Teacher's Guide

Fourth Grade History Standards


1. examine various regions of the United States in order to focus on how the following affected development of South Dakota, including site selection of settlements (geographical location – where and why), opportunities available, natural resources, and population influences.

2. explain the impact of people and geographic location on the growth and expansion of South Dakota, emphasizing Mandan, Arikara, Sioux, and other historic tribes; explorers (Lewis and Clark and the Veredrye brothers) and traders (Pierre Chorteau and Manuel Lisa); railroad expansion and town building; homesteaders and gold miners; and rainfall, prairie, Great Plains, Black Hills, and the Missouri River system.

3. trace the history of South Dakota with emphasis on notable South Dakotans such as Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, John B. S. Todd, Fred T. Evans, Laura Ingalls Wilder, James Scotty Philip, Niels E. Hansen, Gertrude (Zitkala-Sa) Bonin, Peter Norbeck, and Francis Case; impact of the gold rush; controversy over statehood; and Indian Wars and reservation life.

Fourth Grade Geography Standards

5. locate major South Dakota geographical features, such as the Missouri River; the Black Hills and Badlands; and the capital (Pierre) and the following cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Huron, and Yankton.

6. evaluate the impact geography has on the inhabitants of South Dakota such as location of cities, transportation, industries, agricultural products, and culture.

Fourth Grade Civics Standards

5. identify examples from South Dakota history of conflicts over rights, how the conflicts were resolved, the important people who helped resolve them, and conflicts that remain unresolved.

How to Use directions

Step 1- Print out the guided notes and distribute to students.
Step 2- Watch the video.
Step 3- Go online and do the activity and take the “challenge” quiz. If you do not have Internet available to all students, a PDF format of the guided notes and quiz have been provided in the Teachers Guide. Also visit the links that we have posted, and do the fun activity for this episode.

Guided Notes PDF - Guided Notes - Answers (PDF)

Crossword Puzzle

Use the vocabulary words and definitions for this puzzle. Use the definitions as the clues, and use the terms as the answer.

Crossword (PDF) - Crossword KEY (PDF)

Full Script (PDF)

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