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

Social Studies — Grade 9

Goal 1: Historical Tools and Practices - The learner will identify, evaluate, and use the methods and tools valued by historians, compare the views of historians, and trace the themes of history.

Objective 1.05. Trace major themes in the development of the world from its origins to the rise of early civilizations.

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

I’m tired. Can’t we just stay here?
This lesson explores reasons that may have led to the domestication of plants and animals. A timeline of domestication is presented and students will create plant domestication “baseball cards.”
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
By Harold Mackin.

Resources on the web

Pueblo migrations
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a 20-year effort to learn what happened to the ancient residents of the American Southwest. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science