Fourth Grade - 1st Six Weeks

4th Grade – 1st Six Weeks
Social Studies
Promethean Planet - Three Branches of Government
“Texas Our Texas” – Official state songhttp://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Texas/Song.html - Words and small clip
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/statesong.html -
Larger versions of words
There are a couple of You Tube videos that are good, but the you will need to get access from the district to view the sites.
Pledge to the Texas Flag
Words and history
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/flagpledge.html
Great Government Website for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
3 Branches of Government
Flip Chart (see attachment)
Safari Montage:
History of the Presidency (22 min)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The White House (87 min)
School House Rock – Three Ring Circus
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=155917
Leaders of Government and How to Contact
Great website with lots of information on Texas government - http://www.govengine.com/stategov/texas.html
Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Speaker of the House:
Office of the Governor - http://www.governor.state.tx.us/\
All other Texas Legislature - http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
Texas Legislature:
Who represents me (Texas Senate)? http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/Members.htm#FYI
Who represents me (Texas House of Representatives)?
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/find-your-representative/
Local Mayor, County Judge, and Police Chief:
Mayor - http://www.mansfield-tx.gov/departments/council/
County Judge: http://www.tarrantcounty.com/eJP07/site/default.asp
Police Chief: http://www.mansfield-tx.gov/ps/police/departments/administration.php
U.S. Senators:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Local U.S. Representatives:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/
Find your representative and write a letter:
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Texans who have been President:
Dwight Eisenhower
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhower
Lyndon Baines Johnson
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/lyndonbjohnson
George H.W. Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgehwbush
George W. Bush
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewbush
Leadership Qualities
10 Leadership qualities by Ronald Reagan http://www.professorkds.net/RonaldReagan.htm
Citizenship
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/index.html
Adina de Zavala
http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/zavala/zavala.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fzafg
Clara Driscoll
http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/driscoll/clara.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdr04
Important Roles of Citizens
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/responsibilities.html
Sam Houston
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/d_h/houston.htm
Barbara Jordan
http://www.biography.com/people/barbara-jordan-9357991
Lorenzo de Zavala
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fza05
Ann Richards
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fri62
Sam Rayburn
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fra49
Henry B. Gonzalez
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgo76
James A. Baker III
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/james-addison-baker-iii/
Wallace Jefferson
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/court/justice_wjefferson.asp
Voting Process
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/
Great Lesson Plans on Election Process:
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/elections-htm/
Safari Montage – American Citizenship (K-4)
Important Historical Documents
Declaration of Independence
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/index.html
Safari Montage – Declaration of Independence ( 5- 12 – 23 min)
U.S. Constitution
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/constitution/index.html
Bill of Rights
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/billofrightsdef.htm
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html




4th Grade Science 1st Six Weeks

Exploring Matter and Energy
http://gk-12.osu.edu/Lessons/4th%20Grade/SolidLiquidGas%20matter%204.pdf
http://www.harcourtschool.com/search/search.html
http://www.wcsnet.org/esl/Matter.pdf
http://www.superteacherideas.com/science7-matter.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/matter/whatmat.htm
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/k-6connection/Mass,w,d.htm
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/Phasesofmatter.shtml
http://mysciencelessons.blogspot.com/2009/07/mass-volume-density-foldable.html
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078600472/164155/00053405.html

Region XI EBooks
States of Matter – 530.4 BRE
Ice to Steam-Changing States of Matter – 530.4 JOH
Atoms and Molecules – 539.7 ALO
What is a Gas? – 530.4 BOO
Matter – 530 WAL
What is a Liquid – 530.4 BOO



Safari Montage
**__Real World Science:__** **__Matter__****__: Solids, Liquids and Gases__**
**__All About Solids, Liquids & Gases__**
**__Changes in__** **__States__** **__of__** **__Matter__**
**__States__** **__of__** **__Matter__**
All About Properties of Matter
**__Properties of Matter__**
**__Chemical Reactions__**
**__Elements, Compounds &__** **__Mixtures__**