Illinois Social Studies Standards (Grade 4)

Explain the roles and responsibilities of government officials at the local, state, and national levels and investigate how the roles and responsibilities of government have changed over time.

Define democracy and explain how limited participation affects the political representation of multiple groups.

Identify core civic virtues and democratic principles that guide governments, society, and communities.

Explain how profits reward and influence sellers.

Describe how goods and services are produced using human, natural, and capital resources (e.g., tools, machines).

Analyze how spending choices are influenced by prices, as well as many other factors (e.g., advertising, peer pressure, options).

Explain that income can be saved, spent on goods and services, or used to pay taxes.

Construct print and digital maps and other topographic representations to show the details of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.

Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places change over time.

Investigate the human effects on the physical environment over time.

Study important individuals or major events in order to recognize and explain that there are multiple cultural perspectives.

Generate questions about multiple historical sources and their relationships to particular historical events and developments.

Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments in Illinois history.

Develop essential questions and expand the importance of the questions to self and others. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Students generate supporting questions that require investigation to help answer essential questions. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Identify varied resources that answer essential and student-generated questions and that take into consideration multiple points of view. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Gather relevant information and distinguish between fact and opinion to determine credibility of multiple sources. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Develop claims using evidence from multiple sources to answer essential questions. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequences, examples, and details with relevant information and data. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Present a summary of arguments and explanations to others inside and/or outside of the classroom using print and oral technologies. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Explain the use of inquiry strategies, approaches, and relevant sources that will allow students to address local, regional, state, national, and global problems. This standard applies to grades 3-5.

Students will engage in reflective conversations to draw conclusions on inquiry findings and create action steps that consider multiple viewpoints. This standard applies to grades 3-5.