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Geographic groceries

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A lesson plan for grades 1–7 Social Studies

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In this Xpeditions activity, students explore the regions of their grocery store to see which foods hang out together and why. Related activities for parents to do with their children are also found on this page.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

  • Goal 1: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and groups are similar and different.
    • Objective 1.04: Explore the benefits of diversity in the United States.

Grade 2

  • Goal 7: The learner will apply basic economic concepts and evaluate the use of economic resources within communities.
    • Objective 7.01: Distinguish between producers and consumers and identify ways people are both producers and consumers.

Grade 3

  • Goal 2: The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities.
    • Objective 2.02: Analyze similarities and differences among families in different times and in different places.

Grade 4

  • Goal 2: The learner will examine the importance of the role of ethnic groups and examine the multiple roles they have played in the development of North Carolina.
    • Objective 2.04: Describe how different ethnic groups have influenced culture, customs and history of North Carolina.

Grade 5

  • Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.
    • Objective 3.02: Examine how changes in the movement of people, goods, and ideas have affected ways of living in the United States.
    • Objective 3.03: Identify examples of cultural interaction within and among the regions of the United States.

Grade 6

  • Goal 13: The learner will describe the historic, economic, and cultural connections among North Carolina, the United States, South America, and Europe.
    • Objective 13.02: Describe the diverse cultural connections that have influenced the development of language, art, music, and belief systems in North Carolina and the United States and assess their role in creating a changing cultural mosaic.

Grade 7

  • Goal 8: The learner will assess the influence and contributions of individuals and cultural groups in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
    • Objective 8.03: Identify major discoveries, innovations, and inventions and assess their influence on societies past and present.