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K–12 Standards

Grade 4

Other Iowa Social Studies sets

Inquiry Anchor Standards

  • A

    Constructing Compelling Questions

    1. 1

      Explain how a compelling question represents key ideas in the field.SS.4.1. 

  • B

    Constructing Supporting Questions

    1. 1

      Use supporting questions to help answer the compelling question in an inquiry.SS.4.2.

  • C

    Developing Claims and Using Evidence

    1. 1

      Cite evidence that supports a response to supporting or compelling questions.SS.4.3.

  • D

    Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions

    1. 1

      Construct responses to compelling questions using reasoning, examples, and relevant details.SS.4.4.

  • E

    Taking Informed Action

    1. 1

      Identify challenges and opportunities when taking action to address problems, including predicting possible results.SS.4.5.

    2. 2

      Use a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions about and act on civic problems in their classrooms.SS.4.6

Content Anchor Standards

  • A

    Recognize the Interaction Between the Individual and Various Groups

    1. 1

      Explain causes of conflict or collaboration among different social groups.SS.4.7.

  • B

    Apply Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles

    1. 1

       Evaluate how civic virtues and democratic principles have guided or do guide governments, societies, and/or communities. (21st century skills)SS.4.8.

  • C

    Interpret Processes, Rules and Laws

    1. 2

      Describe how societies have changed in the past and continue to change. (21st century skills)SS.4.10. 

    2. 1

      Explain how the enforcement of a specific ruling or law changed society. (21st century skills)SS.4.9.

  • D

    Engage in Economic Decision Making

    1. 1

      Describe how scarcity requires a person to make a choice and identify costs associated with that choice.SS.4.11.

  • E

    Critique Exchange and Markets

    1. 1

      Using historical and/or local examples, explain how competition has influenced the production of goods and services.SS.4.12.

    2. 2

      Compare and contrast different ways that the government interacts with the economy.SS.4.13.

  • F

    Evaluate the National Economy

    1. 1

      Explain the reasons why the costs of goods and services rise and fall.SS.4.14.

  • G

    Create a Saving and Spending Plan

    1. 1

      Identify factors that can influence people’s different spending and saving choices. (21st century skills)SS.4.15.

  • H

    Measure Risk Management ToolsSS.4.16.

    1. 1

      Determine the consequences of sharing personal information with others. (21st century skills)SS.4.16.

  • I

    Create Geographic Representations

    1. 1

      Create a geographic representation to illustrate how the natural resources in an area affect the decisions people make.SS.4.17.

  • J

    Evaluate Human Environment Interaction

    1. 1

      Describe how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution in specific places or regions.SS.4.18.

  • K

    Analyze Human Population Movement and Patterns

    1. 1

      Explain influences on the development and decline of different modes of transportation in U.S. regions.SS.4.19.

  • L

    Analyze Change, Continuity, and Context

    1. 1

      Compare and contrast events that happened at the same time.SS.4.20.

  • M

    Compare Perspectives

    1. 1

      Analyze conflicting perspectives on historical and current events/issues.SS.4.21.

  • N

    Critique Historical Sources and Evidence

    1. 1

      Infer the purpose of a primary source and from that the intended audience.SS.4.22.

  • O

    Justify Causation and Argumentation

    1. 1

      Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.SS.4.23.

    2. 2

      Develop a claim about the past and cite evidence to support it.SS.4.24.

  • P

    Iowa History 

    1. 1

      Analyze the impact of technological changes in Iowa, across time and place.SS.4.25. 

    2. 2

      Explain how Iowa’s agriculture has changed over time.SS.4.26. 

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