4.1 Students will describe the interaction between Native Americans and their environment on the plains prior to European contact.
2-SS-4.1 Identify a variety of Native American cultures and their contributions.
4-SS-4.1a Identify a variety of Nebraska Native American tribes, their locations in Nebraska, and how they used the land to meet their basic needs.
4-SS-4.1b Explain the contributions of Native Americans to the development of the state.

4.2 Students will describe the exploration of America/Nebraska by individuals and groups.
4-SS-4.2a Locate the first permanent settlement in present day Nebraska.
4-SS-4.2b Explain the reasons for Spanish and French exploration of Nebraska.

4.3 Students will describe Nebraskaís history, including geographic factors, from European contact to statehood.
4-SS-4.3 Identify and explain the contributions of early Nebraska pioneers (such as Lewis and Clark, Manuel Lisa, Steven Long).
4-SS-4.3 Explain the importance of Nebraska trails and migration patterns to the development and settlement of Nebraska.

4.4 Students will identify the importance of significant individuals, historical events, and symbols in their community, state, and country.
2-SS-4.4 Identify the state symbols (bird, western meadowlark, flower, goldenrod, tree, cottonwood, and state flag).
3-SS-4.4a Recall the date for and explain the history of Nebraska Statehood Day.
3-SS-4.4b Identify the following and explain the symbolism of: our state flag (including motto), the state flower, the state bird, and the state tree.
3-SS-4.4c Identify and explain the meaning of the United States symbols (eagle, liberty bell, Presidential Seal, flag, Statue of Liberty).
4-SS-4.4a Recognize the following state symbols: motto, rock, and fossil, and song.
4-SS-4.4b Explain when Nebraska became a state.

4.5 Students will describe the social and economic development of Nebraska in the 20th and 21st centuries.
3-SS-4.5a Identify how advancements in technology have changed agriculture and manufacturing in Nebraska.
3-SS-4.5b List the modes of transportation used by local industries to acquire raw materials and to distribute products; tell how the transportation has changed over time.
3-SS-4.5c Compare and contrast daily life in our local area from the past to the present.

4.6 Students will describe the contributions from the cultural and ethnic groups that make up our national heritage.
3-SS-4.6 Identify and describe the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr., Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.
4-SS-4.6 Identify famous Nebraskans and their contributions to Nebraska and/or the United States.

4.7 Students will compare communities and describe how United States and Nebraska communities changed physically and demographically over time.
3-SS-4.7 Identify the three major community structures: city, rural, and suburban, and neighborhoods within each.
4-SS-4.7 Compare and contrast Nebraska communities.

4.8 Students will explain the significance of state and national holidays.
2-SS-4.8 Identify national holidays and the famous Americans they represent: Native American Day, Veteranís Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington birthdays, Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton, Memorial Day, and Statehood Day.
3-SS-4.8 List the months and the significance of the following holidays: Flag Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Veteranís Day, Columbus Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Presidentís Day.
4-SS-4.8 Explain the importance of Veteranís Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidentís Day, Statehood Day, Arbor Day, and Memorial Day.

4.9 Students will identify the geographic and human characteristics of the regions of the United States and Nebraska.
2-SS-4.9a Label Nebraskaís neighboring states and note their directional relationship to our own state.
2-SS-4.9b Find Canada and Mexico on a map of North America and note their geographical relationships to the United States.
2-SS-4.9c Tell their city, state, and country.
3-SS-4.9a Name his/her community, state, country, continent
3-SS-4.9b Locate and label important physical features of the United States on a map.
4-SS-4.9a Classify regions of the United States and Nebraska with common characteristics.
4-SS-4.9b Name and label the fifty states and their capitals.

4.10 Students will explain the basic rights and responsibilities of being a citizen of the United States.
2-SS-4.10 Identify examples of good citizenship in the classroom.
3-SS-4.10 List rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
4-SS-4.10a Identify and explain the qualifications for voting in Nebraska.
4-SS-4.10b Identify and explain the qualifications for running for a political office in the United States.

4.11 Students will describe the process of making and carrying out laws and determining if laws have been violated.
2-SS-4.11 Write a classroom/home rule and a law that all citizens must follow.
3-SS-4.11a State the purpose of laws.
3-SS-4.11b Give examples of community, state, and national laws.
3-SS-4.11c Identify how laws are enforced and list possible consequences for violating them.
4-SS-4.11 Explain two important characteristics of the Unicameral.

4.12 Students will identify and describe the responsibilities of government and the elected Mayor, Governor, and President.
2-SS-4.12 Match the mayor, governor, and president to their job description.
3-SS-4.12a Identify representative leaders and governing bodies: Mayor, Governor, President, City Council, Legislature, Congress.
3-SS-4.12b Identify the three branches of federal government and compare/contrast their responsibilities.
4-SS-4.12 Name the governor, legislative district, and state senator to the Legislature.

4.13 Students will describe a market economy and the relationship between consumers and producers.
2-SS-4.13 Differentiate between product and service workers.
3-SS-4.13a Give examples of producers and consumers.
3-SS-4.1.3b Explain the interdependence between agricultural businesses and the availability of raw materials.
4-SS-4.13a Read region maps to identify the location of natural resources and products of the United States and Nebraska.
4-SS-4.13b Describe the major ways people of Nebraska earn a living.

4.14 Students will describe the differences among human, natural, and capital resources that are used to produce different goods or services.
2-SS-4.14a Identify taxes as a part of each citizenís responsibility to support our government
2-SS-4.14b Identify income as the money earned to provide for needs and wants in our economic system.
4-SS-4.14 Identify explain various economic choices used throughout the regions of the United States for the purchase of goods and services.

4.15 Students will identify and use essential map elements, as well as showing that maps represent physical locations.
2-SS-4.15a Label the four major oceans and seven continents of the world.
2-SS-4.15b Identify the four major cardinal directions.
2-SS-4.15c Match map symbols to what they represent.
3-SS-4.15a Label the world map with the names of the oceans and continents.
3-SS-4.15b Find locations on a map using a grid system
3-SS-4.15c Create simple maps with a compass rose (including intermediate directions) map key, and title.
4-SS-4.15a Use maps and globes to locate places.
4-SS-4.15b Identify meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude to locate given cities by the corresponding coordinates.

4.16 Students will use a variety of skills to interpret history documents.
4-SS-4.16a Interpret data from tables and graphs.
4-SS-4.16b Construct timelines to organize historic events of Nebraska and the United States.