LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Social Studies — Grade 4

Goal 6: The learner will evaluate how North Carolinians apply basic economic principles within the community, state, and nation.

Objective 6.07. Describe the ways North Carolina specializes in economic activity and the relationship between specialization and interdependence.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four
In this activity for grades 3–5, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.

Resources on the web

Global breakfast
The purpose of this lesson is to look for evidence of global interdependence in the foods that we eat. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the concept of global interdependence by investigating the origins of the foods they eat. Students... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
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