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Grade 4

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Inquiry Standards

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    Develop Questions and Plan Inquiries 

    1. 1

      Develop and refine questions to actively shape and advance the investigation of the topic.SS.4.1

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    Gather, Interpret and Evaluate Sources

    1. 2

      Interpret information about specific perspectives or beliefs from sources.SS.4.2

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    Claims and Evidence

    1. 3

      Make a claim about a topic and support it with evidence from one or more sources.SS.4.3

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    Communicate Conclusions

    1. 4

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

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    Civic Engagement and Participation

    1. 5

      Identify the strategies people and/or groups use to advocate for a cause, and evaluate the civic virtues reflected by those strategies.SS.4.5

The American Revolution

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    History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

    1. 6

      Explain the causes of the American Revolution.SS.4.6

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    History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

    1. 7

      Evaluate the impact of the strategies used by Great Britain and the American Colonists to win the Revolutionary War.SS.4.7

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    History: Change, Continuity, and Context

    1. 8

      Evaluate whether the outcomes of the Revolutionary War solved key problems of the Pre-Revolutionary period.SS.4.8

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    History: Multiple Perspectives 

    1. 9

      Describe the perspectives and impact of key individuals and groups during the American Revolution.SS.4.9

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    Geography: Geographic Tools 

    1. 10

      Explain how the natural environment impacted decisions made during the American Revolution using geographic representations.SS.4.10

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    Civics/Government: Citizenship and Civic Rights and Responsibilities

    1. 11

      Summarize key principles of the Declaration of Independence.SS.4.11

Westward Expansion/Migration

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    Geography: Places and Regions

    1. 12

      Explain the process by which certain areas of land were added to the United States.SS.4.12

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    Geography: Human-Environment Interaction

    1. 13

      Clarify how westward expansion changed the landscape and how the landscape affected migration.SS.4.13

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    Geography: Human Movement and Patterns

    1. 14

      Describe how the population of Iowa has changed, from a predominantly Native American population to one composed largely of European and American settlers.SS.4.14

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    History: Change, Continuity and Context

    1. 15

      Describe the effects, opportunities, and conflicts that happened when people from different groups came into contact with each other.SS.4.15

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    Civics/Government: Processes, Rules and Laws

    1. 16

      Analyze the effects of government policies intended to promote westward settlement on diverse groups of people.SS.4.16

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    Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Decision Making

    1. 17

      Analyze the costs and benefits of migration and resettlement for various groups.SS.4.17

Immigration

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    Geography: Geographic Tools 

    1. 18

      Identify patterns and trends in the locations where immigrant groups settled in the United States.SS.4.18

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    Geography: Human Movement and Patterns

    1. 19

      Analyze the push and pull factors that led to new immigrant groups coming to the United States.SS.4.19

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    History: Comparison and Corroboration

    1. 20

      Compare and contrast the experiences of different immigrant groups to the United States.SS.4.20

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    History: Change, Continuity and Context

    1. 21

      Describe the diverse cultural makeup of Iowa’s past and present in the local community, including Native American and agricultural communities.SS.4.21

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    Civics/Government: Role and Systems of Government

    1. 22

      Explain why the United States made policies intended to encourage, restrict, and/or document populations of people entering the nation.SS.4.22

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    Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

    1. 23

      Evaluate civic virtues displayed by immigrants and immigrant groups coming to and settling in the United States.SS.4.23

Spending Wisely (Financial Literacy)

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    Economics/Financial Literacy: Saving, Spending and Investing

    1. 24

      Identify factors that can influence people’s different spending and saving choices.SS.4.24

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    Economics/Financial Literacy: Financial and Career Goals

    1. 25

      Create a simple budget to plan how to spend and save money to meet financial goals.SS.4.25

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    Economics/Financial Literacy: Credit and Risk Management

    1. 26

      Identify why it is important and ways to protect personal financial information.SS.4.26

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    Economics/Financial Literacy: Financial and Career Goals

    1. 27

      Explore how people and the government work together to meet community needs.SS.4.27

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 4
Where can I read the official document?
Iowa Academic Standards for Social Studies

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