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Cause, Effect, and Turning Points in History

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS

9 lessons

Goal

Evaluate how significant historical events, policy decisions, and small innovations triggered major societal transformations.

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  6. Harnessing Electricity: How Power Transformed Daily LifeNot started yet
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  8. Analyzing Cause and Effect in Modern Current EventsNot started yet
  9. Current Issues in Wyoming: Energy, Water, and GrowthNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-wySS5.4.1Wyoming Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe how small changes can lead to big changes (cause and effect) (e.g., introduction of horses to the Plains tribes, discovery of gold and minerals in the region, discovery of electricity, impact of the Homestead Act and Dawes Act, establishment of water rights and resource management).