Module 28-Social Studies 4B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn about population density and how it differs in various parts of the world. Students will examine why humans move from one place to another. Students will learn about the different political units in the United States. Students will learn about the key industries of the United States. Students will learn about immigration.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Population
  1. Compare population characteristics of their own city to two major world cities.
2 Human Movement
  1. Identify different human movements in the story of a child's life.
3 Politics
  1. Match the names to descriptions of school districts, state senate, state house of representatives, federal senate, and federal house of representatives.
4 American Economics
  1. Label a map with key industries, such as California as a fruit bowl. Texas as a cattle industry, and Florida as a center for the space industry.
5 Immigration
  1. Define what immigration is and identify their own family's immigration.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
population
population density
demographic characteristics
human movement
motivation
mobility
migration
politics
political unit
politicians
economics
industry
business
immigration
settlement
diverse

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Population 7 Comparing Populations
2 Human Movement 6 Recording Your Movements
3 Politics 9 Your Local Politicians
4 American Economics 7 Label a Map
5 Immigration 9 Your Roots

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Population In their Social Studies notebook have your student define and/or describe the following: population, population density, demographic characteristics, urban, rural, and factors that influence where people live.
2 Human Movement In their Social Studies notebook have your student define and/or describe the following: human movement, mobility, migration, dependence, interdependence, internal migration, external migration, emigration, and immigration.
3 Politics In their Social Studies notebook have your student define and/or describe the following: politics, political unit, politician, describe the role of the state government and the three branches of state government, describe the function of local government, describe the role of school districts, and describe the branches of federal government and their function.
4 American Economics In their Social Studies notebook have your student define and/or describe the following: economics, industry, business, examples of economic activities, the four categories of economic activities, how location impacts economic activities, and describe America's top industries.
5 Immigration In their Social Studies notebook, have your student define and/or describe the following: immigration, settlement, diverse, and describe the large immigration waves that occurred in the United States and the reasons behind them.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Population
  1. What is population?
Human Movement
  1. Why do people move?
Politics
  1. What is politics?
American Economics
  1. What are some examples of economic activities?
Immigration
  1. What is immigration?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Population Population
  1. What are some of the most highly populated cities in the United States?
  2. Why do big cities have a higher population than small towns?
  3. How many people live in the United States?
Politics Politics
  1. What is a political unit?
  2. What is your local government?
  3. What is your state government responsible for?
  4. What are the branches of state government?
  5. What is the federal government?
  6. What are the three branches of the federal government?
Immigration Where did I come from?
  1. How did Lee's family get to the United States?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Coming to America: The Story of Immigration Betsy Maestro AD890L
2 Grandfather's Journey Allen Say AD650L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing