Between the Waters Learning Activity

Preview Document Download Document

Information
Resources

Between the Waters is SCETV’s immersive transmedia website showcasing the culture and history of Hobcaw Barony, a 16,000 acre historic site on the coast of South Carolina.

Resources

You need to be logged in to listen to view this content. Create an account now; it's quick, easy, and free!

More in this Series

Between the Waters

The King’s Highway - Places as Cultural Artifacts

Lesson

Grades

The King’s Highway - Places as Cultural Artifacts

Places are cultural artifacts that reflect a particular times or culture. They are central to our understanding of individual cultures and their histories. In this lesson students will examine how...

Video

Grades

About Between the Waters

Between the Waters is a production of South Carolina ETV and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Humanities South Carolina. The first project about Hobcaw Barony produced by...

Document

Grades

Between the Waters - Lesson Plans

Between the Waters offers students and teachers an immersive, interactive approach to studying history. These standards-based lesson plans, written in conjunction with South Carolina ETV’s Education...

Between the Waters – Analyzing Historical Photographs Activity

Lesson

Grades

Between the Waters – Analyzing Historical Photographs Activity

Students will examine and analyze the historical photographs found on the sites, Between the Waters, Georgetown County Digital Library, and the Belle W. Baruch Collection .

Video

Grades

Between The Waters, Part 1

1000 BC – 900 AD is known as the “Woodland Period” of Hobcaw Barony’s history. The area of Hobcaw was inhabited by the Waccamaw Native American tribe. The name Hobcaw means “Between the Waters” in the...

Video

Grades

Between The Waters, Part 2

In the 16th century, Spanish and English settlers came to colonize Hobcaw Barony. This was a dark time for the Waccamaw people, for Spaniards colonized Waccamaw land without regard for the natives...

Video

Grades

Between The Waters, Part 3

In the 18th and 19th centuries, rice was the most produced crop in the United States, and provided the most wealth. Historian Daniel Littlefield, and botanist Richard Porcher, discuss rice’s African...

Between the Waters Learning Activity Between The Waters, Part 4

Video

Grades

Between The Waters, Part 4

The area of Georgetown went from one of the wealthiest districts prior to the Civil War, to one of the poorest. Lee Brockington, senior interpreter at Hobcaw Barony, discusses the impact of the ending...

Video

Grades

Between The Waters, Part 5

Many families of former slaves still lived in old slave housing, but the prospects of jobs, better housing, and food, were very appealing for Hobcaw’s African American communities. During the 1930s...

Video

Grades

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Higher Education

Between The Waters, Part 6

Robert McClary, who used to work for Bernard Baruch, moved to Hobcaw Barony in 1937. The McClary family visits Hobcaw Barony in March 2015, and explore some of the locations significant to Robert...

Early 20th Century Northern Landowners in the South | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

Early 20th Century Northern Landowners in the South | Between the Waters

In the early years of the twentieth century, a number of prominent, wealthy Northerners purchased land on the Waccamaw Neck. Bernard Baruch, who bought Hobcaw Barony in 1905 as a winter vacation home...

Friendfield Village at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

Friendfield Village at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters

Joshua Shubrick was a former resident of Friendfield Village. He split his time between Georgetown, where he cared for his mother, and Hobcaw, where he went to Strawberry School. Shubrick stayed with...

Minnie Kennedy and the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson

Grades

Minnie Kennedy and the Civil Rights Movement

This lesson can be a component of a year-long project based lesson on civil rights or one part of a single, shorter PBL focusing only the civil rights era after World War II. This particular extension...

Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters

Culinary adaptations transformed traditional African dishes into a unique, new creolized cuisine, influenced by European and Native American traditions, and characteristic of Gullah culture. Foodways...

Rice Fields at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

Rice Fields at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters

In 1956 Bernard Baruch signed over all of Hobcaw Barony to his daughter, Belle. Belle died in 1964, leaving Hobcaw "for the purpose of teaching and/or research in forestry, marine biology, and the...

The Early History of Hobcaw | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

The Early History of Hobcaw | Between the Waters

Hobcaw Barony, known to Native Americans as “Between the Waters,” has a rich past. Although Hobcaw is best known for the Baruch family and their many wealthy and well-known visitors, the 20th century...

The Strawberry School and African-American Education in the Early and Mid-twentieth Century

Lesson

Grades

The Strawberry School and African-American Education in the Early and Mid-twentieth Century

The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about African-American education during the early and mid-twentieth century as reflected in the Strawberry School on Hobcaw Barony. Students will also...

The Strawberry Schoolhouse at Hobcaw | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

The Strawberry Schoolhouse at Hobcaw | Between the Waters

Strawberry Schoolhouse was a private school for African–American children who lived at Hobcaw Barony, built for them by Bernard Baruch in 1915. This was a one room schoolhouse with one teacher for...

