4th Grade Social Studies/Science March 23-27

Monday Spiral Review (10 min) NO SPIRAL REVIEW THIS WEEK. Text Study (20 minutes) SS:

Independent/Collaborative SCI: Students will take science benchmark Activity (30 minutes) .

Tuesday Spiral Review (10 min) NO SPIRAL REVIEW THIS WEEK. Text Study (20 minutes) SCI: Independent/Collaborative SS: Students will take social studies benchmark Activity (30 minutes)

Wednesday Spiral Review (10 min) NO SPIRAL REVIEW THIS WEEK. Text Study (20 minutes) SS: 4-5.1: Summarize the major expeditions that played a role in westward expansions including those of Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon Pike. Use USA Studies Weekly, video clips, powerpoints, and SMARTBoard activities to demonstrate and discuss major expeditions, Daniel Boone, and Zebulon Pike with the students. Independent/Collaborative SCI: 4-2.2 Explain how the characteristics of distinct environments Activity (30 minutes) (including swamps, rivers and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each. Read Lesson Two (Environments) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.

Thursday Spiral Review (10 min) NO SPIRAL REVIEW THIS WEEK. Text Study (20 minutes) SCI: 4-2.2 Explain how the characteristics of distinct environments (including swamps, rivers and streams, tropical rain forests, deserts, and the polar regions) influence the variety of organisms in each. Use video clips, powerpoints, and SMARTBoard activities to demonstrate and discuss characteristics of distinct environments with the students. Independent/Collaborative SS: 4-5.2: Explain the motivations and methods of migrants and Activity (30 minutes immigrants, who moved West, including economic opportunities, the availability of rich land, and the country’s belief in Manifest Destiny. Read Lesson Two(Motivations) text together, whole class. Take notes in the margins of the text and highlight important parts.

Friday Spiral Review (10 min) TEACHERS INSERVICE DAY Text Study (20 minutes) Independent/Collaborative Activity (30 minutes)