NORTH HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
October 21, 2016
Volume 7, Issue 9
The Fourth Grade Times
Singular and Plural
Nouns
Don’t Miss It!
Many thanks to those who have donated
items for the Celebration of Learning
Raffle Basket. If you are able to
contribute, please send your items into
class with your child. Mrs. Earnest will
be putting the basket together.
October 22nd: Fall Family Fun
Day at Shenot Farm
October 24th: West View
Borough Halloween Parade
October 31st: West View
Elementary Halloween Parade
and Festivities
November 7th—8th:
Conference Days, No School for
Students
Literacy Dates to Remember
Day 1: Friday, October 21st we began Unit 2, Lesson 2.
Day 6: Friday, October 28th the students will be tested
on skills, strategies, vocabulary, grammar, and spelling words
presented during Unit 2, Lesson 2.
The Chapter 1 Social Studies Test will be given Friday, October 28th.
A completed copy of this study guide is located on page 3 for your reference.
Review for Chapter 1 Social Studies
Vocabulary
What is the study of people and places on the earth?
A valley filled with water and formed from glaciers is a ____________
The wearing away of the earth is called ____________
An area where most land features are the same is known as _____________
What vocabulary word means all the surroundings and conditions that affect living things?
Maps and Globes
The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?
One half of the earth is called a ________________
When using a map, what do map scales tell you?
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
What imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres?
Geography
What’s the difference between a map and a globe?
Use the map to give instructions on how to get from the southern end of the Mississippi River straight across to the Florida
coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.
Erosion comes in three forces. What are they?
Why do geographers think people often settled near water, like the Mississippi River?
Why do people study geography?
Natural Resources
List three reasons we have natural resources.
What are the two types of natural resources?
Give 2 examples of non-renewable resources.
Name three ways we can help protect our natural resources.
Compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Other
What formed the Appalachian Mountains?
Name the three fossil fuels.
Describe how glaciers cause erosion.
Describe how tectonic plates cause mountains to form.
Give two details that describe how geographers answer the question why is it there.
Review for Chapter 1 Social Studies
Vocabulary
What is the study of people and places on the earth? geography
A valley filled with water and formed from glaciers is a ____________ lake
The wearing away of the earth is called ____________ erosion
An area where most land features are the same is known as _____________ region
What vocabulary word means all the surroundings and conditions that affect living things? environment
Maps and Globes
The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres? Northern and southern hemispheres
One half of the earth is called a ________________ hemisphere
When using a map, what do map scales tell you? Distance between two places
What is the purpose of a compass rose? cardinal and intermediate directions
What imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres? prime meridian
Geography
What’s the difference between a map and a globe? flat versus spherical / 2D versus 3D
Use the map to give instructions on how to get from the southern end of the Mississippi River straight across to the Florida
coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. Use compass rose cardinal and intermediate directions to describe this path.
Erosion comes in three forces. What are they? water, wind, glaciers
Why do geographers think people often settled near water, like the Mississippi River? Water sources were used for drinking,
watering crops, fishing, and transportation.
Why do people study geography? People study the people and places on the Earth
Natural Resources
What are the two types of natural resources? renewable and nonrenewable resources
Give 2 examples of non-renewable resources. copper, iron, natural gas, oil, sunlight...
Name three ways we can help protect our natural resources. reduce, reuse, recycle, turn off lights, fix dripping faucets, plant
trees
Compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources. Nonrenewable resources are things that nature cannot replace
after they are used. Renewable resources are things that the environment can replace after we use them.
Other
What formed the Appalachian Mountains? Tectonic plates pushed together millions of years ago causing rocks within the
Earth’s crust to break and move.
Name the three fossil fuels. coal, natural gas, and oil
Describe how glaciers cause erosion. Glaciers push soil and rocks as they move. They flatten some areas and leave piles of
Earth in others. This process shapes hills, valleys, and plains.
Describe how tectonic plates cause mountains to form. Tectonic plates pushed together millions of years ago causing rocks
within the Earth’s crust to break and move.
Give two details that describe how geographers answer the question why is it there. Geographers look for clues about the forces
that created mountains, rivers, and other features. They also search for information that explains why people settled in a specific
place.
Monday, November 7th, 2016
12:20 — 12:35
Liliana Ohm
12:40 — 12:55
Owen Mollenauer
1:00 — 1:15
Cole Jesz
1:20 — 1:35
Mati Byrne
1:40 — 1:55
Ryan Earnest
3:00 — 3:15
Nikolas Trautmann
4:20 — 4:35
Joanna Saad
5:00 — 5:15
Julius Green
5:20 — 5:35
Dominic Pierotti
5:40 — 5:55
Emma Hartle
6:00 — 6:15
Faith Evans
6:20 — 6:35
Reyna Uechi
6:40 — 6:55
Ben Condella
7:00 — 7:15
William Jackson
If you have not signed
up for a conference and
would like to, time is
still available on both
days. Please return
your conference forms
as soon as possible.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
7:50—8:05
Abbey McCann
8:50—9:05
Zoey Dineen
1:30—1:45
Alivia Byrne
1:50—2:05
Alison Backfisch
2:10—2:25
Braden Kellum
Many conferences throughout the day are scheduled back to back with little time in between.
I ask that you do your best to keep to your time allotment.
Should a second conference time need to be scheduled, we can do so.
Thank you for your consideration of other people’s conference times.
I look forward to meeting with each of you and discussing your child’s progress.