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Grade 4 Social Studies Essential Questions by Unit and Month Geography, Culture/History, Economy, Government

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Grade 4 Social Studies. Essential Questions by Unit and Month Geography, Culture/History, Economy, Government. September NYS Regions. Geography Why is it important to understand how to read a map and globe? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Grade 4 Social Studies

Grade 4 Social Studies

Essential Questions by Unit and Month

Geography, Culture/History, Economy, Government

Page 2: Grade 4 Social Studies

SeptemberNYS Regions

• Geography– Why is it important to understand how to read a map and globe?– How do the different features of a map help you

locate and understand New York State geography?

• Culture/History, Economy– How do the features of New York State regions

contribute to each region’s economy?

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October and NovemberIroquois

• Geography– How did the environment and geography influence the

lives of the Iroquois?– Why was it important for the Iroquois to create their own

government?

• Culture/History, Economy– How did the Iroquois meet the basic needs of shelter,

food, clothing, leisure and community?– How did Iroquois values effect their way of life?– In what ways did Iroquois government influence our

current government?

                                     

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DecemberEuropean Explorers

• Geography– How did geography influence the exploration of the

New World?

• Geography, Culture/History– What impact did the explorers have on New York

State?– How did the arrival of European Explorers impact the

Native Americans?

• Economy– What motivated explorers to come to the New World?

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JanuaryColonial America

• Geography– What were the benefits of settling in NYS for the colonists?

• Culture/History– How did European influences effect life in colonial NYS?

• Economy– How did colonial trades and life in the settlements rely on

the Mother Country?

• Government– How did the government of the Mother Country effect life

in the colonies?

                                                

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February and March Revolutionary War

• Geography– How did New York State’s location make it important in the

American Revolution?

• Culture/History– How did the different British and Colonial point of views lead to

the outbreak of the war?– What factors led to the American Revolution?

• Economy– How was it possible that the colonists beat the most powerful

country in the world?

• Government– What struggles did the new nation face?

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AprilThe New Nation/State of NY

Government• Government

– How did the Iroquois contribute to the development of the US Federal Government?

– What are the functions and structure of government?

– How did the Constitution help fix the problems of the very young nation?

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MayIndustrial Growth

and Expansion• Geography

– How did the geography of NYS influence the growth of the new nation in the 1800’s?

• Culture/History– How did the Erie Canal impact the growth of the area

in which we live?

• Economy– How did immigration and the advances in technology,

transportation and communication effect NYS and the country’s economic growth and expansion?

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JuneLancaster History

• Culture/History, Economy– How did New York’s history contribute to the

settlement and growth of Lancaster?– How did advances in transportation,

architecture, electricity, etc, contribute to the growth of Lancaster?

– How does modern Lancaster differ from the Lancaster of 1900?