New York State4th Grade Curriculum

This year in fourth grade you will learn all about our wonderful state of New York! Your year in 4th grade will begin with the history of New York state in which you will learn about topics such as how New York became a state, early travelers, Native Americans, and early industries. As the year progresses we will discuss more current topics about New York and end with the current day. To get us started I have developed a WebQuest activity to get your minds moving in the right direction. In this WebQuest you will research different websites and learn many facts about New York. You will be asked to do two activities that will show me what you learned on your journey!

Introduction

You will explore at least three websites about New York State.

You will list three facts you learned from each of those sites. You will create a poster board that displays 4 of those facts

and present it to the class. You will use pictures and labels on your poster board that

are related to your facts. You will write a letter to me explaining why you choose

those four facts and what are you most excited to learn about New York State in 4th grade.

Task

Step 1: Explore at least three of the following sites. Click on different links to learn different facts about New York State. On the graphic organizer write three interesting facts your learned from each site you visited.

I Love NY – The Official New York State Tourism Site

http://www.iloveny.com/About-The-State/New-York-State-History.aspx

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

http://nysparks.com/historic-sites/

New-York Historical Society

http://www.nyhistory.org/

Fun and Facts Kids Room

http://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/508/home2.html

Big Apple History

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/index-flash.html

Ipl2 For Kids

http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/ny1.html

Process

Step 2: On a piece of poster board:◦ Write four facts that interested you the most

about New York State◦ Come up with a creative title for your board◦ Use pictures and labels to help enhance your

facts◦ Make sure it is neat and all your facts are correct◦ Include the websites that you used on the bottom

of the poster board◦ Present your board to the class

Process

Write a letter to Ms. Scharf explaining: Your four facts

What website you liked best and best

What topics you are most excited to learn about in 4th grade social studies

Conclusion

This letter will be taken for a grade so please show me your best work!

Criteria Indicators

Needs Improvemen

t1

Good2

Very Good

3

Excellent4

Letter

- 4 different facts

- What website you liked the best

- What do you want to learn about

Missing 2 or more of the 3

criteria

Missing 1 criteria

All criteria is met

All criteria is met and more

Presentation Board

- Title- 4 different facts- Pictures and

labels- Websites listed- Creativity

Missing 3 or more of the 5

criteria

Missing 1-2 of the criteria

All criteria is met

All criteria are met and more

Form

- Neatness- Spelling- Sentence

Structure- Organization

5 to 6 errors

3 to 4errors

2-0 errors No Errors

Evaluation