Third/Fourth Grade

ALASKA HISTORY

References

- University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, A Land in Motion

- Center for Civic Education, Foundations of Democracy

History

• • Native populations

  • Gold Rush

  • Exploration

Geography

• • Basic physical & political maps

  • Landforms and climate specific to Alaska

Government/Civics

• • Local and state government systems

  • Authority, responsibility, justice, privacy

Economics

• • Supply and demand

  • Natural resources

  • Trade and barter

  • Transportation

REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

References

- McGraw Hill Textbook, Regions, Adventures in Time and Place

- Center for Civic Education, Foundations of Democracy

History

• • Southeastern

  • Northeastern

  • Middle Western

  • Southwestern

  • Western

Geography

• • Compares geography of US regions

  • Basic physical & political maps

  • Landforms

Government/Civics

• • Basics of Government

  • Authority, responsibility, justice, privacy

Economics

• • Supply & demand

  • Goods vs. services

  • Transportation

PROCESS STANDARDS

Acquiring Information involves locating, gathering, observing, comprehending, organizing, and processing information from a variety of primary and secondary sources. Sources may include printed materials, maps, graphic representations, artifacts, people, media and technology.

Strategies

• • uses picture clues and captions

  • reads for information

  • uses maps, graphs, globes, media, and technology

  • reads from a variety of sources

  • recognizes primary and secondary sources

  • uses chapter and section headings and topic sentences to select main ideas

  • recognizes cause and effect relationships

  • distinguishes fact from opinion

  • recognizes propaganda

  • identifies author bias

Analysis of Data and Problem Solving involves the comprehension, analysis, interpretation, synthesis, summary, and evaluation of data to develop a solution or conclusion.

Strategies

• • determines whether information is pertinent to the topic

  • compares and contrasts

  • classifies by source, chronology, and importance

  • critically examines data from a variety of sources

  • makes predictions

  • forms conclusions

  • makes inferences

  • separates significant ideas from supporting details

  • applies data to new situations

  • understands various interpretations

  • recognizes bias

Communication is conveying ideas, value judgments, beliefs, and emotions through individual expression, group dialogue, cultural communities, and global networks.

Strategies

• • dramatizations

  • discussions

  • multimedia productions

  • written compositions

  • speeches

  • debates