4th Grade

History's MysterY

Grades 4-5 Introduction to Inquiry


What do historians do?

What can we learn from someone's pockets?

Unit 1: How do maps help us understand the world?

1. How do maps shape how we think about the world?

2. What parts of the map help us understand what the cartographer wants us to know?

3. How do maps show us what is important to the cartographer?

4. Why is there an elephant on a beach?



Unit 2: How does water shape our lives?

1. What push and pull factors affected where Mr. Skinner lived and worked?

2. How does water affect people’s choices about where to live and work?

3. How did the City of Holyoke shape water to attract businesses?

4. Who were William Skinner's workers?



Unit 3: Why would people live in the northeast?

1. Why would someone choose to live in the Northeast Region?

2. What are the special natural and historic places of the Northeast Region?

3. How do we know who lives in the Northeast Region?

4. Who were the first people and early settlers in the Northeast Region?