Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study 2003 Fourth Grade Ohio: Its Past, Its Location, Its Government

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study 2003 Fourth Grade Ohio: Its Past, Its Location, Its Government Welcome to Fourth Grade Social Studies. The state of Ohio is the focus for fourth grade. Students learn about the geography, history, government and economy of their state. They learn about issues and ways that citizens participate in Ohio s government. Students develop their research skills through individual and group activities. Below is an outline of four major components of the program. I. Lakewood City Schools Standards Based Course of Study Arranged by mandated Academic Content Standards Each standard is coordinated with 3 5 Benchmarks and Grade 4 Level Indicators Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study is aligned with the Ohio Department of Education s Academic Social Studies Content Standards Provides a variety of possible strategies and resources to be used with each Benchmark II. Pacing Chart (p. 14) Fourth Grade Standards Based Course of Study is divided into six Units Suggested time frame included for pacing units Units could be sequenced in a variety of ways III. Vocabulary List (pp. 15 16) Bold type indicates student vocabulary which needs to be mastered as this grade level * Indicates vocabulary which has been mastered at a previous grade level and needs to be maintained at fourth grade level IV. Textbook: Harcourt Brace Ohio Adventures in Time and Place Provides basic reference material for each unit Provides lessons and practice for a variety of geography skills Provides ideas for teaching, remediation, and enrichment Provides ideas for assessment Social Studies COS 4 1

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade 2003 Scope and Sequence Ohio: Its Past, Its Location, Its Government The state of Ohio is the focus for fourth grade. Students learn about the geography, history, government and economy of their state. They learn about issues and ways that citizens participate in Ohio s government. Students develop their research skills through individual and group activities. Fourth Grade History Standard Students use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in the history of Ohio, the United States and the world. A) Construct time lines to demonstrate an understanding of units of time and chronological order. Chronology 1. Construct time lines with evenly spaced intervals for years, decades and centuries to show the order of significant events in Ohio history. 1. OPT for Success, Pearson Publishing. 1. TimeLiner 5.0, Tom Snyder 1. *Ohio: An Economic Adventure Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 1 B) Describe the cultural patterns that are evident in North America today as a result of exploration, colonization and conflict. Settlement 2. Describe the earliest settlements in Ohio including those of prehistoric people. 3. Explain the cause and effects of the frontier wars of the 1790s, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers, on American Indians in Ohio and the United States. 2. Create archeological dig site in boxes with sand, artifacts, etc. 3. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson #1 3. Ohio Adventures in Time and Place, Chapter 5, Lesson 1 *Series that should be taught as entity! 12 readers theater lessons with activities can be completed in 7 8 weeks. Do it yourself, lesson 13 is Ohio Fair 2 week project. Social Studies COS 4 2

Fourth Grade History Standard (continued) Students use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in the history of Ohio, the United States and the world. C) Explain how new developments led to the growth of the United States Growth 4. Explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood, including the terms of the Northwest Ordinance. 4. Lakewood Public Library Pathfinders www.lkwdpl.org/schools/schlpath/htm Historical Society Build A City 5. Explain how canals and railroads changed settlement patterns in Ohio and Ohio s economic and political status in the United States. 5. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 8 6. Explain the importance of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Thomas Edison. 6. Lakewood Public Library librarian to introduce famous Ohioans Pathfinders Resources 4. Aurora Means Dawn, Scott Sanders Flatboats on the Ohio, Scott Sanders 5. The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal, Cheryl Harness Carry Me Home, Cuyahoga, Christine P. Kallewig The Beaded Moccasin, Lynda Durant (Mary Campbell story) Zoar Blue, Janet Hickman (Mennites during the Civil War) B is for Buckeye, Marcia Schonberg *Ohio Windows (newspaper goes with the whole social studies curriculum) Social Studies COS 4 3

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade Fourth Grade People in Societies Standard Students use knowledge of perspectives, practices and products of cultural, ethnic and social groups to analyze the impact of their commonality and diversity within local, national, regional and global settings. A) Compare practices and products of North American cultural groups. Cultures 1. Describe the cultural practices and products of various groups who have settled in Ohio over time: a. the Paleo Indians, Archaic Indians, Woodland Indians including Adena and Hopewell and Late Prehistoric Indians including Fort Ancient b. historic Indians of Ohio including Ottawa, Wyandot, Mingo, Miami, Shawnee and Delaware c. European immigrants d. Amish and Appalachian populations e. African Americans f. recent immigrants from Africa, Asia and Latin America 1a. Field trips Western Reserve Historical Society Build Me a State 1. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 3 B) Explain the reasons people from various cultural groups came to North America and the consequences of their interactions with each other. Interactions 2. Describe the impact of the expansion of European settlements on American Indians in Ohio. 3. Explain the reasons people came to Ohio including: a. opportunities in agriculture, mining and manufacturing b. family ties c. freedom from political and religious oppression 2. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 4 Resources Susannah, Janet Hickman (Shakers) Ohio Stories, WVIZ, 10 20 minute programs Information Technology Center Social Studies COS 4 4

