommunications field change television telegraph, phonograph, Pennsylvania history. our way of living? motion picture

8.2.3.C Identify and describe how continuity

and change have influenced What major changes have fiber optic cables, Pennsylvania history. 28 occurred in satellites, telecommunications? 8.3.3.C Identify important changes in United States history. Identify and describe primary What is the Flight 93 National 8.3.3.B documents, material artifacts, and 28 historic sites important in United Memorial? States history. Identify important changes in United 8.3.3.C States history

What was the Great Recession of recession, investment, Understand fundamentals of 28 2008? shares historical interpretation, e.g. fact vs. 8..1.4.B opinion, cause and effect, comparing and contrasting 7.2.4.B Identify the basic physical processes that affect the physical

characteristics of places and regions. How have super storms affected 28 global warming the people and the land?

Identify the impacts of physical

systems on people. 7.4.4.A

7.3.4.A Identify the impacts of people on 28 What is Marcellus Shale? fracking physical systems.

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Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Activities th Transportation changes in 20 century/other main Teacher created materials Chapter 8 test Build a model, Power events Point Swirl activities Summary questions

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Course Name: 4th Grade Social Studies Unit: 9 Pennsylvania's Government Number of Days: Objectives: Different levels of government: local, state, and national Unit Essential How does Pennsylvania's government function? What are the functions of the local government? How does our national government function? Questions: Concepts Essential Questions Standard Lesson # A = Acquisition Resources/Materials Tier 2 Vocabulary Tier 3 Vocabulary Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Government response to How does the government Teacher created laws, programs 29 6.3.4.A social needs with public respond to social needs with materials goods and services public goods and services? Impact of government What is the impact of government 30 6.3.4.B involvement in state involvement in state economic economic activities activities? 5.1.4.A Rules and laws for the What are rules and laws for the rules 29 5.1.4.B classroom, school, classroom, school, community, community, and state and state? Principles and ideals shaping What principles and ideals shape liberty, freedom, 29, 30 5.1.4.C local and state government state and local government? democracy, justice, equality Key ideas about government What are the key ideas about 30 Pennsylvania Constitution, 5.1.4.D found in documents government found in the PA constitution Constitution? Three branches of What are the three branches executive, legislative, Congress, government of government? judicial, governor, General Assembly, 30 5.3.4.A lieutenant governor, House of Representatives, senator, Senate, Supreme Court representative, judge Representative bodies How do representative bodies bill, veto 5.3.4.B 29, 30 making local and state laws make local and state laws? township, borough, district justices Services performed by local What are the services 5.3.4.C 29, 30 commissioner, county, and state governments performed by local and state county seat government? What are the positions of mayor, president, Positions of authority at the vice president 29, 30, 31 authority at the local, state, and 5.3.4.D local, state, and national level national level?

WAYNESBORO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM – GRADE 4 SOCIAL STUDIES 5.3.4.E Explain the voting process How do senators and 30 representatives become part of the legislative branch?

Suggested Instructional Concept Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Activities Types of government Teacher created materials Chapter 9 test

Swirl activities Summary questions