Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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Children and families in North Carolina: In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ‘N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Aesop and Anase: Animal fables and trickster tales: Students become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A timeline of change, a model for change: In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct research on the Chesapeake Bay, from Captain John Smith's explorations of Native American settlements in the early seventeenth century to the present, and examine how these changes over time can help people better understand relationships between people and their environment. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

How do you like a crowd?: Students consider what it's like to be in heavily and sparsely populated places. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Immigrating to America: Students learn about what it was like for new immigrants to come through Ellis Island at the turn of the century. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Social Studies); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Marco Polo takes a trip: Students learn about the travels of Venetian adventurer Marco Polo. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Mathematics); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

My piece of history: Students examine pictures of household objects from the late 20th century, gather historical information about them from older family members, and then create an in-class exhibit of historical objects from their own homes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

A pirate's life: Students explore websites to examine pirate characteristics and lifestyles. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Reading, writing and 'rithmetic in the one-room schoolhouse: This lesson focuses on the universal experience of attending school, using original photographs to give students a vivid impression of how American children received an education a hundred years ago. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Then and Now: Life in Early America, 1740-1840: Students use archival materials, re-creations, and classroom activities in order to consider which aspects of everyday life have changed and which have stayed the same in the last 200 years. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Traditions and Languages of Three Native Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee: Students learn about the environment, history, language, and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

What should a house do?: This is a set of nine lesson plans which compares and contrasts the homes built by the first American settlers with those of the Native American peoples. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Xpeditions express: City scavenger hunt: Students take a virtual trip on National Geographic's Xpeditions Express through Europe to the cities of London, Paris, Innsbruck, Venice, Budapest, and Istanbul. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic