Fourth+Grade

Coordinator: Susan Wait
Recorder: Lori Nickels

What unit/big topic will be used?
Heritage/People/State Symbols

What big ideas should students understand?
How the accomplishments of people of character influenced the development of Nebraska/ People from different cultures influenced the development of Nebraska

What projects could be designed for the unit? Writing Skill-- Research a famous person who influenced/helped shape Nebraska

What are the objectives/learning goals?
Nebraska Standards

What assessments will be used to measure learning? Unit Test Project Rubric for writing project

__**Other Possible "Big Ideas"**__ Government: 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.6 Maps/Geography/Places: 4.10; 4.11; 4.12 Economy: 4.3; 4.8; 4.9 Expansion and Development: 4.5 Heritage/People/State Symbols: 4.1; 4.2; 4.7 Native Americans: 4.4

Things you want students to be able to do: *think for themselves *consider different ethnic groups... *self-motivation *work collaboratively *access resources *display character traits

==** Essential Questions ** ==

====What unit/big topic will be used? ==== Maps/Geography/Places: 4.10; 4.11; 4.12

====What big ideas should students understand? ==== A region's location, geographic features, natural resources, and climate influences the lifestyle of the people living there by including different foods people eat, the clothing they wear, the homes they need, and the things people do for fun

What projects could be designed for the unit? Writing Skill-- Make a poster/ showing states, capitals, geographic features, natural resources, climate, plants and animals, industries, and famous attractions of each U.S. region

====What are the objectives/learning goals? ====

The learner will explain how location, geographic features, natural resources, climate, and plants and animals of each U.S. region affect the lives of the people living there.

What assessments will be used to measure learning? Project Rubric __**Other Possible "Big Ideas"**__ Government: 4.13; 4.14; 4.15; 4.6 Maps/Geography/Places: 4.10; 4.11; 4.12 Economy: 4.3; 4.8; 4.9 Expansion and Development: 4.5 Heritage/People/State Symbols: 4.1; 4.2; 4.7 Native Americans: 4.4 Things you want students to be able to do: *think for themselves *consider different ethnic groups... *self-motivation *work collaboratively *access resources = *display character traits =