Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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The road taken: This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Margaretc Bryant.

Operation beach teach: This lesson is the introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. (See attachment: Pre-Activity). The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning experiences across the curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies); By Melissa Tukey.

North Carolina regions: Working in cooperative groups, the students will learn about their assigned regions of North Carolina. A list of questions will be generated. When the research is completed, the students will design a way to orally present the information to the class. This also will integrate Visual Arts and Informational Skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Social Studies); By Patricia Britt.

North Carolina regional travel brochure: The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Deborah Harrell.

Naval stores: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.3; Introduction From early Colonial times until the Civil War, the naval industry was important to North Carolina. The term naval stores describes all products of the gum of the pine tree. The name itself explains its use in the shipbuilding industry....; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

Lighting the maritime path: The geography of North Carolina's lighthouses: In this lesson students will examine images of North Carolina lighthouses from the Built Heritage Collection at North Carolina State University and explore various websites to determine the relative location of eight North Carolina lighthouses and develop an understanding of maritime activities and coastal living.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Sonna Jamerson.

The five themes of me: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the five themes of geography through literature-based integrated activities to spotlight how they are represented in each. They will also work on language/writing skills and computer competencies while enjoying a little art along the way!; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Catherine Hazelton.

What we can learn from maps: In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine different types of maps. They look at marine maps and maps of their state's agricultural pattern to learn how maps can be used to provide information about a variety of activities, distributions, and geographical... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Top ten cities: In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify and study the most populous cities in their state, province, or country. They also learn about population distributions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Mapping your state's culture: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the concept of culture. They learn about interesting aspects of North Carolina's culture, including arts, recreation, folklore, and cultural diversity. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Make state maps with MapMachine: In this Xpeditions lesson, students compare and contrast their state with another one using observations they make from National Geographic's MapMachine. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Explore the spatial patterns of your hometown: In this Xpeditions lesson, students analyze the distribution of businesses and residences within their own communities in order to develop a more sophisticated understanding of already familiar places. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic