Holidays

Learn about popular holidays celebrated in the United States

Learn about popular holidays like Valentine's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and more.

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The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Ninety-Six National Historic Site located in Greenwood, SC was the site of two battles in the American Revolution. This location figured prominently in the Southern Campaign in the American...

Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Visitors to Kings Mountain National Park may have noticed a grave marker with a massive pile of rocks behind it. What is the story of this unusual monument? This is the grave of Major Patrick Ferguson...

A Letter from the Swamp Fox | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In this episode of Curiosity Trek!, The Georgetown County Museum is proud to showcase an impressive piece of Revolutionary War history- A handwritten letter from Francis Marion, also known as “The...

Tree-mendous Angles!

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Grades: 3

This lesson helps 3rd graders explore angles (right, acute, obtuse) by designing Christmas trees with specific angle requirements using protractors. They'll also practice identifying these angles in...

Holiday Math Magic: Adding and Subtracting to 1,000

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Grades: 3

Students will be able to solve one- and two-step real-world problems using addition and subtraction up to 1,000 within the context of major winter holidays celebrated in the US.

Honoring Our Veterans: A Number Ordering Challenge

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Grades: 4

Students will use their knowledge of place value to order whole numbers up to 999,999 when given real-world contexts of Veteran's Day.

My Thanksgiving Plate Writing Activity

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten

Strengthen student writing skills while honoring diversity in the classroom with this Thanksgiving writing activity. Vocabulary cards included.

Thanksgiving Challenge (Percentage Conversions)

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Grades: 6

Students will use Thanksgiving recipes to explore converting percentages to whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.

Pumpkin Decorating & Sphereical Volume

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Grades: 7, 8

Students will engage in a pumpkin decorating contest to explore finding the volume of spheres, or in this case, approximating to real-world spherical objects.

Picking Pumpkins (Measurement)

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Grades: 2

Students will explore the concept of measurement by using rulers and yardsticks to measure various fall-themed objects. They will learn to select the appropriate tool for different lengths and apply...

The U.S. Army's Birthday | History In A Nutshell Shorts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The date of June 14th is the birthday of the United States Army! Founded on this day in 1775, the US Army’s origins are traced back to the old Continental Army, which was formed to fight against the...

The M28 "Davy Crockett" and M388 "Atomic Watermelon" Nuclear Warhead | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A BIG boom in a tiny package! During the first two decades of the Cold War, the US Army was focused on the development of tactical nuclear weapons that could be deployed directly on the battlefield...

Lt. George Dixon's Coin | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This is a close up of Lt. George Dixon's $20 gold coin which saved his life at the Battle of Shiloh. The inscription reads: "Shiloh April 6th, 1862 My Life Preserver G.E.D."

The Carolina Bomber: B-25C at Owens Field Airport | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Check out a ghost from the Second World War, once lost, but now has a home at Owens Field Airport in Columbia, South Carolina. This B-25C is the only known intact aircraft remaining from the fleet...

SC National Guard | Carolina Snaps

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The South Carolina National Guard includes the Army and Air National Guard units. The SC Army National Guard dates back to 1670 and was reorganized into the current National Guard system in 1903 when...

The Civil War Begins At Fort Sumter | History In A Nutshell Shorts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

April 12 marks the anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, in Charleston, S.C. in 1861. South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union, in December 1860. Fearing a...

"Remember the Alamo!" | History In A Nutshell Shorts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

During the Texas Revolution, Fort Alamo, located in present-day San Antonio, fell to President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Mexican troops on March 6, 1836. This siege between Mexican forces and...

Parris Island | Carolina Snaps

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Parris Island in Beaufort, SC has trained US Marines since 1915. It was named after Alexander Parris. In 1949 it began training female recruits. Its mission is to transform recruits through rigorous...

Fort Jackson | Carolina Snaps

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Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC trains 50% of US Army soldiers and 60% of female recruits. It was established in 1917 and almost closed in 1949 but remained open due to the Cold War and Korean War. It...

Shaw Air Force Base | Carolina Snaps

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Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina is home to the 9th Air Force Headquarters and the 20th Fighter Wing. It was activated as Shaw Field in 1941 for Army Air Corps pilot training before the US...

SC State Christmas Tree | From the Sky

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The holiday season in South Carolina hosts a blend of tradition, warmth, and festive spirit. Each year, the South Carolina State Christmas Tree embarks on a journey, starting as a carefully selected...

Apollo 8's Out of This World Christmas Present | History In A Nutshell Shorts

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A Christmas miracle could not have been more needed in the year 1968. With the Vietnam War at its height, race relations reaching a boiling point in the U.S., and the assassinations of Dr. Martin...

Honoring Native American Code Talkers | History In A Nutshell Shorts

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Native American “Code Talkers” played a crucial role in the allied victory in World War II. Coined by the U.S. Marine Corps, a “Code Talker” is the term given to American Indians who used their tribal...

The History of the Jack-O-Lantern | History In A Nutshell Shorts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Where did the Halloween tradition of carving faces into pumpkins and lighting them up come from? This custom stems from the old European legend of "Stingy Jack" or "Jack of the Lantern". In the tale...

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