Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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Creating your own rock art: Students will use regional rock art symbols or their own symbols to cooperatively create a rock art panel. They will also use a replica of a vandalized rock art panel to examine their feelings about rock art vandalism and discuss ways to protect rock art and other archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

In the Spirit of...(pre-visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. In this pre-visit lesson, students will explore the cultures of the Western Hemisphere.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Shannon Kelly.

Mini Totem Poles: Students will create mini totem poles using paper towel tubes and Crayola Model Magic clay. Totem poles of Northwest Coast Indian tribes will be explored.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Mary Ann Athens.

Boundary ballads: Students identify the boundaries that are “singing” odd geographical songs. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Capturing history: Students study the political and economic reasons for the African-American migration to Northern cities between the World Wars. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

I Hear the Locomotives: The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad: Students analyze archival material in order to make connections between the arrival of the railroads and many of the changes that occurred subsequently in the United States and its territories. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Jamestown changes: Students study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity: Students will heighten their awareness of Native American diversity as they learn about three vastly different Native groups in a game-like activity using archival documents such as vintage photographs, traditional stories, photos of artifacts, and recipes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Quilting: The story of the Underground Railroad: Students use the Internet to research the dangers that escaping slaves faced along the Underground Railroad and the factors that helped the slaves make it to freedom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Satellite Spyglass: Formal, functional and perceptual regions: In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students visit the Satellite Spyglass exhibit in National Geographic's Xpedition Hall, where they learn that we can make sense of our complex world by dividing it into different regions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Splish, splash: Water's journey to my glass: This lesson will explore the hydrologic cycle and water's journey to our glass. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

What is geography?: Students work in groups to analyze a website to locate information about a particular country or region, and then create presentations showing how the geographic concepts described in the themes can be used to help solve environmental problems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

What's it like to live along a national boundary?: Students discuss the concept of boundaries and borders and will investigate the characteristics of the United States-Mexico border. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Which direction should I go?: Students review and practice their knowledge of compass directions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic