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Fourth Grade Southeast Region Lessons Breakdown Title GLCEs Included

Resources Needed Resources Suggested Resources

Lesson 1

Geography of the Southeast

G2.0.2 G2.0.1

Southeast information sheet KWL chart Southeast maps

United Streaming video: American Geography Close-ups: The Southeastern Region, Volume Two (16 minutes) Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/

Lesson 2

Southeast Region Human Migration

G4.0.1 G4.0.2

Website links

Quilt square template

Lesson 3

The Impact of Price on Purchasing Decisions

E1.0.4 E1.0.3 E1.0.2

Information on market economy

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Southeast Regions 

States of the regions: 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

Alabama – 4,447,100 

Arkansas – 2,673,400 

Florida – 15,982,378 

Georgia – 8,186,453 

Kentucky – 4,173,405 

Louisiana – 4,468,976 

Mississippi – 2,844,658 

North Carolina – 8,049,313 

South Carolina – 4,012,012 

Tennessee – 5, 689,283 

West Virginia – 1, 814, 468 

Virginia – 7,769,089 

 

The Land Appalachian Mountains, swampland, landscapes of live oaks, magnolia trees, yellow Jessamine vines, flowering dogwoods, bayous (Gulf Coast), lowlands, sandhills 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

 

Natural Resources Cotton, phosphate rock, natural gas (Louisiana), rice, salt, sulfar, forest pine & hardwood, iron ore, coal, limestone, Palmetto trees, soils for growing crops 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

 

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Location Commonly disputed which states belonged to the Southeast Region.  

 Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi  River 

Region bordered by Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma 

 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/maps/C_us_poli_phys.pdf 

 

Climate and Weather Climatic zones such as Alpine, temperate, subtropical, tropical, arid 

Very warm summers, mild winters 

http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/climate/climate_southeast.html 

 

Native Americans 

Woodland Native Americans – Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek (Northern) Natchez, Biloxi, Seminole, (Southern) ancestors were mound builders 

The most important Native American nation in the region was the Mississippian people . 

Notable Native American nations that developed in the South after the Mississippians include what are known as "the Five Civilized Tribes": the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole 

http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/NativeAmericans/SE.html 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Southern_United_States 

 

Famous Landmarks Appalachian Mountains, Cape Canaveral (FL), Florida Everglades, Disney World,  

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

Famous People 

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William Faulkner (author) 

Mark Twain, Margaret Mitchell (Author – Gone with the Wind), Harper Lee (Author – To Kill a Mockingbird), Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King, Elvis Presley 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

 

 

 

Food Soybeans, rice, Hoppin’ John (rice & black eyed peas), grits, hot sauce, swamp cabbage, key lime pie, okra, Cajun, figs, plums, deep fried chicken, cornbread, sweet tea, mashed potatoes,  seafood, Oranges, grapefruit, peaches, corn, pecan, peanuts, soybeans, rice, sweet potatoes 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_US_cuisine#Cajun_cuisinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_US_cuisine#Cajun_cuisine 

  

History British Settlement, slavery, Civil war, WWII (economy), Civil Rights Act, Louisiana Purchase 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm  

 

Plants Dogwoods, oaks, magnolia trees, yellow jessamine vines 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

 

Animals Alligators, amphibians, crayfish, shrimp, pelicans, livestock 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

Economy 

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WWII – Great Depression, Cotton as a major farming industry has been replaced by tobacco farming,  textiles (Georgia), Tourism, Commercial fishing 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

 

Places of Interest  

Major cities:  Miami, FL, Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Nashville, TN, Jacksonville, FL, Memphis, TN, New Orleans, LA, Louisville, KY, Disney World, U.S. Space & Rocket Center (Alabama), Grand Ole Opry, Mammoth Cave (Kentucky), Key West Bridge (7 miles long) 

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/maps/C_us_poli_phys.pdf 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/regions/Southern.htm 

 

Inventions, Discoveries, and Firsts 

Waldo Semon – inventor of vinyl 

Caleb Bradham (NC) – Pepsi Cola 

James Puckle – The Puckle Gun (musket) 

Chester Greenwood – earmuffs 

David Crosthwait – heating and ventilation methods 

 

Other Interesting Facts 

Vocabulary:  peninsula, bayou, swampland 

Louisiana:  cotton, rice, oil, natural gas, salt, sulfur, soybeans, sweet potatoes, pecans 

Georgia:  sunny, mild climate, corn, pecans, peanuts, peaches, tobacco, Jimmy Carter 

Alabama:  coal, iron ore, limestone, livestock 

South Carolina:  lowlands, sand hills, 2/3 of tourists visit the state coast 

North Carolina:  Mount Mitchell, beef & dairy cattle, commercial fishing 

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Additional resources 

Country map (United States): 

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/maps/C_us_poli_phys.pdf 

http://cg043.k12.sd.us/regions%20of%20the%20US%20webquest/southeast_region.htm 

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ 

 

