Grade(s): 4, 5
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2011
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Humans have been making paints and inks from nature for millennia. Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to make lake pigments and turn them into paint. A lake is a pigment that has been extracted from a...
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In this activity, students are engaged with questions about the Charleston Tea Garden and then assigned research about tea products in South Carolina.
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In this engaging activity, students conduct research and have the opportunity to use their geography skills by creating a map!
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Video questions are a great way to keep students engaged. Use these video questions for students to stay focused on the main points made in this video.
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Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Discusses Getting into Politics Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter has served in the South Carolina State House of Representatives since 1992. She is the first African...
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Learn how the holiday of Cinco de Mayo began, and celebrate by creating Mexican folk art paintings or drawings, discussing your favorite Hispanic foods, learning about a famous Mexican artist, listen...
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This lesson provides students with views of the different areas in which an architect may work, depending on the focus of their interests and training. If a student is comfortable with math and...
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In this lesson, students will learn the history of this group of patriotic, but little-known African American soldiers that were organized in the mid-1800s, right after the Civil War. Two different...
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In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Cricket uses a doogaloo to open the treasure box. Doogaloos, also known as scrip, were coins created to be used as currency in some mill towns. Students will use...
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In this lesson, students will research, design, and write the narrative for a historical marker. First, they will observe historical markers across the United States. Then, they will focus on markers...