Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: 

Global economic events and issues lead to change and migration in regions throughout the United States. In this unit, fourth graders will explore how historical and contemporary individuals and groups have initiated change in regions of the United States. Students will evaluate how neighborhood gentrification in the United States has had benefits and costs, examine how business investments in worker training and diversity contribute to increased productivity, and analyze how profits influence sellers in markets throughout regions of the United States. Students will investigate how people throughout United States regions benefit from and are challenged by working through government and voluntary organizations to address issues and explore how people have worked and continue to work to change laws related to communities, inclusive of religion, ethnicity, and gender, within and across United States regions.  

Unit Duration:

30 days Three 30-minute sessions per week x 10 weeks