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Market Economy 

Ports (imports and exports, shipping goods) 

Research Triangle Park 

Appalachian Mountains –largest coal deposit 

Louisiana – largest oil deposit 

Geography 

Great Smoky Mountains, Ozark Mountains, Ouachita Mountains, Appalachian Mountains 

Federal Government 

Mississippi River  

Florida – peninsula 

Wetlands, beaches, swamp, coastal plain, mountains, plateaus 

Settlement & Migration 

Chesapeake Bay‐ important industry 

Cumberland Gap 

Missouri Compromise 

Tourism 

Cuba 

Environment & Society 

Climate (mild, warm, sunny, wet, sun belt) 

Tourism 

Immigration 

  

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Fourth Grade Southeast Region Lesson 1 Title: Geography of the Southeast Grade Level: Fourth Unit of Study: Southeast Region GLCE: G2.0.2 Compare human and physical characteristics of a region to which Michigan belongs (e.g. Great Lakes, Midwest) with those of another region in the United States (i.e. Southeast region). G2.0.1 Describe ways in which the United States can be divided into different regions. Abstract: Students will identify physical and human characteristics of the Southeast region so that they may make comparisons to their home state. Key Concepts: Use maps of human and physical characteristics to ask geographic questions about regions. For example, we can observe that Michigan belongs to a region with common physical characteristics, such as bordering the Great Lakes. We can also ask a geographic question like, “What do people do there?” By making similar observations and finding answers to the same question about another region in the United States, we can then compare two regions. Sequence of Activities: 1. The students will create a K-W-L chart for the geography of the Southeast.

2. Distribute K-W-L Charts and have students label it, “Southeast Geography”.

3. Begin by having a classroom discussion of what kind of landforms students think are in the Southeast Region. Students may fill in “K” portion of K-W-L.

4. As a class and individually, identify what students want to know and record these questions under “W” on K-W-L chart.

5. Distribute student maps of Southeast region and have students record/label physical characteristics, such as the Appalachian Mountains, Everglades National Park, Mississippi Delta, Gulf Coast, and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Geographic features can be viewed/displayed in detail from Google Earth. www.earth.google.com

6. Identify other physical regions that may reside in the Southeast region (Gulf Coast States, Atlantic Coast, Appalachian States, Sun Belt etc).

7. Show and discuss annual rainfall in the Southeast region and how it compares to the United States. (See link below)

8. Show video found on United Streaming: American Geography Close-ups: The Southeastern Region, Volume Two (16 minutes).

9. Students will complete K-W-L by filling in what they learned under “L”.

10. Students need to write a 3-pararaph summary and response.

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• Paragraph 1 identifies and describes the geographic features found in the Southeast region.

• Paragraph 2 compares similarities and differences between the Southeast region and their home state in geographic terms.

• In paragraph 3, students will choose one physical feature found in the Southeast that they would like to visit and explain why they chose it.

Connections: English Language Arts: Students are able to write a comparative response. Resources: Southeast Region map: http://www.public.asu.edu/~clukinbe/southeastus.pdf Annual Rainfall Map (U.S.): http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-rainfall-map.htm Climate map (U.S.): http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-climate-map.htm For viewing physical features use Google Earth United Streaming Video: www.unitedstreaming.com search: American Geography Close-ups: The Southeastern Region, Volume Two

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Lesson 3

Title: The Impact of Price on Purchasing Decisions

Grade Level: Fourth grade

Unit of Study: Economics

GLCE:

E1.0.4: Students will explain how price affects decisions about purchasing goods and services

(i.e. substitute goods).

E1.0.3: Describe how positive and negative incentives influence behavior in a market economy.

E1.0.2: Describe some characteristics of a market economy.

Abstract: Students will make choices about purchasing goods based on a budget. Students will

have to choose substitute goods or take advantage of incentives to stay within budget guidelines.

Key Concepts: Market economy, Incentives, Substitute goods

Sequence of Activities (2 days):

Introduction:

1. Ask students:

Would you prefer Kmart or Nike brand shoes?

Would you rather attend a water park or go to the beach?

Would you rather eat name brand or generic cereal?

2. Discuss with students why people must choose a substitute good versus a name brand.

(Responses should address comparing prices to make a decision when purchasing

goods/services.)

Activity: Day 1

1. Tell students that we are planning a birthday party with 12 guests. We have $50 to

spend. How are we going to spend it?

2. The following items are on our list:

Name Brand Generic/Homemade

Invitations (12

per pack)

$10 (Color Printed) $5 (Homemade)

Entertainment $25 (Clown, etc.) $10 (Uncle Ned the Magician)

Cake $20 (Bakery) $12 (cake mix and can of frosting)

Ice Cream

(serves 6)

$5 (Breyer’s) $3 (Store brand)

Juice (each

serves 6)

$5 (Tropicana) $3 (Store brand)

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Plates (12 per

pack)

$6 (Fancy design) $3 (Plain white)

3. Ask students to consider ways to have as many items from the list as possible without

spending more than $50. Students should work in groups to develop their plan for purchasing

party items.

