4th grade Social Studies
6 units matched to the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- Theme: The Contemporary World
- World regions, countries and states
- Resources, farming, energy and trade
- Migration and global issues
Units
Unit 1
States & Capitals
The capital cities of the 50 states, and major rivers, mountains and lakes of the United States.
Benchmark: 4.3.14.1 · the states, their capitals and major cities
Unit 2
World Regions
Practices using maps to find continents, countries and regions of the world, how climate and resources shape how people live, and why people move between regions today.
Benchmark: 4.3.14.1; 4.3.13.1; 4.3.16.1 · continents, countries and regions of the world on maps, and how climate shapes places
Unit 3
World Maps & Globes
Practices reading world maps and globes: the parts of a map, latitude and longitude, hemispheres, map projections and asking spatial questions, with places in Minnesota and around the world.
Benchmark: 4.3.13.1; 4.3.13.2 · reading maps and globes using their parts, and asking spatial questions
Unit 4
Resources & Regions
Practices how limited natural resources make people choose how to use them, what farming and energy regions need, how incentives and productivity work, and why different places make different goods and trade.
Benchmark: 4.2.7.1; 4.2.8.1; 4.2.10.1; 4.3.14.2; 4.2.11.1 · limited resources and choices, incentives, productivity, farming and energy regions, and why people trade
Unit 5
People on the Move
Practices why people migrate (push and pull factors), immigrants and refugees, how governments respond to immigration, the harm done by stereotypes, colonization and discrimination, and how communities welcome newcomers.
Benchmark: 4.5.23.1; 4.5.23.2; 4.5.25.1 · migration and immigration and government responses, stereotypes, and the processes and impacts of colonization
Unit 6
Issues in Our World
Practices how climate change and human choices affect places from local to global, how to investigate a world issue with questions, sources and timelines, and how groups build consensus and elected leaders respond.
Benchmark: 4.3.16.1; 4.4.18.1; 4.4.21.1; 4.1.1.1; 4.1.4.1 · how climate and human choices affect places, investigating a contemporary issue, and consensus and elected leaders
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