Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 4 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1607-1781) Standards of Learning Objective: VS.1a-i Reporting Category: History VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to a) identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in history; b) determine cause and effect relationships; c) compare and contrast historical events; d) draw conclusions and make generalizations; e) make connections between past and present; f) sequence events in Virginia history; g) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives; h) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing; i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events. Technology Skills: Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Create a 1-2 page document using word processing skills, writing process steps, and publishing programs. Materials: An Atlas of Virginia: 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries, Virginia Geographic Alliance HyperStudio Computer Program Overhead projector or wall chart of a graphic organizer The Hornbook of Virginia History, Virginia Historical Society Virginia: The History and Culture of a Commonwealth, Library of Virginia AppleWorks Computer Program Internet Access Social Studies Textbook Virginia Resources Link CD For additional resources, refer to the HCPS Database for Social Studies Materials. Procedure: (This could be a yearlong project.) 1. Teach each of the dates on the graphic organizer named, “Changes in Virginia”. As an entire class, fill in the information for that time period on the geography of Virginia, where people settled, and the profitable goods Virginia’s planters produced using the overhead or wall chart. 2. When you have completed 1607 on the chart, students are to describe in essay format the growth and changes in Virginia and its effects on Virginians. The same should be done with the remaining dates describing growth and change in these three areas. Essay 1: 1607 Essay 2: 1608-1700 Essay 3: 1700-1781 3. When all dates are completed, the three essays are put together to create a “Growth and Change in Virginia” booklet. (Continued) August, 2001 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 4 1 (A note of appreciation to all of the fourth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 4 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1607-1781) Standard of Learning Objective: VS.1a-i (Continued) Assessment: Graded booklet. Grade may depend on accurate description of growth in each area and the effect the change had on Virginians. Extension Activity: Create a HyperStudio Stack or an iMovie on one area of growth in Virginia. Students may use their essays to complete this activity. Encourage students to add illustrations or clip art to enhance their projects. August, 2001 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 4 2 (A note of appreciation to all of the fourth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 4 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1607-1781) Standards of Learning Objective: VS.1a-i Name Date Changes in Virginia Selected Location: 1607 1608-1700 1700-1781 Where people settled Transportation Routes Climate Variety of Crops Variety of Industries General Patterns of Economic Growth August, 2001 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 4 3 (A note of appreciation to all of the fourth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 4 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1607-1781) Standards of Learning Objective: VS.1a-i Reporting Category: History VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to a) identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in history; b) determine cause and effect relationships; c) compare and contrast historical events; d) draw conclusions and make generalizations; e) make connections between past and present; f) sequence events in Virginia history; g) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives; h) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing; i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events. Technology Skills: Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Use electronic encyclopedias, almanacs, indexes, and information catalogs. Materials: World Book Encyclopedia CD Large white construction paper/poster board Colored pencils, crayons, or markers Glue Scissors Magazines For additional resources, refer to the HCPS Database for Social Studies Materials. Procedure: (This could be a yearlong project.) 1. After studying Virginia history from 1607-1781 students will use their knowledge of the events during that time period to create a collage or create an iMovie. 2. Students should use magazine pictures or student created illustrations to represent prominent people and events during the 1607-1781 time period. They should not use words. Their work should be symbolic representation of the era. 3. Students should present their collage or iMovie and discuss the symbols and illustrations used. 4. The final product can be displayed for all to see. Assessment: Assess the student’s accuracy of information. Extension Activity: The students can: - work in small groups to create a collage or a more extensive iMovie. - identify the symbolic representation. August, 2001 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 4 4 (A note of appreciation to all of the fourth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 4 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1607-1781) Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.2a Reporting Category: Geography VS.1i VS.2a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the geography and early inhabitants of Virginia by locating Virginia and its bordering states on maps of the United States. VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events. Technology Skills: Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Materials: USA Geograph Computer Program World Geograph Computer Program Overhead projector Individual blank maps of Virginia Transparency map of Virginia Maps, Charts, and Graphs, Level D, Modern Curriculum Press An Atlas of Virginia: 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries, Virginia Geographic Alliance For additional resources, refer to the HCPS Database for Social Studies Materials. Procedure: 1. Teach the students that the Potomac River, the Atlantic Ocean, and the states of Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina form Virginia’s borders. 2. Using an overhead projector and a blank map of Virginia, help the students locate Richmond and Henrico County. Have them label their individual maps with these places and then locate and label the James River, the York River, the Potomac River, the Rappahannock River, the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the five states that border Virginia. Assessment: The students will be able to label blank maps of Virginia showing Henrico County, Richmond, the James River, the York River, the Potomac River, the Rappahannock River, the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the five states that border Virginia. Extension Activity: The student is given a list of several places in Virginia. Working with a partner, the student will describe the location of each place with emphasis on the land and water features. August, 2001 Henrico County Public Schools - Social Studies - Grade 4 5 (A note of appreciation to all of the fourth grade teachers submitting activities for this Toolbox. Thank you for your time and effort.) Henrico County Public Schools: Toolbox for Instruction Grade 4 Social Studies: Virginia Studies (1607-1781) Standards of Learning Objectives: VS.2a Reporting Category: Geography VS.1i VS.2a The student will demonstrate knowledge of the geography and early inhabitants of Virginia by locating Virginia and its bordering states on maps of the United States. VS.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events. Technology Skills: Create a 1-2 page document suing word processing skills, writing process steps, and publishing programs, Use CDs and online databases for search and retrieval of information. Materials: HyperStudio Computer Program Books on Virginia Virginia map resources Blank Virginia map AppleWorks Computer Program Internet Access Social Studies Textbook Virginia Resources Link CD For additional resources, refer to the HCPS Database for Social Studies Materials. Procedure: 1. Assign the students one of the following terms: bay, canal, gap, harbor, island, lake, mountain, mountain range, ocean, peninsula, plateau,