Missouri

4.PC Principles shaping constitutional democracy

• 4.PC.1.A Purposes and principles of the Declaration of Independence

  • 4.PC.1.A.a 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.

• 4.PC.1.B Purposes and principles of the Constitution

  • 4.PC.1.B.a Explain the major purposes of the U.S. Constitution.

    • The Constitution (4-K.4)

  • 4.PC.1.B.b 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.

    • The Constitution (4-K.4)
    • Checks and balances (4-K.6)

• 4.PC.1.C Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

  • 4.PC.1.C.a Explain the major purpose of the Bill of Rights.

    • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

  • 4.PC.1.C.b Identify important principles in the Bill of Rights.

    • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

• 4.PC.1.D Role of citizens and governments in carrying out constitutional principles

  • 4.PC.1.D.a Examine ways by which citizens have effectively voiced opinions, monitored government, and brought about change both past and present.

    • Benjamin Franklin (3-D.1)
    • Thomas Jefferson (3-D.3)
    • Frederick Douglass (3-D.7)
    • Susan B. Anthony (3-D.8)
    • Sitting Bull (3-D.10)
    • Rosa Parks (3-D.16)
    • Jackie Robinson (3-D.17)
    • Cesar Chavez (3-D.18)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. (3-D.19)

• 4.PC.1.E Character traits and civic attitudes of significant individuals

  • 4.PC.1.E.a Describe the character traits and civic attitudes of historically significant individuals in American history prior to c. 1800.

    • Benjamin Franklin (3-D.1)
    • Paul Revere (3-D.2)
    • Thomas Jefferson (3-D.3)

• 4.PC.1.F Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

  • 4.PC.1.F.a Recognize and explain the significance of national symbols associated with historical events and time periods being studied.

    • Identify American symbols (4-L.1)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments: part I (4-L.2)
    • Identify American landmarks and monuments: part II (4-L.3)
    • The American flag (4-L.4)
    • The White House (4-L.5)
    • The Washington Monument (4-L.6)
    • The Lincoln Memorial (4-L.7)
    • The Statue of Liberty (4-L.8)
    • The Empire State Building (4-L.9)
    • The Golden Gate Bridge (4-L.10)
    • Mount Rushmore (4-L.11)

4.GS Principles of governance

• 4.GS.2.A Purposes and roles of government

  • 4.GS.2.A.a Explain how the purpose and roles of government were debated c. early settlements to 1800.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-A.4)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-B.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (4-B.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-B.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-B.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)

• 4.GS.2.B Dispute resolution

  • 4.GS.3.B.a Analyze peaceful resolution of disputes by courts or other legitimate authorities in U.S. history from early settlement to c. 1800.

• 4.GS.2.C Processes of governmental systems in decision making

  • 4.GS.2.C.a Explain how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted by the federal government across historical time periods and/or current events.

• 4.GS.2.D Functions of governmental systems

  • 4.GS.2.D.a Identify and explain the functions of the three branches of government in the federal government.

    • Federal government (4-K.3)
    • Checks and balances (4-K.6)

4.H History of Missouri and the U.S.

• 4.H.3.A Understand the movement of people from many regions of the world to North America

  • 4.H.3.A.a Describe the migrations of native Americans prior to 1800.

  • 4.H.3.A.b Describe the discovery, exploration and early settlement of America by Europeans prior to 1800.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-A.4)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-A.5)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-A.7)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

  • 4.H.3.A.c Describe the reasons African peoples were enslaved and brought to the Americas prior to 1800.

    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

• 4.H.3.B Historical perspective / Thinking / Passage of time

  • 4.H.3.B.a Examine cultural interactions and conflicts among Native Americans, Immigrants from Europe, and enslaved and free Africans and African Americans prior to c. 1800.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-A.5)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-A.7)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

• 4.H.3.C Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history.

  • 4.H.3.C.a Identify and describe the contributions of historically significant individuals to America and the United States prior to c. 1800.

    • Benjamin Franklin (3-D.1)
    • Paul Revere (3-D.2)
    • Thomas Jefferson (3-D.3)

• 4.H.3.D Perspectives on the American Revolution

  • 4.H.3.D.a Explain the causes of the American Revolution, including the perspectives of patriots, loyalists, Native Americans, African Americans and European allies.

    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-B.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (4-B.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-B.4)

  • 4.H.3.D.b Explain the factors that contributed to the colonists' success.

    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-B.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)

• 4.H.3.E Political developments and reform movements in the U.S.

  • 4.H.3.E.a Describe the historical context for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-B.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-B.5)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)

  • 4.H.3.E.b Explain how the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights affected people in the United States prior to c. 1800.

    • The Constitution (4-K.4)
    • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

• 4.H.3.F Westward Expansion and settlement in the US

  • 4.H.3.F.a Investigate the causes and consequences of westward expansion prior to 1800.

4.E Economic concepts and principles

• 4.E.4.A Knowledge of basic economic concepts

  • 4.E.4.A.a Compare and contrast saving and financial investment.

    • Banks (4-O.1)

  • 4.E.4.A.b Explain the relationship between profit and loss in economic decisions.

  • 4.E.4.A.c Distinguish among natural, capital and human resources.

    • Natural resources (3-H.2)

• 4.E.4.B Understanding the consequences of economic decisions

  • 4.E.4.B.a Conduct a public cost-benefit analysis.

    • Costs and benefits (4-N.2)
    • Opportunity cost (4-N.3)

• 4.E.4.C Understanding various types of taxes and their purposes

  • 4.E.4.C.a Explain how the government utilizes taxes to provide goods and services.

• 4.E.4.D Factors that influence the economy

  • 4.E.4.D.a Explain factors, past and present, that influence changes in state and regional economies.

