LEARN NC

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

Social Studies — Grade 5

Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.

Objective 1.04. Describe the economic and social differences between developed and developing regions in North America.

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

Resources on the web

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)
Provided by: National Geographic
Design a regional "eco park"
In this Xpeditions lesson, students use the Internet to find out about the plants and animals that live in their local area. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Capturing history
In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students study the political and economic reasons for the African-American migration to Northern cities between the World Wars. They discover the similarities and/or differences of life experiences in the South and the North through... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts