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...
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Standard 8.1.E
8.1.E - Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to examine multiple perspectives and influences of the economic, political, and social effects of South Carolina’s settlement and colonization on the development of various forms of government across the colonies.
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
3
The availability of "real" money, in the form of coins made of gold and silver, was a constant problem in all of the English colonies. Their need to purchase manufactured goods from Europe meant that...
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
- 4
- 8
Read maps, use charts, and go to various sites to discover facts about the Gullah culture.
Lesson
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...
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
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...
Lesson
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...
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 *...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 6
- 8
Episode
3
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...
Video
Grades
- 8
In this section, 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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
- 12
The lesson begins with a young man making an "economic decision" concerning the purchase of a pair of running shoes. The host defines economics beginning with, "Economics is that branch of the social...
Interactive
Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
INSTRUCTIONS: Click on an English word to see and hear the Gullah word. About Gullah Language Gullah is also a language. It was developed among Africans as a way to communicate with people from other...
Video
Grades
- 8
Learn the history of Georgetown, South Carolina as well as the booming rice culture supported by slavery.
Video
Grades
- 8
Thomas Lynch Sr. (1727-1776) was a rice planter on the Santee River. One of his houses, Hopsewee, was built in 1749. Lynch attended St. James Santee Church and was a member of the Winyah Indigo...
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Kings Mountain was the site of an important battle of the Revolutionary War. The British were defeated and started a retreat to Yorktown, where they eventually lost the war, giving the 13 colonies...
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 8
Episode
104
Circle of Inheritance dives in to the exploration and settlement of the Americas.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
7
Circle of Inheritance takes a look at the proprietors of the early colonies.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
13
Circle of Inheritance continues its exploration of plantation life.
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 8
Episode
9
Circle of Inheritance looks at the burgeoning trade industry in early South Carolina.
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
Episode
5
Circle of Inheritance explores the settlement of St. Augustine.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
4
Circle of Inheritance looks at early settlement in the Americas.
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 8
Episode
101
Circle of Inheritance explores the native people of America and South Carolina.
Video
Grades
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Episode
8
Circle of Inheritance looks at French influence in Charleston, S.C.