
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...
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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...
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...
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...
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...
Video
Grades: 4 5 6 8 11 Higher Education
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...
Video
Grades: 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Video
Grades: 4 8
Interactive
Grades: 4 8
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...
Video
Grades: 4 8
Photo
Grades: 4 8
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...
Video
Grades: 4 8
Video
Grades: 4 8
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...
Photo
Grades: 4 8
Photo
Grades: 4 8
Video
Grades: 4 6 8
Video
Grades: 4 6 8
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...
Video
Grades: 1 2 4 5 8
Video
Grades: 4 5 8 11