Clarifications
Clarification 1: Students will explain how public issues, such as taxation, roads, zoning and schools, impact citizens’ daily lives.
Clarification 2: Students will describe how citizens can help solve community and state problems (e.g., attending government meetings, communicating with their elected representatives).
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STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity
Students are asked to plan a playground for a new park within a given budget and area limit. They will analyze the best use of playground equipment using a data table of area requirements and cost. Students will convert units within a single measurement system, calculate the area of a rectangle, and perform addition/subtraction calculations involving money using decimal notation.
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Explore how the Gopher Tortoise, a keystone species in Florida, is at risk due to human impact on the environment and learn what is being done to help the Gopher Tortoise with this interactive tutorial
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Learn about sales tax as Malik tries to buy his favorite candy from the store in this short video.
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This Grade 4 Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 2 at this grade level.
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