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

Goal 13

The learner will describe the historic, economic, and cultural connections among North Carolina, the United States, South America, and Europe.

Objective 13.01

Identify historical movements such as colonization, revolution, emerging democracies, migration, and immigration that link North Carolina and the United States to selected societies of South America and Europe and evaluate their influence on local, state, regional, national, and international communities.

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Comparative anatomy: A continuum
In groups, students will design a presentation that will trace the development of an organ system through the major phyla of the animal kingdom looking for the relationships between structure and function by documenting adaptations.
Format: (grade )
By Joan Warner and Melissa Thibault.

Lesson plans on the web

"Ad-ing" to geography
In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine how clothing and other consumer products influence peer identity. They classify several economic activities and analyze their spatial patterns, as well as use advertisements for contemporary products to explore economic and geographic concepts presented in the lesson. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Alike and different: The Middle East and the United States
This Xpeditions lesson asks students to examine the similarities and differences between the Middle East and their own city, state, and country. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Creating character: Respect
In this lesson, students explore the concept of "respect" by listening and viewing testimonials from Holocaust survivors. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Creating character: Courage
In this lesson, students explore the concept of "courage", in one of six online activities presented by the Shoah Foundation Institute of the University of Southern California. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance, Social Studies, and English Language Arts)
By USC Shoah Foundation Institute.
Provider: USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Culture shock
This Xpeditions lesson asks students to think about how cultural customs differ throughout the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: National Geographic
Fighting injustice by studying lessons of the past
The purpose of this lesson is to educate students about historic social injustices and prepare them to become concerned and active citizens. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Human migration: The story of the cultural landscape
In this Xpeditions lesson, students come to understand key concepts of human migration through the examination of maps and census data. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Regional guidebook
In this Xpeditions lesson, students are asked to consider the unique physical and human characteristics of their home region and to create guidebooks that describe these features to visitors to the region. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic