Lesson 2 - A Bird's-Eye View of South Carolina | Sandlapper's Corner - Episode 2

SC's official Wind Direction checker, Baron Von Hotair, flies over SC from the mountains to the sea in his balloon and discusses the land he sees below and the different regions of the state. He points out Sassafras Mountain, Caesar's Head, Table Rock and clear mountain streams. He flies over the rolling hills of the Up Country with its red clay soil and its rivers which are rocky and shallow at the Fall Line and describes the marsh lands and sea islands.

Standards

• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the characteristics of urban, rural, and suburban areas within South Carolina.
  • 1.G.2 Identify and describe the geographic location of South Carolina in relation to the rest of the United States through the use of various maps and geographic tools.
• Global citizenship begins with the initial understanding of Earth’s major features and how geographic information is used to learn about those features.
  • This indicator prompts students to inquire about spatial hierarchies (i.e., scale) to understand connections between Earth’s systems. Political features include cities, states, and countries. Physical features include forests, mountains, oceans,...