Lesson Overview
This lesson will explore the Civil War battle of Secessionville and its connection to the unique ecosystem of the Carolina coast's salt marshes. Students will analyze the importance of these marshes, then participate in a food web activity and artwork project to understand the delicate balance of life within them.
Essential Question
How do seemingly unrelated events, like a Civil War battle, highlight the importance of a specific ecosystem?
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
5, 6, 7, 8
Materials
- Who Am I? Food Web Activity Materials
- Multiple sets of the student index cards (varies depending on class size)
- Teacher index card set
- Cutout arrows
- Scratch Paper
- Colored pencils, markers, crayons, etc.
- Scissors
- Optional: Wildlife magazines to cut pictures out of
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- 5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 8.3.CO Compare the debates between South Carolina and the federal government regarding slavery, federalism, and the Constitution.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the debates, heightened by Westward Expansion, over federal and state power concerning slavery, and the government's role in protecting and securing natural rights.
- 8.3.CE Examine consequences of the major Civil War military strategies.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the Civil War focusing on the impacts of military strategies and major turning points on South Carolina and the U.S.
- 8.3.CC Analyze debates and efforts to recognize the natural rights of marginalized groups during the period of expansion and sectionalism.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the continuities and changes of the experiences of marginalized groups such as African Americans, Native Americans and women, as the U.S. expanded westward and grappled with the development of new states.
- 8.3.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the effects of the Civil War within South Carolina and the United States.
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Lesson Partners: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources