Lesson
Grades
- 8
Students will examine multiple perspectives of different groups of people on the notion of freedom during the American Revolution. The class forms into 5 groups: Patriots, Loyalists/British, Enslaved...
College of Charleston
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance
The School of Education, Health, and Human Performance is an integral part of the College of Charleston. Roots of the School of Education date back to the early 20th century and the history of physical education dates back to the nineteenth century. Our students, faculty, and staff members appreciate our rich history and traditions while responding to the challenges of the present and future.
Lesson
Grades
- 10
In groups of three or four, students will research, potentially by field trip but invariably online, a miniature portrait found in the colonial American section of the Gibbes Museum of Art. Students...
Lesson
Grades
- 8
In this lesson students will be learning about the “struggle for power” between the Spanish, French, English, and Native Americans for South Carolina. The teacher will emphasize that each group had...
Lesson
Grades
- 4
- 8
Through this lesson students will be able to recall information on the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans and Europeans through a series of summative assessments...
Lesson
Grades
- 1
- 3
Early American naturalists were both artists and scientists; they studied the movement of animals in their natural habitats to better understand their behavior and to document the diversity of life...
Lesson
Grades
- 6
- 8
The student will explore and compare how individual elements influence the whole to create a new environment, specifically making the connections between bird migration and the development of the rice...
Lesson
Grades
- 5
Students will demonstrate observation skills by using the elements of art, while drawing an item from nature from three distances.
Lesson
Grades
- 3
Students will identify and discuss Mark Catesby as an artist and recreate some of his artwork while analyzing the characteristics of the environment from his artwork.
Lesson
Grades
- 6
A series of historical illustrations by naturalist, Mark Catesby, will be used as a foundation for students to assess how adaptations contribute to a species ability to survive in a particular...