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Finding your way in North Carolina
Students will become familiar with the regions and local features of North Carolina and be able to write directions for others to find these features on a map.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
By Sadie Allran Broome.
Landform adventure
This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Beth Edmonds.
North Carolina regions
Working in cooperative groups, the students will learn about their assigned regions of North Carolina. A list of questions will be generated. When the research is completed, the students will design a way to orally present the information to the class. This also will integrate Visual Arts and Informational Skills.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Information Skills and Social Studies)
By Patricia Britt.
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.
The road taken
This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
By Margaretc Bryant.