Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards (2010)
Grade 4: Ohio in the United States
History Strand
Historical Thinking and Skills
2.
Primary and secondary sources can be used to create historical narratives.
Heritage
4.
The 13 colonies came together around a common cause of liberty and justice, uniting to fight for independence during the American Revolution and to form a new nation.
Ohio English Language Arts Standards (2001)
Research Standard
Benchmarks (3–4)
A.
Identify a topic of study, construct questions and determine appropriate sources for gathering information.
B.
Select and summarize important information and sort key findings into categories about a topic.
Benchmarks (5–7)
A.
Formulate open-ended research questions suitable for inquiry and investigation and develop a plan for gathering information.
B.
Locate and summarize important information from multiple sources.
C.
Organize information in a systematic way.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
1.
Choose a topic for research from a list of questions, assigned topic or personal area of interest.
2.
Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources).
3.
Acquire information from multiple sources (e.g., books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, Web sites) and collect data (e.g., interviews, experiments, observations or surveys) about the topic.
4.
Identify important information found in the sources and summarize the important findings.
5.
Sort relevant information into categories about the topic.
7.
Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 4)
1.
Identify a topic and questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.
2.
Locate sources and collect relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
3.
Identify important information found in the sources and summarize important findings.
4.
Create categories to sort and organize relevant information charts, tables or graphic organizers.
6.
Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 5)
1.
Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.
2.
Locate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).
3.
Identify important information found in sources and paraphrase the findings in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables or graphic organizers).
4.
Compare and contrast important findings and select sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.
6.
Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.