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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 – HGSS Curriculum Design Map – Grade 4
Grade 4
Welcome to HGSS curriculum maps for Manhattan-Ogden
USD 383, striving to produce learners who are:
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Effective Communicators who clearly express ideas and effectively
communicate with diverse audiences,
Quality Producers who create intellectual, artistic and practical
products which reflect high standards
Complex Thinkers who identify, access, integrate, and use resources
Collaborative Workers who use effective leadership and group skills
to develop positive relationships within diverse settings.
Community Contributors who use time, energies and talents to
improve the welfare of others
Self-Directed Learners who create a positive vision for their future, set
priorities and assume responsibility for their actions. Click for more.
Overview of Standards
Adopted in 2013, the Kansas Standards for History, Government, and Social
Studies prepare students to be informed, thoughtful, engaged citizens as
they enrich their communities, state, nation, world, and themselves.
An informed citizen possesses the knowledge needed to understand
contemporary political, economic, and social issues. A thoughtful citizen
applies higher order thinking skills to make connections between the past,
present, and future in order to understand, anticipate, respond to, and
solve problems. An engaged citizen collaborates, contributes, compromises,
and participates as an active member of a community.
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A 21st century American citizen requires a
variety of skills to be successful – analyzing
problems, collecting information, evaluating
sources and finding solutions.
This map focuses on discipline-specific habits of
mind that encourage the application of content
in authentic situations as a framework for
curriculum, instruction, assessment and
lessons.
Following best practices and literacy expectations, these standards
encourage educators to address an integrated approach to learning. This
map provides direction and guidance. Both deep content knowledge and
effective teaching expertise are essential for a rich learning experience.
Core Standards 1. Choices have consequences. 2. Individuals have rights
and responsibilities. 3. Societies are shaped by beliefs, idea, and diversity. 4.
Societies experience continuity and change over time. 5. Relationships
between people, place, idea, and environments are dynamic.
Our curriculum resources from Timelinks provide standards-based content,
developed from the latest research and organized around the themes of
social studies. The program integrates literacy support in every lesson and
instills citizenship through real-life role models. Units are taught with
consideration of all four social studies disciplines:  History 
Civics/Government  Geography  Economics.
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 – HGSS Curriculum Design Map – Grade 4
Unit/Lesson
Standards Connection
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 1 – The First Americas
How did the first Americans use
resources to survive?
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 2 – Three Worlds Meet
How did settlers in North America
affect Native Americans?
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 3 – A Nation Is Born
Why was independence important to
the colonists?
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 4 – The Nation Grows
What were the effects of growth on the
new nation?
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 5 – War and Changes
How did the Civil War change the
nation?
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 6 – A Changing World
How did economic and political
changes affect the nation?
Unit 1 – Our National Story,
Lesson 7 – A Modern World
How did modern conflicts shape the
country?
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 1 – Form Sea to Sea
How have people in the United States
adapted to geography?
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Vocab
prehistoric
artifact
resource
hunter-gatherer
technology
mission
Northwest Passage
colony
tax
revolution
Declaration of
Independence
Independent
territory
Louisiana Purchase
expedition
canal
frontier
Civil War
Emancipation
Proclamation
Reconstruction
immigrant
invention
suffrage
dictator
Allies
Axis
communism
discrimination
civil rights
terrorism
mineral
erosion
tributary
Essential Questions
What are some events that
have shaped our nation?
How do people meet their
needs?
Notes
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Unit/Lesson
Standards Connection
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 2 – Our Country’s
Regions
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 3 – Our Country’s
Climate
How are regions affected by natural
resources?
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 4 – Running a Business
What do people think about when they
start a business?
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 5 – Our Economy
How do resources affect the economic
choices people make?
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 6 – State and Local
Governments
Why do state and local governments
work together?
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
Lesson 7 – Our Nation’s
Government
How has the national government
adapted to meet people’s needs?
Unit 2 – The United States: Its
Land and People
What democratic values do Americans
share?
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How does climate affect people in the
United States?
Vocab
plateau
basin
region
economy
agriculture
interdependent
precipitation
rain shadow
lake effect
tornado
hurricane
profit
investor
supply
demand
opportunity cost
producer
capital resources
natural resources
human resources
interest
credit
legislative branch
executive branch
judicial branch
constitution
veto
municipal
federal
democracy
citizen
reservation
sovereign
jury
patriotism
Essential Questions
Notes
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Unit/Lesson
Lesson 8 – Our Democratic
Values
Unit 3 – The Northeast
Lesson 1 – The Geography of
the Northeast
Standards Connection
How has the geography of the
Northeast affected the region?