4. Groups will share plans and discuss rationale for their decisions. Ask students to discuss

how they decided when to purchase substitute goods. How did the type of product and price

affect their decisions?

Day 2:

1. After planning a party for $50, students will plan a party for $40. However, there are

sales today!

a. Name brand ice cream is two for $5 today.

b. Name brand juice is buy one get one free.

c. You also have a coupon for $1 off a bakery cake.

2. Students should create a new purchase plan using these sale incentives. Talk about how

the sales affected the decision-making process for the consumers.

Connections:

English Language Arts

Written lists and explanations of purchase plans

Mathematics

Calculations of purchase plans

Market economy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

A market economy is an economic system based on the division of labor in which the prices of

goods and services are determined in a free price system set by supply and demand.[1]

This is

often contrasted with a planned economy, in which a central government determines the price of

goods and services using a fixed price system. Market economies are contrasted with mixed

economy where the price system is not entirely free but under some government control that is

not extensive enough to constitute a planned economy. In the real world, market economies do

not exist in pure form, as societies and governments regulate them to varying degrees rather than

allow self-regulation by market forces.[2][3]

The term free-market economy is sometimes used

synonymously with market economy,[4]

but, as Ludwig Erhard once pointed out, this does not

preclude an economy from having socialist attributes opposed to a laissez-faire system.[5]

Economist Ludwig von Mises also pointed out that a market economy is still a market economy

even if the government intervenes in pricing.[6]

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Different perspectives exist as to how strong a role the government should have in both guiding

the economy and addressing the inequalities the market produces. For example, there is no

universal agreement on issues such as central banking, and welfare. However, most economists

oppose protectionist tariffs.[7]

The term market economy is not identical to capitalism where a corporation hires workers as a

labor commodity to produce material wealth and boost shareholder profits.[8]

Market

mechanisms have been utilized in a handful of socialist states, such as Yugoslavia and even Cuba

to a very limited extent. The People's Republic of China is run by the Communist Party, but its

economy involves considerable private enterprise and market forces in both private and public

sectors. It is also possible to envision an economic system based on independent producers,

cooperative, democratic worker ownership and market allocation of final goods and services; the

labour-managed market economy is one of several proposed forms of market socialism.[9]

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Fourth Grade Southeast Region Lesson 2 Title: Southeast Region Human Migration Grade Level: Fourth Unit of Study: Southeast Region GLCE: G4.0.1 Use a case study or story about migration within or to the United States to identify push and pull factors (why they left, why they came) that influenced the migration. G4.0.2 Describe the impact of immigration to the United States on the cultural development of different places or regions of the United States (e.g. forms of shelter, language, food). Abstract: Students will learn about some of the human influences that affected the southeast. Key Concepts: migration, culture Sequence of Activities:

1. The southeast has had many factors throughout history that have affected human migration to the southeast area. Choose a link of teacher preference to begin lesson:

• http://www.missionsanluis.org/research/history.cfm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States (if using this site, use the

history headings for these influences)

2. Among the earliest arrivals were enslaved Africans who have contributed to the culture (food, music, art/design and languages). Europeans were sometimes transported as indentured servants who would eventually be freed. (can use this as your case study)

3. To teach about some of the food from Africa, use link:

• http://members.tripod.com/meganjohnston/p2africa/Africanfoods.html 4. To teach about some of the music from Africa, use the link:

• http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/lyrics_follow.htm Lyrics to “Follow the Drinking Gourd.”

• http://pathways.thinkport.org/about - Go to “secrets: signs & symbols” Information on messages within slave songs. Also, follow tabs for information on “The Language of Quilts.”

5. To teach about some of the art/design from Africa, use the link:

• www.africanartdesign.com Resource for specific types of African art forms.

6. To teach about some of the languages that came from Africa, go to link:

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• http://africanlanguages.com/

7. Divide the class into groups with each being responsible for one component of African culture that was brought to the Southeast (food, music, art/design languages).

• Each student in the group will create a 9-square quilt block (see below for template) to show a contribution for their component (food, music, art/design language).

• The contribution should be shown in the center square. • The mathematics concepts of translation, rotation, and reflection, as well as

symmetry, can be incorporated here either in individual student quilt blocks or in the quilt as a whole.

8. These migration influences have affected the development of the southeast. Follow up

with a discussion of modern human migration to the southeast (retired people, warm weather, etc).

Connections: Mathematics: Students also study transformations (reflection, rotation, translation) and symmetry in 4th grade. This terminology should be connected in the quilt activity. (If your district uses Investigations ©, this pattern can be found in the Shapes program. Otherwise, use link to print pattern http://www.mathwire.com/templates/quiltmats.pdf .) Additional Resources: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm An interactive journey along the Underground Railroad with photographs and primary sources.

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