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Standard 8.1.CC

8.1.CC

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Archaeo-Tech: Atlatl Physics
Archaeo-Tech: Atlatl Physics

Lesson

Grades: 4, 6, 8

Students learn about the atlatl, a prehistoric throwing tool that uses leverage, then build and test replicas to measure the increase in throwing distance compared to throwing by hand. They discuss...

Archaeo-Tech: The Barrier Island
Archaeo-Tech: The Barrier Island

Lesson

Grades: 3, 5, 6, 8

Students build model beaches and use waves to simulate coastal erosion, observing how it disturbs and destroys archaeological sites. They then explore engineering solutions to reduce erosion and...

Archaeo-Tech: Geophysics
Archaeo-Tech: Geophysics

Lesson

Grades: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Students design a mock archaeological site and simulate a survey using punch holes to represent shovel test pits. They then discuss the limitations of this method and explore how geophysics offers a...

Archaeo-Tech: LIDAR
Archaeo-Tech: LIDAR

Lesson

Grades: 8

Students build a miniature landscape in a sandbox and use tools to measure elevations at various points. By converting these measurements and coloring a graph, they create a 2D elevation model similar...

 Catawba Nation | Carolina Snaps
Catawba Nation | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 4 5 6 8 11 Higher Education

Explore the enduring legacy of the Catawba Nation, an ancient culture rooted in pottery, history, and resilience in South Carolina.
Native American Tribes in SC
Native American Tribes in SC

Lesson

Grades: 8

Students will access a hyperdoc that will guide them through different activities to help them understand the different cultures and traditions of certain tribes. Then, they will create their own...

 About the Catawba Nation | Let's Go!
About the Catawba Nation | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Catawba Indian Nation is the only federally recognized reservation in the state of South Carolina. The Catawba people have lived in the Piedmont region for over six thousand years, and today...
 The Catawba  Cultural Center | Let's Go!
The Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 4 8

At the Catawba Cultural Center visitors can learn about many important aspects of the traditions of the Catawba people. The museum includes various displays on the tribe's important chiefs, the unique...
3D VR - Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!
3D VR - Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!

Interactive

Grades: 4 8

The mission of the Catawba Cultural Center is to preserve, protect, promote and maintain the rich cultural heritage of the Catawba Indian Nation through efforts in archives, archeology, tribal...
Circle of Inheritance: Native Land, Native People
Circle of Inheritance: Native Land, Native People

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...

 The Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Special
The Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 4 8

The "Palmetto Special" leaves Columbia and travels to Spartanburg County. At the beginning of the program the Fall Line is defined, along with an introduction to the backcountry, the frontier of South...
The King’s Highway - Places as Cultural Artifacts
The King’s Highway - Places as Cultural Artifacts

Lesson

Grades: 3, 8

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...

 Charlesfort | Palmetto Heritage
Charlesfort | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 4 8

In this story, in the year 1562, Jacques and Rouffi have sailed to the new world on an expedition to establish a colony for French Protestants (Huguenots). The Huguenot colony was settled on what is...
 Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage
Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 4 8

The Legend of Isaqueena blends fact with fantasy. An Indian trade based out of Ninety Six in the early 1750's grew to become the largest business operating outside of Charleston. Alan assisted with...
Skyping Through Colonial Settlements
Skyping Through Colonial Settlements

Lesson

Grades: 8

The influences of European nations that settled North America as well as the geographic landscape of each region were two of the most impactful factors that led to how the original thirteen colonies...

Native American Culture | Periscope
Native American Culture | Periscope
Episode 3

Photo

Grades: 4 8

The histories of Native Americans in South Carolina also have much in common. Beginning in the early 1500s, European colonization meant disease, enslavement and loss of land for most Indian people...
Native American Place Names in South Carolina (Map)
Native American Place Names in South Carolina (Map)

Photo

Grades: 4 8

Here are some of the meanings of these names: * Enoree -- River of Muscadines * Santee -- Safety, Protection * Cheraw -- Fire * Chatooga -- Rocky Waters * Tamassee -- Place of the Sunlight of God *...
 The Prehistory of S.C. | Conversations on S.C. History 2
The Prehistory of S.C. | Conversations on S.C. History
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 6 8

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The Prehistory of South Carolina is discussed in eight lessons: Native Americans in SC Animals in SC Language of...
 First European Settlers | Conversations on S.C. History 3
First European Settlers | Conversations on S.C. History
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 4 6 8

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The First European Settlers of South Carolina are discussed in five lessons: Spanish Exploration of SC French...
Virtual Native American Museum Exhibits
Virtual Native American Museum Exhibits

Lesson

Grades: 8

Native American tribes were the first people that lived in the area of South Carolina. These tribes were all a part of the group of Native Americans known as the Eastern Woodlands and were among the...

 Those Who Remain: Native Population 1
Those Who Remain: Native Population
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

In this segment, Herb McAmis, an adopted member of the Edisto-Kusso-Natchez people of Dorchester and Colleton Counties, explains that some are genetic Indians and some are Indians in their hearts. He...