Webquest: Building an historic district
http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/ncmaps/historic_district_k12.html
A lesson plan for grade 8 Social Studies
In this lesson for eighth grade social studies, students use historical overlay maps to create an historic district in Oxford, North Carolina.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 8
- Goal 5: The learner will evaluate the impact of political, economic, social, and technological changes on life in North Carolina from 1870 to 1930.
- Objective 5.01: Identify the role played by the agriculture, textile, tobacco, and furniture industries in North Carolina, and analyze their importance in the economic development of the state.
- Objective 5.03: Describe the social, economic, and political impact of migration on North Carolina.
- Objective 5.04: Identify technological advances, and evaluate their influence on the quality of life in North Carolina.
