Nevada, Our Home is a 4th grade Nevada history textbook. The outline for this book is based on the Nevada State Social Studies Standards and teaches Nevada geography, history, economics, and civics. The book places the state's historical events in the context of our nation's history. Nevada's standards are interwoven throughout all chapters, and features such as timelines, Words to Understand, Nevada Portraits, Linking the Past to the Present, and What Do You Think? discussion questions serve to review and reinforce those standards.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
History Close to Home
Chapter 2
Natural Nevada
Chapter 3
The First People
Chapter 4
Discovering Nevada
Chapter 5
Go West!
Chapter 6
Making a Place in Nevada
Chapter 7
A Time of Growth and Change
Chapter 8
Entering a New Century
Chapter 9
Modern Nevada
Chapter 10
Governing Nevada
Chapter 11
Making a Living in Nevada