Common Planner
K–12 Standards

4th Grade

Other Iowa Essential Elements for Social Studies sets

Change and Continuity

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    Constructing Questions

    1. 1

      Identify a supporting question that answers the compelling question in a familiar inquiry.EE.SS.4.1

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    Developing Claims and Using Evidence

    1. 3

      Identify a response to a compelling question that uses evidence.EE.SS.4.3

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    Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions

    1. 4

      Identify responses to a compelling question that use relevant details.EE.SS.4.4

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    Taking Informed Action

    1. 5

      Identify a civic problem within their classroom or community, and one possible consequence of an action to solve that problem.EE.SS.4.5

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    Recognize the Interaction Between the Individual and Various Groups

    1. 7

      Identify one cause of conflict or collaboration among different social groups.EE.SS.4.7

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    Apply Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles

    1. 8

      Identify how democratic principles guide government, societies, and/or communities.EE.SS.4.8

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    Interpret Processes, Rules and Laws

    1. 9

      Identify how the enforcement of a law changed society (i.e. seat belts, speed limits).EE.SS.4.9

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    Evaluate the National Economy

    1. 14

      Identify a reason why the cost of goods and services change. EE.SS.4.14

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    Create a Saving and Spending Plan 

    1. 15

      Identify a reason why a person would choose to spend or save their money.EE.SS.4.15

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    Create Geographic Representations

    1. 17

      Create a geographic representation identifying natural resources in an area.EE.SS.4.17

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    Evaluate Human Environment Interaction

    1. 18

      Identify why people live in specific places or regions.EE.SS.4.18

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    Analyze Human Population Movement and Patterns

    1. 19

      Identify the different methods of transportation used throughout United States History. EE.SS.4.19

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    Analyze Change, Continuity, and Context

    1. 20

      Identify events that happened at the same time.EE.SS.4.20

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    Critique Historical Sources and Evidence

    1. 22

      Identify the intended audience of a historical document. EE.SS.4.22

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    Iowa History

    1. 25

      Identify technological change in Iowa across time.EE.SS.4.25

    2. 26

      Identify changes in Iowa's agriculture over time.EE.SS.4.26

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Grade 4

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