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Geography Standard Students use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns and processes to show the interrelationship between the physical environment and human activity, and to explain the interactions that occur in an increasingly interdependent world. A) Use map elements or coordinates to locate physical and human features of North America. Location 1. Use a linear scale to measure the distance between places on a map. 2. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe the relative location of places. 3. Describe the location of Ohio relative to other states and countries. 4. Use maps to identify the location of major physical and human features of Ohio including: a. Lake Erie d. the Appalachian Plateau b. rivers e. bordering states c. plains f. the capital city g. other major cities 1 3. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 2 1. Use linear scale plus any other given units of length: beans, coins, etc. Experiment with comparison models (scale, models to life size, picture to real life). 2. Teaching in conjunction: cardinal/intermediate; reference points. Akron (local community) is southeast of Cleveland. Floor plan of classroom, playground, child s home. 3. Focus on students understanding the concepts of relative location: the location of a point relative to another point or points, e.g., the relative location of Lakewood west of Cleveland. 3. Ohio Adventures in Time and Place, Chapter 1, Lesson 1 4a. Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway 4b. Cuyahoga River, Great Miami, Maumee River, Ohio River, Mississippi 4c. till, lake, plains display on Ohio map distinguish between till, lake, Allegheny Social Studies COS 4 5

Fourth Grade Geography Standard (continued) Students use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns and processes to show the interrelationship between the physical environment and human activity, and to explain the interactions that occur in an increasingly interdependent world. B) Identify the physical and human characteristics of places and regions in North America. Places and Regions 5. Describe and compare the landforms, climates, population, vegetation and economic characteristics of places and regions in Ohio. 6. Identify manufacturing, agricultural, mining and forestry regions in Ohio. 5. terrain, valley Use maps or documents to illustrate how climate, waterways, and terrain have affected population patterns, transportation routes, or land use in Ohio and other states. Practice with color coded maps. Use daily newspaper weather maps. 6. Ohio Adventures in Time and Place, Chapter 2, Lesson 2 C) Identify and explain ways people have affected the physical environment of North America and analyze the positive and negative consequences. 7. Explain how resources, transportation and location influenced the development of cities and industries in Ohio including major industries such as oil, steel, rubber and glass. Human Environmental Interaction 8. Identify how environmental processes including glaciation and weathering and characteristics including landforms, bodies of water, climate, vegetation influence human settlement and activity in Ohio. 9. Identify ways that people have affected the physical environment of Ohio including: a. use of wetlands b. use of forests c. building farms, towns and transportation systems d. using fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides e. building dams 7. Ohio Adventures in Time and Place, Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Social Studies COS 4 6

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Economics Standard Students use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic concepts, issues and systems in order to make informed choices as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers and citizens in an interdependent world. A) Explain the opportunity costs involved in the allocation of scarce productive resources. Scarcity and Resource Allocation 1. Identify the productive resources needed to produce a good or service and suggest opportunity costs for the resources involved. 1. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lessons 3, 4, 5 1. Give students a production resource (aluminum) and ask them to identify a good or service (cans) that could be produced with the resource. productive resources include: land resources (natural resources) labor resources (people, workers) capital resources/goods (equipment, buildings, tools) entrepreneurship (decision maker) productive resources = factors of production decision making process: how to use productive resources profit seeking decision makers factors of production include: Factors Examples land resource iron ore, water, trees labor resource training, skills capital resource technology, machinery, vehicles entrepreneurship organization, creativity, decision making Social Studies COS 4 8

