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How do you like a crowd?

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/gk2/crowd.html

A lesson plan for Grades K–2 Social Studies

Provider: National Geographic

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K–2
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National Geographic

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In this lesson from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students consider what it's like to be in heavily and sparsely populated places. They experience population density firsthand in a class simulation and then map their town or school to show the most and least populous areas.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

  • Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
    • Objective 3.03: Compare and contrast past and present changes within the local community and communities around the world.
    • Objective 3.04: Recognize that members of the community are affected by changes in the community that occur over time.
  • Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.

Grade 2

  • Goal 4: The learner will exhibit an understanding of change in communities over time.
    • Objective 4.03: Describe human movement in the establishment of settlement patterns such as rural, urban, and suburban.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
    • Objective 5.04: Identify the absolute and relative location of communities.

Kindergarten

  • Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.