Public learning track
Age of Exploration and Early Encounters
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
7 lessons
Goal
Investigate the motives, navigation technologies, and multifaceted impacts of early European voyages and encounters with Indigenous peoples.
7 lessons
0 of 7 done
- 1Motives for European Exploration: Wealth, Spices, and Trade Routes to AsiaUp nextStart
- 2Navigational Innovations: Caravels, Compasses, and AstrolabesPremiumNot started yet
- 3Early Spanish Voyages: Columbus and the CaribbeanNot started yet
- 4The Columbian Exchange: Transfer of Plants, Animals, and FoodsNot started yet
- 5The Devastating Impact of New Diseases on Indigenous PeoplesNot started yet
- 6French Fur Traders and Indigenous Partnerships in the Great LakesNot started yet
- 7Analyzing Conflicting Accounts of Early European and Native EncountersNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.Hist4.a.eWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Describe the events that led to the creation of a primary source.
- SS.Hist4.a.iWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Describe the historical context (situation) of a primary or secondary source.
- SS.Hist4.a.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Explain how the historical context (situation) influences a primary or secondary source.
- Hist4.bWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Intended audience
- SS.Hist4.a.hWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Analyze how the historical context (situation) influences a primary or secondary source.
Curriculum Framework
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
1
6 lessons
Historical Sources: Creators, Audience, and Message
Identify primary and secondary sources and analyze how an author's background, purpose, and intended audience shape historical documents.
2
9 lessons
Historical Context and Perspective in Source Analysis
Analyze how historical time periods, cultural values, and differing eyewitness viewpoints influence historical accounts and source reliability.
3
8 lessons
Map Reading and Spatial Navigation Skills
Master foundational cartographic tools, coordinate grids, hemispheres, and diverse map types to locate places and navigate spatial data.
4
7 lessons
Physical Geography, Human Settlement, and Map Analysis
Explore U.S. landforms, river systems, and climate patterns, and examine how physical landscapes shape human settlement and mapmaking.
5
8 lessons
Indigenous Nations of North America
Explore the diverse cultures, governance systems, adaptations, and traditions of Indigenous nations across North America's major regions.
6
7 lessons
Age of Exploration and Early Encounters
Investigate the motives, navigation technologies, and multifaceted impacts of early European voyages and encounters with Indigenous peoples.
7
8 lessons
The Thirteen Colonies: Settlement, Regions, and Atlantic Trade
Examine how early settlements, regional geography, labor systems, and Atlantic trade networks shaped the economies of the Thirteen Colonies.
8
7 lessons
Colonial Life: Daily Living, Governance, and Society
Explore everyday life, work, community structure, governance, and public communication across the American colonies.
9
7 lessons
The Road to the American Revolution
Analyze the economic, political, and social tensions between Britain and the American colonies that led to calls for independence.
10
8 lessons
The Revolutionary War and Creating the Constitution
Examine key milestones of the Revolutionary War and analyze the creation of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
11
8 lessons
U.S. Civics and Government Systems
Understand the foundational principles of the U.S. Constitution, the three branches of government, federalism, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
12
7 lessons
Foundations of Economics and Market Systems
Understand fundamental economic concepts including scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, factors of production, and regional trade.