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Grade 4 Social St. Exercise - Sample , ex. 1 , Fall 2010

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The topics of this exercise are "adaptation reasons, government structure, Civil War and its impacts, describe physical regions, acts of civic responsibility, locate places on maps and globes, free enterprise system mechanisms, European exploration and settlement, early settlements and colonies in North America, interpret maps of geographic symbols and legends". If you need to study the topics, please do so before your exercise. The exercise will take about 10 minutes. Our system starts to count time, when the exercise is loaded. Make sure you are not interrupted. Select "Start Exercise" when you are ready. After you submit your answers, Beestar will grade your exercise.

Exercise Topic Details Topic Study References* identify reasons why people have adapted to and modified their environment in your state, past and present, such as the use of natural resources to meet basic needs; Harcourt Horizons: Texas “The Austins in Texas,” pp. 172-175 Harcourt Horizons: Texas pp. 6-7 Teacher Resource Kit: • Anthology/Audio Anthology • National Geographic Poster • Desk Maps • Graphic Organizers • GeoAdventure Booklet • Transparencies/Charts • Geo Safari Travel Texas describe the basic structure of government at the local community, state, or national level; Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “People Work at Many Jobs,” pp. 16-19 “People Getting Along.” Pp. 26-29 Vocabulary: common good, consequence, cooperate, government, governor, judge, law, patriotic, patriotism, responsibility, volunteer, vote Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Communities in Ancient Times,” pp.314-321 describe Civil War, its impacts and reconstruction; Harcourt Horizons United States History “Regional Disagreements,” pp. 436-441 “Slavery and Freedom,” pp. 444-449 “The Union Breaks Apart,” pp. 450-455 “Civil War,” pp. 458-464 “The Road to Union Victory,” pp. 465-471 “Reconstruction,” pp. 476-480 “The South After the War,” pp. 481-480 We The People TE Unit 2 Lesson 9 History Alive! America’s Past Chapters 18-20 US Maps TEA Bibliography http://socialstudies.tea.state.tx.us/ downloads/pdf/bibliographies/grade5.pdf TEA Biographies http://socialstudies.tea.state.tx.us/ downloads/pdf/teks_biographies/biograph.pdf Poetry and Music of the War Between the States http://users.erols.com/kfraser/ Selected Photographs http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html Timeline of the Civil War http://ts6.loc.gov/ammem/tl1861.html The American Civil War Home page http://sunsite.utk.edu/civilwar/warweb.html Outline of the Civil War http://members.tripod.com/ ~greatamericanhistory/gr02007.htm Civil War Chronicles http://www.discovery.com/guides/history/ historybuff/library/refcivil.html describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western Hemisphere such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics; Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Political Regions,” pp. 48-51 “Population Regions,” pp. 54-57 “Economic Regions,” pp. 60-65 identify and explain the importance of acts of civic responsibility, including obeying laws and voting; Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “People Getting Along,” pp. 26-29 “Where on Earth Is Your Community,” pp. 36-41 Vocabulary: government, laws, cooperate, consequence, mayor, and responsibility Something Beautiful, Sharon Dennis Wyeth A River Ran Wild, Lynn Cherry Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “A New Nation,” pp. 338-343 use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places such as the Amazon River, Himalayan Mountains, and Washington D.C. on maps and globes; Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “People Live in Communities,” pp. 12-15 “Many People, One Community,” pp. 25-29 “Where on Earth Is Your Community,” pp. 36-41 “Communities Are Different Sizes,” pp. 44-47 Vocabulary: location, continent, country, city, state, nation, border, and mountain range An American Safari: Adventures on the North American Prairie, Jim Brandenburg Where Once there Was a Wood, Denise Fleming Window, Jeannie Baker Wake Up City! Alvin Tresselt Geographunny: A Book of Global Riddles, Mort Gerberg Tumbleweed Tom on the Texas Trail, Jackie Hopkins Armadillo from Amarillo, Lynne Cherry My Map Book, Sara Fanelli Continents, Dennis Fradin Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary, Jack Knowlton Puzzle Maps USA, Nancy Clouse Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Jan Brett Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “A Nation of Immigrants,” pp. 242-257 “Cities of Many Cultures,” pp. 252-257 describe how the free enterprise system works in your state; Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Where on Earth Is Texas,” pp. 20-25 “A Free Enterprise Economy,” pp.400-403 summarize reasons for European exploration and settlement of your state and the Western Hemisphere; Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Europeans Explore the Hemisphere,” pp. 116-121 “The Spanish and French in Texas,” pp. 124-129 http://www.dallashistory.org/ history/texas/texas_history.htm recognize and explain the early European explorers in North America. Tell their stories and recall the major facts as they are related to the shaping of the later North America. Core Knowledge series: What your third grader needs to know, II History and Geography English Colonies in North America, pp. 140-161 apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps; Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Where on Earth is Texas?” pp. 20-25 “Texas Land and Water,” pp. 28-31 “Texas Climate,” pp. 34-37 “Texas Plants and Animals,” pp. 38-41 * SFAW ---- Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley, Social St. STUDENT EDITION  Abbreviations Lookup Table

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