Social Studies: A Closer Look at NC
The overall intent in Social Studies this year is to learn about North Carolina’s history. We will analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history. We will understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina's government. We will also understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina. I will teach track 1 students Social Studies. Ms. Roman will teach track 1 students the Science curriculum.
Unit 1: History Through Lenses of North Carolina
(Pre-colonial through Reconstruction)
4.H.1 analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history.
4.H.1.1 Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous American Indian groups in NC before and European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why North Carolina was established.
4.H.1.3 Explain how people, events and developments brought about changes to communities in various regions of NC.
4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina's role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction.
4.H.2 Understand how notable structures, symbols, and place names are significant to North Carolina.
4.H.2.1 Explain why important buildings, statues monuments, place names are associated with the state's history.
4.H.2.2 Explain the historical significance of North Carolina's state symbols.
Essential Understandings:
Students will understand beginning European influence in North Carolina (Lords Proprietor) and in what ways the various American Indian (indigenous) groups changed after the arrival of the Europeans.
Students will understand what makes a building, statue, monument, and place in North Carolina historically significant or important? And how and why have North Carolina state symbols been determined
Essential Vocabulary:
The overall intent in Social Studies this year is to learn about North Carolina’s history. We will analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history. We will understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina's government. We will also understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina. I will teach track 1 students Social Studies. Ms. Roman will teach track 1 students the Science curriculum.
Unit 1: History Through Lenses of North Carolina
(Pre-colonial through Reconstruction)
4.H.1 analyze the chronology of key historical events in North Carolina history.
4.H.1.1 Summarize the change in cultures, everyday life and status of indigenous American Indian groups in NC before and European exploration.
4.H.1.2 Explain how and why North Carolina was established.
4.H.1.3 Explain how people, events and developments brought about changes to communities in various regions of NC.
4.H.1.4 Analyze North Carolina's role in major conflicts and wars from the Pre-colonial period through Reconstruction.
4.H.2 Understand how notable structures, symbols, and place names are significant to North Carolina.
4.H.2.1 Explain why important buildings, statues monuments, place names are associated with the state's history.
4.H.2.2 Explain the historical significance of North Carolina's state symbols.
Essential Understandings:
Students will understand beginning European influence in North Carolina (Lords Proprietor) and in what ways the various American Indian (indigenous) groups changed after the arrival of the Europeans.
Students will understand what makes a building, statue, monument, and place in North Carolina historically significant or important? And how and why have North Carolina state symbols been determined
Essential Vocabulary:
- abundance
- manufacture
- migrate
- hierarchy
- migrant
- rual
- urban
Unit 2 - Government: The development, function and structure of North Carolina government and analyze the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina's government.
4.C&G.1.1 Summarize the key principles and revisions of the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.1.2 Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders.
4.C&G.1.3 Explain the influence of the colonial history of North Carolina on the governing documents of our state.
4.C&G.1.4 Compare North Carolina's government with local governments.
4.C&G.2 Analyze the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.1 Analyze the preamble and articles of the North Carolina Constitution in terms of rights and responsibilities.
4.C&G.2.2 Give examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens according to North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.3 Differentiate between rights and responsibilities reflected in the North Carolina Constitution.
Students will understand:
4.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of North Carolina's government.
4.C&G.1.1 Summarize the key principles and revisions of the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.1.2 Compare the roles and responsibilities of state elected leaders.
4.C&G.1.3 Explain the influence of the colonial history of North Carolina on the governing documents of our state.
4.C&G.1.4 Compare North Carolina's government with local governments.
4.C&G.2 Analyze the North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.1 Analyze the preamble and articles of the North Carolina Constitution in terms of rights and responsibilities.
4.C&G.2.2 Give examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens according to North Carolina Constitution.
4.C&G.2.3 Differentiate between rights and responsibilities reflected in the North Carolina Constitution.
Students will understand:
- the key principals of the North Carolina Constitution, what this says about the people who wrote it, and understand how our Constitution has changed over time.
- why our government is divided into three separate branches, and how our state and local governments are similar and different.
- what rights are guaranteed to all citizens in the constitution, what responsibilities citizens have, and how being a responsible citizen protects the rights of others.
Essiential Vocabulary - democracy
- constitution
- executive branch
- legislative branch
- judicial branch
- bill
- law
- citizen
- rights
- responsibilities
Quarter 3: Economics
4.E.1 Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina.
4.E.2 Understand the economic factors when making personal choices.
4.G.1 Understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina.
Essential Vocabulary:
4.E.1 Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina.
- 4.E.1.1 Understand the basic concepts of a market economy: price, supply, demand, scarcity, productivity and entrepreneurship.
- 4.E.1.2 Understand how scarcity and choice in a market economy impacts business decisions.
- 4.E.1.3 Analyze the historical and contemporary role that major North Carolina industries have played in the state, nation and world.
- 4.E.1.4 Explain the impact of entrepreneurship on the economy of North Carolina.
4.E.2 Understand the economic factors when making personal choices.
- 4.E.2.1 Explain how personal financial decisions such as spending, saving and paying taxes can positively and/or negatively affect everyday life
- 4.E.2.2 Explain how scarcity of personal financial resources affect the choices people make based on their wants and needs.
4.G.1 Understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina.
- 4.G.1.2 Explain the impact that human activity has on the availability of natural resources in North Carolina.
- how a market economy works, how business owners make decisions when resources are limited, and what part entrepreneurs had on North Carolina's economy.
- how North Carolina's main industries affected the state's economy and growth, and what impact North Carolina's main industries had on state natural resources.
- why it is important to make responsible decisions with financial resources.
Essential Vocabulary:
- supply
- demand
- scarcity
- market economy
- productive resources
- natural resources
- human resources
- capital resources
- producers
- consumers
- entrepreneur
- income
Unit 4 - Culture, Geography and Environmental Literacy
How human, environmental, and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina, including the changes that occurred since statehood and how humans have impacted the natural resources. How people from different cultures have impacted the development of the regions. How technology and the arts have impacted North Carolina.
Students will understand:
Essential Vocabulary
Evidence of Student Learning
How human, environmental, and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina, including the changes that occurred since statehood and how humans have impacted the natural resources. How people from different cultures have impacted the development of the regions. How technology and the arts have impacted North Carolina.
Students will understand:
- how human, environmental, and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina, including the changes that occurred since statehood.
- how humans have impacted the natural resources.
- how people from different cultures have impacted the development of the regions.
- How do the decisions humans make impact our natural resources?
Essential Vocabulary
- population
- natural resources
- transportation
- communication
- industrialists
- suburban
- sustainability
- technology
- culture
Evidence of Student Learning
- informal student discussion and participation in whole and small group
- note taking
- written response
- research project
- final unit assessment (see attached)