Grade 4 Social Studies

In this unit, students will examine different regions of the United States and explore the unique characteristics that shape life in each region. Students will analyze political boundaries, natural resources, environmental features, and cultural characteristics to understand why people live where they do. Students will also investigate how regions change over time and evaluate how environmental and economic events can influence migration and settlement patterns.

In this unit, students will examine how economic events, community issues, and individual and group actions lead to change and migration across regions of the United States. Students will explore how people have worked to improve communities through government action, voluntary organizations, and efforts to change laws related to religion, ethnicity, gender, and inclusion. Students will also analyze topics such as neighborhood gentrification, business investment in worker training and diversity, productivity, markets, and how profits influence sellers. Through these topics, students will evaluate both the benefits and challenges of economic and social change within communities.