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- Analyzing historical maps of North Carolina
- In this lesson students will analyze historical maps and will use their knowledge of history, observation skills, and inference to draw conclusions about the events that affected the geographic development of North Carolina over time.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Loretta Wilson.
- Blue Ridge Parkway Travelogue
- Students plan and develop a week-long trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway, from beginning to end. The virtual tour culminates in the creation of a travelogue that will outline the trip.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
- By Rachel Elliott.
- Colonial and state records of North Carolina
- Lessons developed using the Colonial State Records of North Carolina collection from Documenting the American South
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Creating the biased image of the American Indian
- In North Carolina maps, page 3.3
- In this lesson, students use representations of Native Americans on maps from 1590-1800, as well as colonial narratives from that time period, to examine how the depictions and biases of the native cultures were formed. Students will analyze primary source documents for audience, tone, and positionality in their study. This lesson is ideal for an English language arts class or U.S. History class.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- Discovering North Carolina: A colonial map webquest
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.5
- In this lesson, students engage in a webquest in which they take on the role of a seventeenth-century explorer commissioned by the King of England to collect information about the area he intends to call North Carolina. Through this activity, students identify the geographic aspects that influenced exploration and settlement and connect narratives with geographic locations for topics including discovery, Native Americans, and politics.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway
- In these lessons and units for eighth grade, students delve into the rich primary sources and historical overlooks from the Driving Through Time project and explore the history of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Erosion in the Outer Banks
- In North Carolina maps, page 3.2
- In this lesson, students gain an understanding of the different perspectives on erosion in the Outer Banks over the past century by implementing research and map comparisons between Google Earth and early 20th century Coastal Maps.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Jennifer Job.
- Ghosts and sea monsters: Analyzing mythology
- In North Carolina maps, page 3.1
- This lesson is meant to accompany a ninth or tenth grade unit covering myths and legends. In this lesson, students analyze sea creatures found in 16th and 17th century maps in terms of culture and context. They then search for stories relating to North Carolina legends, ending by writing a story of their own.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- By Jennifer Job.
- The highways or the byways: Mapping routes in North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.1
- In this lesson, students use mathematical skills to choose the best routes for traveling around the state. Students will also use various internet resources for determining and plotting distance and ratio of miles per hour to time.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
- How are we changing North Carolina?
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.2
- In this lesson, students look at soil survey maps to draw conclusions about the impact North Carolinians have had on the land. This lesson is meant to accompany instruction on soil type, use, and erosion
- Format: lesson plan
- Introducing the Blue Ridge Parkway
- In Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway, page 4.1
- In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They will work in groups to analyze historical photographs of the Parkway in order to determine what purpose it serves and why it is such a unique landmark.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)
- By Melissa Harden.
- The introduction of the car to North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 1.4
- In this lesson, students look at the impact the introduction of the automobile had on North Carolina travel and city growth.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- An introduction to reading North Carolina maps
- In North Carolina maps, page 1.2
- In this lesson, students are introduced to the language of maps and why maps are important in our world. They are given the opportunity to read simple maps and find major features of more complicated maps.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- My North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 1.3
- Using word association and early maps of North Carolina, students will examine their preconceptions about the state and connect them to what they learn. This is intended to be used before any lesson about colonial times or discovery of America in general—the students can consider themselves "explorers" along with the ones they learn about.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Jennifer Job.
- Native Americans in North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.6
- In this lesson, students create a PowerPoint presentation giving the history and impact of one of the six major Native American tribes of North Carolina. They will show understanding of population movement, different perspectives, and the roles the Native Americans played in the development of the state.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- North Carolina maps
- A collection of lesson plans for grades K-12 centered on historic maps of North Carolina
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- North Carolina regional travel brochure
- The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Deborah Harrell.
- North Carolina rivers
- Students will locate 28 rivers within the state of North Carolina, noting names and origins of names, directions of flow, navigability, and development of population centers in relation to the rivers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
- By Mike Stevenson.
- Population growth and movement in 19th century North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.7
- In this lesson, students explore the movement of populations during the 19th century with focus on major growth in industry and transportation by using atlas maps from the period and other resources. Students analyze reasons for migration and city growth and present these reasons through use of technology.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- Reading Blue Ridge Parkway historic maps
- In Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway, page 1.1
- This lesson serves as an exploratory introduction to reading historic maps. In preparation for this lesson, teachers may want to review the North Carolina Maps resource Why use historic maps in the classroom?
- Format: lesson plan
- By Katy Vance.