Fourth Grade Economics Standard (continued) Students use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic concepts, issues and systems in order to make informed choices as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers and citizens in an interdependent world. A) Explain the opportunity costs involved in the allocation of scarce productive resources. B) Explain why entrepreneurship, capital goods, technology, specialization and division of labor are important in the production of goods and services. C) Explain how competition affects producers and consumers in a market economy and why specialization facilitates trade. 2. Explain how the availability of productive resources in Ohio promotes specialization in the production of goods and services and leads to trade. Production, Distribution and Consumption 3. Explain how entrepreneurs organize productive resources to produce goods and services and that they seek to make profits by taking risks. Markets 4. Explain ways in which individuals and households obtain and use income. 5. Explain why people in Ohio specialize in what they produce and then trade with others, which then increases the amount of goods and services available. 6. Explain why many jobs in Ohio depend on markets in other countries and why Ohio is a market for goods and services from other countries. 2. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 4 consumption is the opposite of production 3. entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship Resources Ox Cart Man, Donald Hall A New Coat for Anna, Harriet Ziefert Encyclopedia Brown: The case of the Missing Watermelon, Donald Sobol Homer Price, McCloskey (also filled with examples of cause/effect) Ohio An Economic Adventure EconomicsAmerica at John Carroll designed for the 4 th Grade State Course of Study correlates with other disciplines and standards includes reader theater! Toothpaste Millionaire, Merrill Economics with Hobbyda videotape Information Technology Center Social Studies COS 4 9

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Government Standard Students use knowledge of the purposes, structures and processes of political systems at the local, state, national and international levels in order to understand that people create systems of government as structures of power and authority to provide order, maintain stability and promote the general welfare. A) Identify the responsibilities of the branches of the United States government and explain why they are necessary. Role of Government 1. Explain major responsibilities of each of the three branches of government in Ohio: a. the legislative branch, headed by the General Assembly, makes state laws b. the executive branch, headed by the governor, carries out and enforces laws made by the General Assembly c. the judicial branch, headed by the Ohio Supreme Court, interprets and applies the law. 2. Explain why elections are used to select leaders and decide issues. 1. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 6 1. Role play a simulation, e.g., mock council meeting, mock trial. Resources Here s to You America, Charles Schwitz B) Give examples of documents that specify the structure of state and national governments in the United States and explain how these documents foster self government in a democracy. Rules and Laws 3. Explain the purpose of a democratic constitution: a. to provide a framework for a government b. to limit the power of government c. to define the authority of elected officials. 4. Explain that the Ohio Constitution tells how the state government should be organized and guarantees the rights of individuals. Social Studies COS 4 10

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Standard Students use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate in community life and the American democratic system. A) Explain how citizens take part in civic life in order to promote the common good. Participation 1. Describe the ways in which citizens can promote the common good and influence their government including: a. voting b. communicating with officials c. participating in civic and service organizations d. performing voluntary service. 1a. Election student council B) Identify rights and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States that are important for preserving democratic government. Rights and Responsibilities 2. Explain why personal responsibilities such as taking advantage of the opportunity to be educated is important. 3. Explain why civic responsibilities such as obeying the law and respecting the right of others is important. 4. Explain the importance of leadership and public service. 5. Explain why characteristics such as respect for the rights of others, fairness, reliability, honesty, wisdom and courage are desirable qualities in the people citizens select as their leaders. 5. Tales of Darcy MacNaughton, Lesson 5 Social Studies COS 4 11

Lakewood City Schools Social Studies Standards Based Course of Study Fourth Grade Fourth Grade Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard Students collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions. Students communicate this information using appropriate social studies terminology in oral, written or multimedia form and apply what they have learned to societal issues in simulated or real world settings. A) Obtain information from a variety of primary and secondary sources using the component parts of the source. Universal: Applies to All Indicators Grade level indicators leading to the attainment of the Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard are listed at the grade level where they should be emphasized. Although indicators are not listed more than once, it is understood that students will continue to develop skills at successive grade levels with increasingly more difficult content. For example, kindergartners may compare a cellular telephone and an old fashioned telephone while twelfth graders may compare the views of two candidates on a particular issue. Obtaining Information 1. Obtain information about state issues from a variety of print and electronic sources, and determine the relevance of information to a research topic: a. atlases b. encyclopedias c. dictionaries d. newspapers e. multimedia/electronic sources. 2. Use a glossary and index to locate information. 3. Use primary and secondary sources to answer questions about Ohio history. 4. Describe how archaeologists and historians study and interpret the past. 1. Research Projects Famous Ohioans Pathfinders Famous Ohio City Madison Webquest Refer to History Standard 1. Resources include: dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, magazines, pamphlets, atlases, maps, globes. See Government #2. 3. Primary sources including diaries, letters, eyewitness newspaper accounts, etc. See Government #4. Social Studies COS 4 12

