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

Social Studies — Grade 9

Goal 8: Patterns of History - The learner will assess the influence of ideals, values, beliefs, and traditions on current global events and issues.

Objective 8.03. Classify within the broad patterns of history those events that may be viewed as turning points.

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.

Vietnam: Educator's guide
A guide for K–12 teachers to teaching about Vietnam using LEARN NC's slideshows, with a focus on the question Why should we care about Vietnam?
Format: article/teacher's guide
By Steve Goldberg.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Linking important geographic sites to world history
Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)
By Guy Swanson.
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.