4" Grade Social Studies Overview-ARIZONA © Arizona's location | | Unit 1- Arizona's Geography and People | Arizona's physical environment and resources Arizona's major cities and early settlements Arizona's early people- Ancestral Indians Empires in the Americas- Incas, Aztecs, and Maya Unit 2-Settlement and Change ‘©The Spanish in North America ‘© Native American Life Changes | * ANew Nation © Westward Expansion Unit 3-Arizona Statehood Arizona and the Civil War ‘The New State Arizona in the 1930s and 1940s Arizona after the War Unit 4- Arizona's Government and Economy © How Government Works © Government and Citizenship © Arizona's Economy © Arizona's Diversity State Report '¢ After we have finished the text book, the students will have the opportunity to research and present Information on one of the 50 states, The state report will be the last project of the school year. ‘Throughout each unit the students will be introduced to important people of Arizona, as well as learning to | read and interpret a variety of maps and resources. Our units are long; please have your children study vocabulary on a regular basis to prepare for thelr unit tests. Study guides will be given before each test with questions that relate specifically to information on the test, Your child Is responsible for filing in answers in class using the textbook. We will check and discuss the answers asa class, they are responsible for updating and changing answers on their guide. If they do a good job with this, the test will be easy for them.