| Galena City School District | ||
| Standards and Skills | ||
| SS.04 | Social Studies - Grade 4 | |
| SS.04.01 | explain the relationship of government services and taxes. | |
| SS.04.01.01 | - define taxes. | |
| SS.04.01.02 | - define revenue. | |
| SS.04.01.03 | - identify examples of government services. | |
| SS.04.01.04 | - comprehend that services are paid for by taxes. | |
| SS.04.02 | identify the purpose of the U.S. Constitution. | |
| SS.04.03 | apply the democratic process. | |
| SS.04.03.01 | - identify local issues addressed in elections. | |
| SS.04.03.02 | - identify local issues addressed in public meetings. | |
| SS.04.03.03 | - identify local issues addressed in initiatives or referenda. | |
| SS.04.04 | define state government. | |
| SS.04.04.01 | - identify functions of state government. | |
| SS.04.04.02 | - tell that state laws are passed by state legislatures. | |
| SS.04.04.03 | - locate the state capital. | |
| SS.04.04.04 | - define state capital. | |
| SS.04.05 | describe local government. | |
| SS.04.05.01 | - identify the functions of local government. | |
| SS.04.05.02 | - match local governmental agencies to their purpose. | |
| SS.04.05.03 | - identify the jobs of local government workers and officials. | |
| SS.04.05.04 | - tell what the mayor does. | |
| SS.04.05.05 | - tell what a teacher does. | |
| SS.04.05.06 | - tell what a policeman does. | |
| SS.04.05.07 | - tell what the fire chief does. | |
| SS.04.06 | analyze the relationship of local industries to local resources. | |
| SS.04.06.01 | - identify examples of jobs linked to regional resources (fishing to ocean). | |
| SS.04.07 | apply monetary concepts. | |
| SS.04.07.01 | - know that governments issue currency. | |
| SS.04.07.02 | - identify examples of foreign currency. | |
| SS.04.07.03 | - identify historical examples of currency such as salt, shells, wampum. | |
| SS.04.08 | apply information skills to economic concepts. | |
| SS.04.08.01 | - synthesize information from maps, graphs, and charts. | |
| SS.04.08.02 | - draw conclusions about economics, employment, production from graphs and charts. | |
| SS.04.08.03 | - interpret bar graphs to analyze employment and labor statistics. | |
| SS.04.08.04 | - compare wages in different industries. | |
| SS.04.08.05 | - evaluate the type of information (how many, what kind, where) from a particular source. | |
| SS.04.09 | apply map skills to learn about geography. | |
| SS.04.09.01 | - interpret topographic maps. | |
| SS.04.09.02 | - interpret economic maps. | |
| SS.04.09.03 | - draw inferences by comparing maps. | |
| SS.04.09.04 | - pinpoint locations on a map using section markings (A,5). | |
| SS.04.10 | analyze the interaction between human cultures and the environment. | |
| SS.04.10.01 | - draw conclusions about a group's environment based on evidence from material culture. | |
| SS.04.10.02 | - compare how different cultures interact with their environment. | |
| SS.04.10.03 | - compare how different cultures provide food, shelter, clothing, and transportation. | |
| SS.04.10.04 | - define and identify examples of environment. | |
| SS.04.10.05 | - define and identify examples of culture. | |
| SS.04.10.06 | - define and identify examples of natural resources. | |
| SS.04.11 | apply geographical facts. | |
| SS.04.11.01 | - identify, name, and locate the continents. | |
| SS.04.11.02 | - identify, name, and locate major countries. | |
| SS.04.11.03 | - identify, name, and locate the largest river on each continent. | |
| SS.04.11.04 | - identify, name, and locate climate zones (equatorial, tropical, sub arctic, temperate). | |
| SS.04.11.05 | - match locations to climates. | |
| SS.04.11.06 | - identify primary habitats (tundra, desert, ocean, forest, rain forest, mountain, plain). | |
| SS.04.12 | use webs and clusters to analyze culture and geography. | |
| SS.04.13 | use research sources to learn about history. | |
| SS.04.13.01 | - select the most appropriate information source to research a given topic. | |
| SS.04.13.02 | - identify information found in an encyclopedia. | |
| SS.04.13.03 | - identify information found in a dictionary. | |
| SS.04.13.04 | - identify information found in an atlas. | |
| SS.04.13.05 | - identify information found in an almanac. | |
| SS.04.13.06 | - identify information found in a road map. | |
| SS.04.13.07 | - identify information found in a yellow page directory. | |
| SS.04.14 | apply concepts of time, continuity, and change. | |
| SS.04.14.01 | - sequence a timeline of inventions in transportation. | |
| SS.04.14.02 | - sequence a timeline of inventions in communications. | |
| SS.04.14.03 | - sequence a timeline of inventions in medicine. | |
| SS.04.14.04 | - sequence a timeline of inventions in energy production. | |
| SS.04.14.05 | - identify oldest and most recent technological innovations. | |
| SS.04.14.06 | - identify examples of the continuity of human needs (ancient toys, transportation, etc.). | |
| SS.04.14.07 | - identify examples of how life has changed from prehistory to modern times. | |
| SS.04.15 | identify examples of the impact of technology on economics. | |
| SS.04.16 | identify famous Americans. | |
| SS.04.16.01 | - match famous Americans to their historical time period. | |
| SS.04.16.02 | - list or identify the accomplishments of famous Americans. | |
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