Exercise Topics - Grade 4 Social St., week 8

Topic	Study References *
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
summarize the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups in the development of your state.
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
understand basic financial concepts and principles; use financial knowledge in daily life;	Pearson Learning: Why Money Was Invented Pearson Learning: Here's the scoop - Follow An Ice-cream Cone Around the World Pearson Learning: Check It Out - the Book About Banking Pearson Learning: From Beads To Bank Notes - The Story Of Money Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book
identify people who made major impacts in history. Understand their contributions to the country, such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King, Jr.;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “Britain Wins North America,” pp. 273-277 “Colonists Speak Out,” pp. 280-285 History Alive! America’s Past Chapters 10-13 The Revolutionary War and Children’s Literature (Teacher Resource) www.carolhurst.com/subjects/ ushistory/revolution.html A Fight for Freedom WebQuest http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/ freedom/student.htm The Amazing World of Early America (Resource) http://earlyamerica.com/portraits/index.html The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History www.gliah.uh.edu/index.cfm
identify customs, celebrations, and traditions of various culture groups in your state;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Use a Cultural Map,” pp. 90-91 “People of the Central and Great Plains,” pp. 100-104 “People of the Mountains and Basins,” pp. 105-109 “Life in the Missions,” pp. 136-139 Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Texan Pride,” pp. 412-415
explain how scientific discoveries and technological innovations in the fields of medicine, communication, and transportation have benefited individuals and society in the United States;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “The Rise of New Industries,” pp. 494-499 “Good Times and Hard Times,” pp. 542-549 “Americans and the War,” pp. 560-563 “The Early Years of the Cold War,” pp. 580-584 “The American People Today,” pp. 620-625 “The Challenges of Growth,” pp. 628-631 “The American Economy,” pp. 632-637
describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “Land and Regions,” pp. 18-23 “Bodies of Water,” pp. 26-32 “Climate and Vegetation Regions,” pp. 33-39
compare the ways of life of Native-American groups in your state and the Western Hemisphere before European exploration.	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “People of the Western Hemisphere,” pp. 84-89 “People of the Coastal Plain,” pp. 92-97 “People of the Central and Great Plains,” pp. 100-104 “People of the Mountains and Basins and Basins,” pp. 105-109
know and understand major historical events and facts;	Core Knowledge series: What your fourth grader needs to know, II History and Geography Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Tell Fact from Fiction,” pp. 218-219 “Identify Cause and Effect,” pp. 298-299 “Understand Time Periods,” pp. 312-313 “Follow Routes on a Map,” pp. 336-337 “Compare History Maps,” pp. 356-357
analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas p. 8 Maps & Globes ISBN 0-690-04459-3 • Geography from A to Z ISBN 0-690-04618-9 • Texas Jography 1/800/536/2GET • The Texas Hot Air Balloon Geography Mystery 1-800-536-2GET Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Identify Fact and Opinion,” pp. 206-207 “Use Tables to Compare and Contrast,” pp. 164-165 “Compare Maps of Different Scales,” pp. 170-171
describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western Hemisphere such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Political Regions,” pp. 48-51 “Population Regions,” pp. 54-57 “Economic Regions,” pp. 60-65
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