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IA.SS.4. 4th Grade: Change and Continuity 4th Grade: Change and Continuity
Civics/ Government Apply civic virtues and democratic principles SS.4.8. Evaluate how civic virtues and democratic principles have guided or do guide governments, societies, and/or communities. (21st century skills)
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Inquiry Anchor Standard Taking Informed Action SS.4.5. Identify challenges and opportunities when taking action to address problems, including predicting possible results.
Constructing Compelling Questions SS.4.1. Explain how a compelling question represents key ideas in the field.
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Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions SS.4.4. Construct responses to compelling questions using reasoning, examples, and relevant details.
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Geography Analyze human population movement and patterns SS.4.19. Explain influences on the development and decline of different modes of transportation in U.S. regions.
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Create geographic representations SS.4.17. Create a geographic representation to illustrate how the natural resources in an area affect the decisions people make.
Evaluate human environment interaction SS.4.18. Describe how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution in specific places or regions.
Economics Engage in economic decision making SS.4.11. Describe how scarcity requires a person to make a choice and identify costs associated with that choice.
Critique exchange and markets SS.4.13. Compare and contrast different ways that the government interacts with the economy.
Behavioral Sciences Examine factors that led to continuity and change in human and group behavior SS.4.7. Explain causes of conflict or collaboration among different social groups.
History Justify causation and argumentation SS.4.23. Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.
SS.4.24. Develop a claim about the past and cite evidence to support it.
Analyze change, continuity, and context SS.4.20. Compare and contrast events that happened at the same time.
Critique historical sources and evidence SS.4.22. Infer the purpose of a primary source and from that the intended audience.
Financial Literacy Create a saving and spending plan SS.4.15. Identify factors that can influence people’s different spending and saving choices. (21st century skills)