Indiana Social Studies 4.H.8

Social Studies4th GradeHistory

The Standard

Describe the participation of Indiana citizens in World War I and World War II.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students describe how Indiana residents helped during both world wars, in uniform and at home. They connect specific work, such as selling Liberty Bonds or building ships in Evansville, to the war effort.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student places Indiana Liberty Bond drives in World War I and Evansville shipbuilding in World War II. They explain what people did and how their work helped.
Common Misconceptions: Students may place Evansville's wartime shipbuilding in World War I instead of World War II. They may think only soldiers took part, leaving out nurses, bond sellers, and factory workers.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Describe one way Indiana residents helped in World War I and one way they helped in World War II. For each, say what people did and how it helped.

Lesson moves

Give pairs four role cards: Indiana WWI bond seller, Indiana WWI nurse, Evansville WWII shipbuilder, Ernie Pyle; sort by war and role.
Ask: How did an Indiana Liberty Bond seller's work differ from an Evansville shipbuilder's, and how did both help?
Play a clue game: read 'sold bonds in 1918' or 'built ships in Evansville'; students name the war and the job.
Show an Evansville wartime shipyard photo; ask students how a welder's job then compares with a welder's job today.

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