The Waccamaw Indian People | Between the Waters

Video

Grades

The Waccamaw Indian People | Between the Waters

The Native American presence at Hobcaw Barony is apparent in the property’s very name, said to be a Native American word meaning “between the waters.” Physical evidence is readily seen in the shell...

ETV Education

The Ladybug Life Cycle 10 Graphic Design Tips for Teachers

Video

Grades

Professional Development

10 Graphic Design Tips for Teachers

Find ten graphic design tips for creating content for the classroom.

Document

Grades

A True Likeness Learning Activity

Choose one of the photographs featured in the documentary, A True Likeness. Analyze the photograph using the prompts from the learning activity.

Document

Grades

Ask an Author Learning Activity

Knowitall has produced Q&A video profiles with national authors and illustrators who visit South Carolina. These interview opportunities are provided by partners like the South Carolina State Library...

Beyond the Barbados: The Carolina Connection Learning Activity

Document

Grades

4
6
8
9
10
Higher Education

Beyond the Barbados: The Carolina Connection Learning Activity

Sometimes the history of a place begins elsewhere and the colony of South Carolina actually began somewhere else, almost two thousand miles across the sea. The settlement of Charles Towne that would...

Born To Rebel, Driven To Excel Learning Activity

Document

Grades

Born To Rebel, Driven To Excel Learning Activity

Dr. Benjamin Mays, educator, minister, and scholar, is seen as one of the most significant figures in American history. His influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would cause America to change its...

Document

Grades

Charlie's Place Learning Activity

In the African American Carver Street neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, music at Charlie’s Place brought people together during Segregation. The owner, Charlie Fitzgerald, welcomed White...

Dizzy Gillespie:From the Be to the Bop Learning Activity

Document

Grades

Dizzy Gillespie:From the Be to the Bop Learning Activity

Much of America's blues and jazz influences are deeply rooted in the rhythms and melodies of the rural South. One artist who has greatly contributed to these genres' continued popularity is South...

The Ladybug Life Cycle History of Valentine's Day

Video

Grades

History of Valentine's Day

Learn the history of Valentine's Day which is observed on February 14 each year.

Interactive

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Label the Ladybug

In this module you will label the parts of a ladybug by dragging and dropping the name of each part to the correct boxes. To learn more about each part, you can hover your mouse over the green...

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Ladybug Addition Worksheet

This fun ladybug worksheet allows students to practice their adding skills in different ways.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Array Multiplication Worksheet

In this ladybug worksheet, students use multiplication arrays to write out the equation and find the answer.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1

Ladybug Count the Eggs Activity

In this activity, students will color the number of eggs you see on each ladybug’s back.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten

Ladybug Counting Eggs Worksheet

In this worksheet, students will count the number of eggs a ladybug has laid on each leaf.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Division Worksheet

Students use this ladybug worksheet to practice their division skills.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Egg Multiplication Worksheet

Students use this two-step ladybug worksheet to multiply and draw the number of eggs for each leaf.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Fraction Worksheet

Your students can practice their fraction skills to determine the number of colorful spots on the ladybugs.

Ladybug Multiplication and Division Review Worksheet

Document

Grades

Ladybug Multiplication and Division Review Worksheet

Students can use this ladybug worksheet to review their multiplication and division skills.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Multiplication Review Worksheet

This ladybug multiplication worksheet is great for a review or assessment.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Multiplication Worksheet

Students use this ladybug worksheet to practice their multiplication skills.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Multiply and Color Worksheet

Students use their multiplication and coloring skills with this ladybug worksheet.

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Ladybug Repeated Addition

In this handout, students use repeated addition to find out how many eggs each ladybug laid.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Word Problems Worksheet

This ladybug worksheet allows students to use word problems to practice addition and subtraction.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1

Ladybug Worksheet Most and Least

With this ladybug activity, students get to count and determine which ladybug had the most and least eggs.

Document

Grades

Ladybug Worksheet Odd and Even

This ladybug worksheet allows students to use addition and then determine if their answer is an even or odd number.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3

Spanish Alphabet Flashcards

Study your Spanish ABCs with these illustrated flashcards from SCETV Education.

Interactive

Grades

Spanish Verb Conjugation

Conjugate STEAM verbs in Spanish with this interactive exercise. Learners will use drag and drop to move words and practice their skills.

The Education of Harvey Gantt Learning Activity

Document

Grades

The Education of Harvey Gantt Learning Activity

In 1960, a talented African-American student from Charleston, Harvey Gantt, graduated from high school and decided to become an architect. Clemson College was the only school in South Carolina that...

Interactive

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

The Ladybug Life Cycle

In this module you will organize the 4 stages of a ladybug’s life cycle into the correct order in which they occur by dragging and dropping an image to a numbered space. To learn more about each part...

Document

Grades

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Higher Education
Professional Development

Video Compression Guide

Do you have a video that you need to make smaller? This quick and easy guide can help.