SOCIAL STUDIES
By the end of grade 4 students will:
A. Geography: People, Places, and Environments
A.4.2 Locate on a map or globe physical features such as continents, oceans, mountain ranges, and land forms; natural features such a as resources, flora, fauna; and human features such as cities, states, and national boarders.
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A.4.4 Describe and give examples of ways in which people interact with the physical environment, including use of land, location of communities, methods of construction, and design of shelters
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A.4.7 Identify connections between the local community and other places in Wisconsin, the United States, and the world
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B.4.2 Use a timeline to select, organize, and sequence information describing eras in history
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B.4.3 Examine biographies, stories, narratives, and folk tales to understand the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people, place them in time and context, and explain their relationship to important historical events
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B.4.7 Identify and describe important events and famous people in Wisconsin and United States history
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C.4.1 Identify and explain the individual’s responsibilities to family, peers, and the community, including the need for civility and respect for diversity
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C.4.4 Explain the basic purpose of government in American society, recognizing the three levels of government
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C.4.5 Explain how various forms of civic action such as running for political office, voting, signing an initiative, and speaking at hearings, can contribute to the well-being of the community
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D.4.3 Identify local goods and services that are part of the global economy and explain their use in Wisconsin
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D.4.6 Identify the economic roles of various institutions, including households, businesses, and government
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D.4.7 Describe how personal economic decisions, such as deciding what to buy, what to recycle, or how much to contribute to people in need, can affect the lives of people in Wisconsin, the United States, and the world
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E.4.2 Explain the influence of factors such as family, neighborhood, personal interests, language, likes and dislikes, and accomplishments on individual identity and development
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E.4.9 Explain how people learn about others who are different from themselves
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E.4.11 Give examples and explain how language, stories, folk tales, music, and other artistic creations are expressions of culture and how they convey knowledge of other peoples and cultures
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