Eric Eaton
Eric Eaton is a social studies teacher at Polk County Middle School in Mill Spring, North Carolina. He has been teaching for 14 years in grades 6 and 7.
Eric is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a BS in history-secondary education, and he achieved his National Board Certification in 2002 in the area of Early Adolescent/Social Studies-History. He has been a member of the Educational Advisory Committee for the North Carolina Museum of History. He has presented at the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies and North Carolina Middle School Association conferences for several years, on topics such as using hands-on activities in the social studies classroom and using document-based questions and photo/document analysis with students. He has also worked with the North Carolina State Humanities Extension textbook series Living in Our World as well as the new social studies textbook series North Carolina Journeys for Gibbs-Smith, Publisher.
Eric enjoys reenacting the lifeways of the Revolutionary War period, researching family history, antiques, gardening, and camping with his wife and son.
Resources created by Eric Eaton
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- Bullfighting in Colombia
- In this lesson for grade six, students study the history of bullfighting in Spain and Colombia as an example of how cultural traditions can be transferred from one place to another. Students analyze photographs of bullfighting in Colombia and discuss the cultural tradition of the sport and the controversy surrounding it.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- Ecuador: A land of climate diversity
- In this lesson, students will create climate graphs and analyze photographs to investigate the various types of climate in Ecuador and the interactions between climate and human culture. The lesson plan is designed to be adapted to the study of various countries.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- Ecuador: A study of population
- In this lesson, students will create population pyramid graphs and analyze photographs to investigate population in Ecuador. Students will draw on this analysis to make predictions about how population issues will affect Ecuador's future. The lesson plan is designed to be adapted to the study of various countries.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- Majestic peaks: Mountains of North Carolina and Ecuador
- In this lesson for grade six, students analyze two photographs: one of the mountains of Ecuador and one of the mountains of Western North Carolina. Students then analyze the two photographs together to gain an understanding of the two regions' similarities and differences.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo analysis: Focus on climate
- A worksheet for students to use when anlyzing photographs for information about the climate of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo analysis: Focus on geography
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs, focusing on information about the geography of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo analysis: Focus on population
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs, focusing on information about the population of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo comparison: Focus on geography
- A worksheet for students to use when comparing photographs, focusing on information about the population of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Threads through South America: Weaving in Ecuador
- This lesson for grade six takes a look at the weaving and textiles created in the Andes of Ecuador in and near the town of Otavalo. In addition to learning about Ecuadorian weaving, students may also create their own woven artifact.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- To market, to market: Photograph analysis
- In this lesson, students analyze photos of markets from around the world to gain an understanding of the similarities and differences between geographically distant places, to learn about the economic and cultural significance of markets, and to improve visual literacy skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
