LEARN NC

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

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 1.06

Examine the indicators of civilization, including writing, labor specialization, cities, technology, trade, and political and cultural institutions.

Resources aligned to this objective

Those feuding Greeks!
This lesson is designed to familiarize students with the philosophical, political, economic, military and social differences between Athens and Sparta.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
By Pernell Collett.

Resources on the web

Pygmies: Getting right to the point
This Xpeditions lesson engages students in research about the Pygmies of Africa are and what their lives are like and challenges them to synthesize information by developing a brief written summary. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Connecting the dots: Genographic's markers in context
In this Xpeditions lesson, one of a multi-part unit on the Genographic Project, students examine markers of human migration, uncovered by such fields as archaeology, paleontology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic