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Jefferson County Schools Social Studies In Social Studies, the goal is for all students to develop a deep, rich network of understandings related to the world around them. The objectives and competencies included in this curriculum deal with history, geography, economics, and civics from a diverse, global perspective. Students engage in projects that require them to apply Social Studies skills in real-world contexts. Grade 4 Fourth graders are encouraged to study the rich history and unique attributes of their state. Students should learn about significant events in American history and the role their state played in the development of the United States. Historical documents and democratic principles should be studied to explore American identity. Civic and economic concepts continue to be presented within the context of state history by focusing on state government and economic activity associated with the student's individual state. Geography studies should encompass Earth attributes, processes, and the tools used to understand the world in which we live. Students should develop a cultural perspective through exposure to folklore and diversity. |
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American Culture: Changes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) examine how Native American Culture changed as a result of contact with European cultures (i.e. decreased population, spread of disease, increased conflict, loss of territory, increase of trade).
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Analysis: Civilizations/Compare
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) discuss similarities and differences in how groups, societies, and cultures meet basic differences and compare how different cultures handle environmental and social conditions.
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Analysis: Draw Conclusion/Pictures
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) use pictures to draw conclusions about how different cultural groups address basic needs (food, water, shelter, clothing).
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Conflict: Methods of Solving
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) determine how various groups resolve conflict (i.e. school, tribal council, courts).
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Culture: Inferences
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) make inferences about some of the major components of a culture (language, art, music, religion, food) from a reading passage.
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Culture: People/Similar/Different
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify similarities and differences within racial, ethnic and religious groups in Tennessee, identify customs, celebrations and traditions of these cultures, and summarize the contributions of racial, ethnic and religious groups in the development of early Tennessee.
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Cultural Groups: Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify cultural groups who inhabited North America in the 17th century (i.e. Puritans, Quakers, Spanish, French).
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Historical Passage: Read/Interpret
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) read and interpret facts from a historical passage about an early American Spanish mission.
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Map: Cultural
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify different cultural regions on a map such as religion, language, and ethnicity.
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Pre-Colonial Groups: Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify/describe pre-Colonial Native American groups (i.e.Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw,Aztec, Mayans, Olmec, Mississippi Mound Builders).
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Spanish Missions: Reasons/Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the reasons for the establishment of Spanish missions in early American history.
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Tennessee Statehood: Groups
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify various racial groups in Tennessee at the founding of statehood (i.e. Cherokee, Creek, Shawnee, English, Scottish, French, American born pioneers).
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| The Economics unit includes core concepts, such as supply and demand, goods and services, income, and employment, as well as United States and world economies. |
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Agricultural Chart: Read
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret a chart of major agricultural produce in Tennessee (i.e.cotton, tobacco, soy beans, rice, corn, cattle, wheat, swine, sheep).
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Colonial America Map: Interpret
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify major industries of Colonial America using a map of the original 13 colonies.
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Concepts: Economic
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the role of money in daily life use economic concepts such as supply, demand, price to help explain events.
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Economic Choices: Costs/Benefits
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy including European exploration and colonization, how Native Americans met their basic economic needs, and how people in the past and present earned a living.
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Economics: Interactions
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) give examples of the interaction of groups, businesses, and governments in a market economy including the economic patterns of Native American groups in Tennessee, the major industries in colonial America, and the economic patterns of early European colonial governments.
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Economics: Understand Development
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand the understand of economics within Tennessee and early America including the motivation for European exploration/settlement in Tennessee and the effects of supply/demand on business, industry, and agriculture in various regions.
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European Exploration: Impact
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze the impact of European exploration and colonization on the economy of Tennessee.
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Goods/Services: Consumers/Define
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) define consumers as people who use goods and services.
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Goods/Services: Distinguish
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) distinguish between goods and services and understand the concept of exchanging money for goods and services.
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Import/Export: Distinguish
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) distinguish between imports and exports.
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Money/Barter Economies: Differentiate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between money and barter economies.
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Natural Resource/Finished: Differentiate
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) differentiate between a natural resource and a finished product.
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Supply/Demand: Relationship/Price
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT)describe the relationship of price to supply and demand and how it affected early American history.
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Tools/Machines: Production
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) identify ways in which tools and machines make people more productive.
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US Economy: Government Goods/Services
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) understand that some of the goods and services used by people are provided by the United States government.
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| Geographic Perspectives |
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Cause/Effect: Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify cause and effect relationships between population distribution and environmental issues (i.e. water supply, air quality, solid waste).
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Concepts: Affect/Human Life
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) identify how geography affects human life.
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Concepts: Economic Growth
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) associate geographical factors with economic growth.
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Concepts: Terms/Identify Meaning
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) identify the meaning of geographical terms, such as the equator, north and south poles, lines of identify and latitude.
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Concepts: Terms/Place
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) associate a geographical term (e.g. island) with a place (e.g., Hawaii).
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Earth Attributes: Hemispheres
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) identify the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western hemispheres using the equator and prime meridian.
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