Grade 4 Social Studies Missouri standards Standards

Knowledge of the use of tools of social science inquiry.

Knowledge of relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions.

Knowledge of major elements of geographical study and analysis and their relationship to changes in society and the environment.

Knowledge of economic concepts and principles.

Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of Missouri and the United States.

Knowledge of principles and processes of governance systems.

Knowledge of the principles expressed in documents shaping constitutional democracy in the United States.

Investigate and present research with appropriate resources.

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and Presenting Research with Appropriate Resources

Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources.

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Compare and contrast saving and financial investment.

Explain the relationship between profit and loss in economic decisions.

Distinguish among natural, capital and human resources.

Conduct a public cost-benefit analysis.

Explain how the government utilizes taxes to provide goods and services.

Explain the factors, past and present, that influence changes in regional economies.

Construct and interpret historical and current maps.

Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics.

Identify and compare physical characteristics of specific regions within the nation.

Identify and compare diverse human characteristics of the nation.

Analyze how people are affected by, depend on, adapt to and change their physical environments in the past and in the present.

Analyze how changes in communication and transportation technologies affect people's lives.

Identify different kinds of regions in the United States and analyze how their characteristics affect people who live there.

Use geography to interpret the past and predict future consequences as appropriate to topics or eras discussed.

Explain how the purpose and roles of government were debated c. early settlements to 1800.

Analyze peaceful resolution of disputes by courts or other legitimate authorities in U.S. history from early settlement to c. 1800.

Explain how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted by the federal government across historical time periods and/or current events.

Identify and explain the functions of the three branches of government in the federal government.

Describe the migrations of native Americans prior to 1800.

Describe the discovery, exploration and early settlement of America by Europeans prior to 1800.

Describe the reasons African peoples were enslaved and brought to the Americas prior to 1800.

Examine cultural interactions and conflicts among Native Americans, Immigrants from Europe, and enslaved and free Africans and African Americans prior to c. 1800.

Identify and describe the contributions of historically significant individuals to America and the United States prior to c. 1800.

Explain the causes of the American Revolution, including the perspectives of patriots, loyalists, Native Americans, African Americans and European allies.

Explain the factors that contributed to the colonists' success.

Describe the historical context for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Explain how the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights affected people in the United States prior to c. 1800.

Investigate the causes and consequences of westward expansion prior to 1800.

With assistance, read and analyze the text of the Declaration of Independence to determine important principles that it contains including inalienable rights, government by the consent of the governed and the redress of grievances.

Explain the major purpose of the Constitution.

With assistance, research and analyze the text of the U.S. Constitution to determine important principles such as limited government, rule of law, majority rules, minority rights, separation of powers, checks and balances and popular sovereignty.

Explain the major purpose of the Bill of Rights.

Identify important principles in the Bill of Rights.

Examine ways by which citizens have effectively voiced opinions, monitored government, and brought about change both past and present.

Describe the character traits and civic attitudes of historically significant individuals in American history prior to c. 1800.

Recognize and explain the significance of national symbols associated with historical events and time periods being studied.

Compare cultural characteristics across historical time periods in U.S. history prior to c. 1800.

Apply constructive processes or methods for resolving conflicts.

Research stories and songs that reflect the cultural history of the early United States prior to 1800.

Analyze the preservation of cultural life, celebrations, traditions, and commemorations over time.

Examine roles among Native Americans, Immigrants, African Americans, women and others from early migrations to c. 1800.

Select, analyze, and evaluate primary and secondary social studies' sources with guidance and support.

Select, analyze, and evaluate primary and secondary social studies’ sources with guidance and support.

Analyze and use artifacts to share information on social studies' topics.

Analyze and use artifacts to share information on social studies’ topics. (e.g., building structures and materials, works of art representative of cultures, fossils, pottery, tools, clothing, and musical instruments.

Use visual tools and informational texts to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas with guidance and support, as needed

Use visual tools and informational texts to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas with guidance and support, as needed.

Create products such as maps, graphs, timelines, charts, models, diagrams, etc. to communicate information and understanding.

Create products such as maps, graphs, timelines, charts, models, diagrams, etc. to communicate information and understanding.

Distinguish between fact and opinion and recognize bias and point of view in social studies' topics.

Distinguish between fact and opinion and recognize bias and point of view in social studies’ topics.

With assistance, conduct and present social studies' research to an audience using appropriate sources.

With assistance, conduct and present social studies’ research to an audience using appropriate sources.

Generate compelling research questions about a social studies' topic.

Generate compelling research questions about a social studies topic

Apply a research process to a compelling social studies' question.

Apply a research process to a compelling social studies’ question

Identify and use appropriate resources for investigating a compelling social studies' question.

Identify and use appropriate resources for investigating a compelling social studies’ question.

Research an appropriate social studies' question and share results with an audience.

Research an appropriate social studies’ question and share results with an audience.

Knowledge of basic economic concepts

Understanding the consequences of economic decisions

Understanding various types of taxes and their purposes

Factors that influence the economy

Reading and constructing maps

Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

Understanding the concept of place

Relationships within places (Human-Environment Interactions)

Understanding relationships between and among places

Understanding relationships between and among regions

Using geography to interpret, explain and predict

Purposes and roles of government

Dispute Resolution

Processes of governmental systems in decision making

Functions of governmental systems

Understand the movement of people from many regions of the world to North America

Historical Perspective/Thinking/Passage of time

Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history

Perspectives on the American Revolution

Political Developments and Reform Movements in the U.S.

Westward Expansion and settlement in the U.S.

Purposes and principles of the Declaration of Independence

Purposes and principles of the Constitution

Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

Role of citizens and governments in carrying out constitutional principles

Character Traits and Civic Attitudes of Significant Individuals

Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

Cultural characteristics of all people

Methods of resolving conflicts

Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

Cultural heritage and preservation

Changing societal roles and status of various groups

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources