Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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Landform adventure: This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Beth Edmonds.

The key to a map: The students will use a map of the classroom to strengthen their map reading skills. They will work in groups and use a prepared map of the classroom to find hidden messages.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Melissa Lasher.

Geography centers: A geography unit in which students investigate and compare their hometowns and other cities. The unit incorporates nine centers: math, science, social studies, reading, writing, computers, puzzles and games, art, and listening. They all have activities that are integrated with the geography unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies); By Laurie Perry.

Wildebeest migration: Students will make maps of the wildebeest migration route in eastern Africa. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

What's your favorite place?: In this lesson, students will be asked to think of their favorite place or a place they find particularly interesting. They'll draw pictures of that place and share information about it with a partner. They'll conclude by designing monuments that showcase... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

A vacation to the polar regions: Students learn about the characteristics of the Arctic and Antarctic by looking at a globe and at pictures of the polar landscape and animals. They'll plan a vacation to one of these regions and draw pictures or write stories depicting themselves on the trip. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Using maps to see regions: Students will use basic observation, data collecting, and mapmaking skills to explore their school grounds and create regional maps. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Regional foods: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the culture of different regions by learning about differences in foods and recipes. They create maps of the United States and the world based on what they have learned about various regions through Internet research. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

A pirate's life: This lesson introduces students to some basics about pirates, including what they wore, where they worked, and how they lived. Students explore websites to examine pirate characteristics and lifestyles. They will then use what they've learned to design... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

Pacific salmon: Students learn about pacific salmon, including the salmon migration route and the fact that salmon are able to return to the streams where they were born after spending years swimming in the ocean. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Over the river and through the woods: Traveling by memory: This lesson introduces the concept of mental maps and their development. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Modeling Shadows: Students observe the daytime and nighttime sky regularly to identify sequences of changes and to look for patterns in these changes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Middle East region: Flags and facts: Students will learn basic facts about the Middle East by exploring maps of the region. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Life on the rivers of Asia: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the Asian rivers—the Ganges, Yangtze, and Mekong, and consider the immediate influence of the rivers in the lives of the people who live along them, as well as the larger influence of the rivers on the regions... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

Life in the mountains: Students are introduced to the idea that people in different parts of the world have different customs and habits of daily life, even if they live in similar landscapes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Leatherback sea turtles and their special compasses: In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn some basic information about leatherback sea turtles and hypothesize why individual leatherbacks were able to find their way from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands without any obvious navigational aids.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

The land of the Inca: Students learn basic facts about the Inca and show where they lived on a map. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Jimmy Chin's adventure in extreme photography: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Jimmy Chin sees adventure: What do you see?: In this Xpeditions lesson, students begin to explore how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

An introduction to reading North Carolina maps: In this lesson, students are introduced to the language of maps and why maps are important in our world. They are given the opportunity to read simple maps and find major features of more complicated maps. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Social Studies); Provided by: UNC Libraries

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