Social Studies - 4th Grade

• Angel Island
  Students will learn about the importance and impact of immigration to the building of the United States of America.
• Connecting to Utah's Diversity
  Students will learn about their own heritage by filling in an outline and then creating a poster.
  
  Enduring Understanding:
  • Students will understand that each person's background is diverse and contributes to Utah's culture both past and present.
  • We enjoy a much richer culture because of the diversity of our heritage.
  Enduring Question:
  • How does our diverse heritage and culture help shape Utah's culture.
• Heroes
  Students will become an expert on a hero from Utah history. They will do research on their assigned hero, both individually and in a cooperative group setting. Students will present their information in small groups.
• How the Meanings of Colors Transmit Navajo Culture
  Students will be able to identify the four colors important to the Navajos and understand how these colors represent different elements of Navajo culture. They will also be able to understand how values and beliefs associated with color help transmit culture from one generation to the next.
• I'm Going on an Immigration
  Students learn about the experience of being an immigrant, which requires the traveler to plan for the journey, to pack, and to make difficult decisions. People from many cultures have created trunks or others containers to hold their belongings while they travel. The size of the carrying device limits the number of personal possessions, mementos, and material goods brought from home to begin a new life.
• Japanese Internment
  Students will learn how various environmental and cultural changes impacted the treatment of Japanese Americans in Utah.
• NHMU: The Fremont People
  After learning about the Fremont people, students will make their own Fremont-Style pottery.
• Rethinking First Contact: the Effects of European...
  The student will combine their knowledge of Christopher Columbus with information about first contact among the Great Basin tribes to understand the many consequences of contact between Indians and Europeans in the Great Basin.
• Shoshone Seasonal Land Use and Culture
  The student will be able to analyze the relationship between the culture and environments of the Northwestern Shoshones. The student will also understand the importance of oral tradition to the transmission of Shoshone culture.
• The Art & Technology of Utah's 5 Unique Indian Cultures
  The student will be able to connect the artistry and innovation of Utah’s five tribes to their history and culture.
• The Bear Dance as an Expression of Ute Culture
  The student will learn about Ute culture by investigating the Bear Dance tradition.
• The Trade Economy of the Southern Paiutes
  The student will be able to identify the subsistence practices of the Southern Paiutes and analyze the economic and social connections between the different bands of Southern Paiutes in Utah.
• Use of Storytelling in the Transmission of Goshute Cult
  The student will be able to identify important elements of Goshute culture through their oral tradition.
• Ute Indians: Past and Present
  Students will become familiar with the Ute Indians both past and present.
  
  Enduring Understandings:
  
  • Who the Ute Indians were and their significance in Utah history.
  • What the Ute culture was like before European expansion.
  • How things are different today for the Ute Indians today compared to the past.