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