Unit 3 – The Northeast
Lesson 2 – The Economy of the
Northeast
How have people of the Northeast
adapted to make a living?
Unit 3 – The Northeast
Lesson 3 – The People of the
Northeast
Unit 4 – The Southeast
Lesson 1 – The Geography of
the Southeast
What is important to the culture of the
Northeast?
Unit 4 – The Southeast
Lesson 2 – The Economy of the
Southeast
How have people affected the
economy of the Southeast?
Unit 4 – The Southeast
Lesson 3 – The People of the
Southeast
Unit 5 – The Midwest
Lesson 1 – The Geography of
the Midwest
Unit 5 – The Midwest
Lesson 2 – The Economy of the
Midwest
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How does the Southeast’s geography
affect the region?
Vocab
rule of law
justice
glacier
bay
fuel
fall line
tourist
industry
service
urban
suburban
megalopolis
culture
diverse
Essential Questions
What causes a region to
change?
How do people affect the
environment?
How do people of the Southeast shape
the region’s culture?
source
mouth
wetland
peninsula
levee
renewable resource
petroleum
refinery
nonrenewable resource
dialect
segregation
How have the Great Lakes affected the
Midwest?
fertile
prairie
How do natural resources
affect a region’s growth?
How have people made a living in the
Midwest over time?
iron
ore
open-pit mining
agribusiness
mass production
Notes
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 – HGSS Curriculum Design Map – Grade 4
Unit/Lesson
Standards Connection
Vocab
Unit 5 – The Midwest
Lesson 3 – The People of the
Midwest
How have the people of the Midwest
adapted to change?
Unit 6 – The Southwest
Lesson 1 – The Geography of
the “Southwest
How have the people of the Southwest
adapted to their environment?
Unit 6 – The Southwest
Lesson 2 – The Economy of the
Southwest
How do people in the Southwest use
natural resources?
Unit 6 – The Southwest
Lesson 3 – The People of the
Southwest
Unit 7 – The West
Lesson 1 – The Geography of
the West
How does the culture of a people affect
their region?
Unit 7 – The West
Lesson 2 – The Economy of the
West
Unit 7 – The West
Lesson 3 – The People of the
West
How does technology change the
economy of a region?
assembly line
descendants
pioneer
migration
tradition
mesa
butte
canyon
drought
aquifer
kerosene
irrigation
silicon
solar energy
pueblo
adobe
powwow
earthquake
magma
geyser
timberline
telecommunications
conservationist
How has the culture of the West
changed over time?
bison
rodeo
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How has the geography of the West
affected the way people live?
Essential Questions
How do people adapt to their
environments?
How does technology change
people’s lives?
Notes
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 – HGSS Curriculum Design Map – Grade 4
History
Grade
By the end of
4
Frame historical questions
Recognize historical
perspective
the student
should be
able to:
Analyze multiple
perspectives
Civics/Government
Demonstrate cooperation and
compromise
Exhibit good citizenship skills
Geography
Demonstrate mental
mapping skills
Read various types of map
grid systems, symbols,
legends, scales, etc.
Takes responsibility for obeying
rules and helping others
Economics
Explain the production,
distribution, and
consumption of a product
Discuss opportunity cost in
regards to choices made in
different regions of the
country
Determine absolute and
relative location of places
Recognize the source and
context of primary sources
Compare and contrast
“firsthand” and
“secondhand” accounts of
the same topic or event
Participate in group decision
making
Define the characteristics of
a market economy (private
property, voluntary
exchange, competition,
etc.)
Define goods, services,
consumers, economy,
cost/benefit, etc.
General Skills
Refer to text as evidence in
support of an answer or claim
Determine the meaning of
general academic social studies
specific words and phrases
from text
Create informative/explanatory
text to examine a topic and
clearly convey information or
ideas about the topic
Report on a topic or text, tell a
story or recount and experience
in an organized manner using
evidence and argument
Engage effectively in a range of
collaborative discussions with
diverse partners, building on
others ideas and expressing
their own clearly
Follow agreed upon rules of
discussion.
Use charts, graphs, tables, and
other data sources to gather
information
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