Highway 81 | From the Sky

There are over 41,000 miles of road in South Carolina.  Like veins in a body’s circulatory system, they connect the busy cities and small towns to each other, each serving a vital role throughout our state.  It’s at these vessels of transportation where you can find some of the most heart-stirring sights.  So, strap in as we hit the road and explore scenic highway 81...From the Sky! 

Standards

• 1-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how government functions and how government affects families.
  • Government influences the lives of individuals and families as well as the community at large. To participate effectively in civic life through an understanding of governmental processes, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in ...
    • 1-2.3 Illustrate ways that government affects the lives of individuals and families, including taxation that provides services such as public education and health, roads, and security.
• Earth Science: Earth’s Natural Resources
  • 1.E.4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties and uses of Earth’s natural resources.
    • 1.E.4B Natural resources are things that people use that come from Earth (such as land, water, air, and trees). Natural resources can be conserved.
      • 1.E.4B.1 Obtain and communicate information to summarize how natural resources are used in different ways (such as soil and water to grow plants; rocks to make roads, walls, or buildings; or sand to make glass).
• 5-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the continued westward expansion of the United States.
  • People moved West seeking economic opportunities. To understand the challenges faced by migrants and immigrants as they moved West and the impact of this movement on the native peoples of the region, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills s...
    • 5-2.2 Summarize how technologies (such as railroads, the steel plow and barbed wire), federal policies (such as subsidies for the railroads and the Homestead Act), and access to natural resources affected the development of the West.
• 3-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the major developments in South Carolina in the late nineteenth and the twentieth century.
  • South Carolina experienced major economic, political, and social changes during the late nineteenth and the twentieth century. To understand the effects of these changes, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following ind...
    • 3-5.6 Describe the growth of tourism and its impact on the economy of South Carolina, including the development of historic sites, state parks, and resorts and the expanding transportation systems that allow for greater access to our state.
• 8-6 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of South Carolina in the nation in the early twentieth century.
  • South Carolina’s response to national crises during the first half of the twentieth century brought it back into full participation in the national experience. To understand the state’s changed status, the student will utilize the knowledg...
    • 8-6.2 Explain the causes and effects of changes in South Carolina and the nation as a whole in the 1920s, including Prohibition, the destruction caused by the boll weevil, the rise of mass media, improvements in daily life, increases in tourism and rec...

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