Fourth Grade Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard (continued) Students collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions. Students communicate this information using appropriate social studies terminology in oral, written or multimedia form and apply what they have learned to societal issues in simulated or real world settings. B) Use a variety of sources to organize information and draw inferences. C) Communicate social studies information using graphs or tables. D) Use problem solving skills to make decisions individually and in groups. Thinking and Organizing 5. Identify main ideas and supporting details from factual information. 6. Distinguish between fact and opinion. 7. Read and interpret pictographs, bar graphs, line graphs and tables. 8. Formulate a question to focus research. Communicating Information 9. Communicate relevant information in a written report including the acknowledgement of sources. Problem Solving 10. Use a problem solving/decision making process which includes: a. identifying a problem b. gathering information c. listing and considering options d. considering advantages and disadvantages of options e. choosing and implementing a solution f. developing criteria for judging its effectiveness g. evaluate the effectiveness of the solution. 6. Sort/classify examples as fact vs. opinion analyze editorials. KidsVote. 10. Such as cooperative activity, courage, courtesy, decision making, honesty, personal involvement, self discipline, etc. Student Council Kids Vote See Economics #1 for situations to use in decisionmaking process. See Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities #1. Social Studies COS 4 13

Fourth Grade Suggested Pacing Guide History 80 Days (Beginning of December Mid January & Resume after Proficiency Mid March Mid April) Students use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in the history of Ohio, the United States and the world. People in Societies 20 Days (Beginning of November & After Thanksgiving Break) Students use knowledge of perspectives, practices and products of cultural, ethnic and social groups to analyze the impact of their commonality and diversity within local, national, regional and global settings. Geography 20 Days (Mid January Mid February & Resume Mid April June) Students use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns and processes to show the interrelationship between the physical environment and human activity, and to explain the interactions that occur in an increasingly interdependent world. Economics 30+ Days Mid February Proficiency Testing Students use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic concepts, issues and systems in order to make informed choices as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers and citizens in an interdependent world. Government 30+ Days Review before Proficiency (Darcy MacNaughton Series)/Beginning of Year End of Sept. Students use knowledge of the purposes, structures and processes of political systems at the local, state, national and international levels in order to understand that people create systems of government as structures of power and authority to provide order, maintain stability and promote the general welfare. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 20 Days October Beginning of November Students use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate in community life and the American democratic system. Social Studies Skills and Methods 20 Days Incorporated throughout the Year (May Research Project) Students collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions. Students communicate this information using appropriate social studies terminology in oral, written or multimedia form and apply what they have learned to societal issues in simulated or real world settings. Social Studies COS 4 14

Fourth Grade: Ohio Its Past, Its Location, Its Government Lakewood City Schools 2003 History People in Societies Geography Economics Government Citizenship Rights Responsibilities Native Americans *culture *chronological *interval time lines *diverse cultural patterns *decades *centuries mastery / cause & effect mastery / prehistoric colonization conflict significant progressed territory statehood economic status political status tribes: Adena Mound Builders Hopewell canal Northwest Ordinance immigrant nationality *ethnic migrant emigrate religious groups *cultural groups *traditions contributions canals *customs agriculture mining manufacturing *diversity American continents countries hardships / oppression national origin racial group Amish Shakers Appalachian Historic Indians Prehistoric Indians rural Native Americans products *North America Lake Erie geography regions borders Ohio River plains plateaus *landforms Interior Plains Lake & Till Plains weather / climate precipitation lake effect glacial / glacier source mouth tributaries river basin elevation environment resources: renewable non renewable weathering *directions: * cardinal * intermediate *physical features *rivers capital city *opportunity cost *scarcity *entrepreneur *capital goods *technology specialization *land *labor *goods *services *production (produce) *consumer (consumption) profit *market economy risk income (individual) *competition *barter household income division of labor *resources *economy allocation *wants / needs *specialization trade documents interprets implies applies headed by carry outs issues Ohio Constitution limited power *authority guarantees *rights framework structure *democracy self government foster *responsibilities fair play *common good *citizens *responsibility *civic: *life *rights *responsibility participation service *voting: as a right as a responsibility voter s guide candidate rights: *citizenship government education letter writing campaigns attending public meetings / forums *democratic gov t. leadership characteristics laws welfare reliability *honesty fair play Study Skills and Methods *interpret *analyze *compare/contrast relevance of information formulate distinguish between fact and opinion Social Studies COS 4 15

Fourth Grade: Ohio Its Past, Its Location, Its Government Lakewood City Schools 2003 History People in Societies (continued) freedom political characteristics population ethnicity Europeans expansion *settlement Asian African consequences Geography (continued) major cities climates population vegetation manufacturing agriculture mining Economics Government Citizenship Rights Responsibilities (continued) electoral college democrat republican political party Study Skills and Methods Social Studies COS 4 16