4.EG Relationship of geographical study to society and the environment

• 4.EG.5.A Reading and constructing maps

  • 4.EG.5.A.a Construct and interpret historical and current maps.

    • Read a map: cardinal directions (4-F.1)
    • Identify lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.2)
    • Use lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.3)

• 4.EG.5.B Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

  • 4.EG.5.B.a Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics.

    • Identify states of the West (4-H.1)
    • Select states of the West (4-H.2)
    • Name states of the West (4-H.3)
    • Identify states of the Midwest (4-H.4)
    • Select states of the Midwest (4-H.5)
    • Name states of the Midwest (4-H.6)
    • Identify states of the Southeast (4-H.7)
    • Select states of the Southeast (4-H.8)
    • Name states of the Southeast (4-H.9)
    • Identify states of the Northeast (4-H.10)
    • Select states of the Northeast (4-H.11)
    • Name states of the Northeast (4-H.12)
    • Identify the 50 states (4-H.13)
    • Select the 50 states (4-H.14)
    • Name the 50 states (4-H.15)
    • Identify state capitals of the West (4-I.1)
    • Name state capitals of the West (4-I.2)
    • Identify state capitals of the Midwest (4-I.3)
    • Name state capitals of the Midwest (4-I.4)
    • Identify state capitals of the Southeast (4-I.5)
    • Name state capitals of the Southeast (4-I.6)
    • Identify state capitals of the Northeast (4-I.7)
    • Name state capitals of the Northeast (4-I.8)
    • Identify the 50 state capitals (4-I.9)
    • Name the 50 state capitals (4-I.10)
    • Cities of the West (4-J.1)
    • Cities of the Midwest (4-J.2)
    • Cities of the Southeast (4-J.3)
    • Cities of the Northeast (4-J.4)

• 4.EG.5.C Understanding the concept of place

  • 4.EG.5.C.a Identify and compare physical characteristics of specific regions within the nation.

    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-G.1)
    • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-G.2)

  • 4.EG.5.C.b Identify and compare diverse human geographic characteristics of the nation.

• 4.EG.5.D Relationships within places Human-Environment Interactions

  • 4.EG.5.D.a Analyze how people are affected by, depend on, adapt to and change their physical environments in the past and in the present.

• 4.EG.5.E Understanding relationships between and among places

  • 4.EG.5.E.a Analyze how changes in communication and transportation technologies affect people's lives.

• 4.EG.5.F Understanding relationships between and among regions

  • 4.EG.5.F.a Identify different regions in the United States and analyze how their characteristics affect people who live there.

• 4.EG.5.G Using geography to interpret, explain and predict

  • 4.EG.5.G.a Use geography to interpret the past and predict future consequences as appropriate to topics or eras discussed.

4.RI Relationships of individuals and groups to institutions and cultural traditions

• 4.RI.6.A Cultural characteristics of all people

  • 4.RI.6.A.a Compare cultural characteristics across historical time periods in U.S. history prior to c. 1800.

• 4.RI.6.B Methods of resolving conflicts

  • 4.RI.6.B.a Apply constructive processes or methods for resolving conflicts.

• 4.RI.6.C Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

  • 4.RI.6.C.a Research stories and songs that reflect the cultural history of the early United States prior to 1800.

    • Davy Crockett (3-D.4)

• 4.RI.6.D Cultural heritage and preservation

  • 4.RI.6.D.a Analyze the preservation of cultural life, celebrations, traditions, and commemorations over time.

    • Día de los Muertos (3-G.1)
    • Hanukkah (3-G.3)
    • Rosh Hashanah (3-G.4)
    • Kwanzaa (3-G.5)
    • Christmas (3-G.6)
    • Easter (3-G.7)
    • Lunar New Year (3-G.8)
    • Ramadan (3-G.9)
    • Holi (3-G.10)
    • Thanksgiving (4-M.1)

• 4.RI.6.E Changing of roles of various groups

  • 4.RI.6.E.a Examine roles among Native Americans, Immigrants, African Americans, women and others from early migrations to c. 1800.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-A.4)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-A.5)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-A.7)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

4.TS Tools of social science inquiry

• 4.TS.7.A Identify, select, analyze, and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

  • 4.TS.7.A.a Select, analyze, and evaluate primary and secondary social studies sources with guidance and support.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-C.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)
    • World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (4-E.8)
    • Thanksgiving (4-M.1)

  • 4.TS.7.A.b Analyze and use artifacts to share information on social studies topics.

• 4.TS.7.B Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

  • 4.TS.7.B.a Use visual tools and informational texts to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas with guidance and support, as needed.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-C.5)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-C.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)
    • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (4-D.3)
    • The Civil War: the end of the war (4-D.4)
    • World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (4-E.8)
    • Thanksgiving (4-M.1)

  • 4.TS.7.B.b Create products such as maps, graphs, timelines, charts and models, diagrams etc. to communicate information and understanding.

    • Reading and creating timelines with BCE and CE (4-Q.2)

• 4.TS.7.C Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources.

  • 4.TS.7.C.a Distinguish between fact and opinion and recognize bias and point of view in social studies topics.

    • Identify facts and opinions (4-Q.1)

• 4.TS.7.D Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources.

  • 4.TS.7.D.a With assistance, conduct and present social studies research to an audience using appropriate sources.

• 4.TS.7.E Developing a research plan and identifying resources

  • 4.TS.7.E.a Generate compelling research questions about a social studies topic.

  • 4.TS.7.E.b Apply a research process to a compelling social studies question.

  • 4.TS.7.E.c Identify and use appropriate resources for investigating a compelling social studies question.

• 4.TS.7.F Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

  • 4.TS.7.F.a Research an appropriate social studies question and share results with an audience.