Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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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...
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Grades: 6, 7, 8
This lesson explores heritage tourism, how it can preserve historical sites like Fort Frederick, and challenges students to brainstorm creative ways to promote such locations for future generations...
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Grades: 4, 6, 8
Students will learn about Fort Frederick's history, built by the British with a unique tabby material, and then engage in a hands-on activity to explore the challenges and importance of this...
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Grades: 4, 6, 8
In this lesson, students will explore the rich history of Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve by examining a documentary film, creating a visual timeline of key events, and reflecting on the significance...
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Grades: 4, 5, 6, 8
Students will examine the principle of stratigraphy by building an edible archaeological site.
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Grades: 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Grades: 4 5 6 8 11
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Grades: 8
Ever wonder what it would have been like to live in the 1700s? How did the settlers hear about our great state of South Carolina? Today, you will begin a five day journey into the past where you will...
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Grades: 8
Mark Catesby explored the British colonies of North America beginning in 1712 during a visit to his sister in Virginia. Fascinated by the plants and animals that inhabited a landscape filled with both...
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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...
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Grades: 4 8
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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...
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Grades: 4, 8
Read maps, use charts, and go to various sites to discover facts about the Gullah culture.
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Grades: 4, 8
The goal for this project is to create an electronic storybook to teach younger students about Gullah. The storybook should be a multi-sensory, interactive experience for young readers so that they...
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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...
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Grades: 8
"The ancestry of East Coast barrier island wild horse breeds traces back to Spanish explorers, who were adept at the use of horses for travel, work and war. Questions remain as to whether the horses...
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Grades: 4 8
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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...
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Grades: 8
As a result of the explorations of the Spanish, French, and English, there was much competition to settle permanent colonies in the New World. There were many hardships (such as disease, climate...
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Grades: 8
The mid-1700s saw the rise of plantations across the South and the move from sustenance to cash crops saw a greater dependence on slave labor. The labor-intensive, back-breaking work of planting and...
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Grades: 4 6 8
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Grades: 4 6 8
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Grades: 4 8
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Grades: 4 8