LEARN NC

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

Social Studies — Grade 4

Goal 7: The learner will recognize how technology influences change within North Carolina.

Objective 7.03. Explain how technology changed and influenced the movement of people, goods,and ideas over time.

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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.

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Resources on the web

Uplink outpost: To the future class of...
In this Xpeditions lesson, students use the interactive feature in Xpedition Hall called Uplink Outpost to discover ways to interpret geography in their community. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Technology and Inequality
In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students study briefly the history, evolution, and social benefits of the automobile (as a general model for the kinds of technologies that were once enjoyed only by those who could afford them). (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
An entreduction
This lesson illustrates the differences between inventions and innovations. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Council on Economic Education