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Standard 3-1

3-1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of places and regions in South Carolina and the role of human systems in the state.

Grade(s): 3

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Title:
Shores & Sea Creatures | Project Discovery Revisited
Shores & Sea Creatures | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

The southeastern coast of the United States is dotted with many barrier islands -- long narrow strips of land that protect the salt marsh behind them and the land itself. In South Carolina, one of...
Writer Tom Poland Gets His Kicks on Highway 76
Writer Tom Poland Gets His Kicks on Highway 76

Lesson

Grades: 3

In a way, the journey was done for many fine two-lane highways June 29, 1956. That’s when President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, the Interstate Act. Eisenhower, a general to...

S.C. Geography | Conversations on S.C. History 1
S.C. Geography | Conversations on S.C. History
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in S.C. History. SC Geography is discussed in four lessons: Description of the Land of South Carolina 16th Century Travel...
Transportation in SC | Palmetto Special
Transportation in SC | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

The lesson deals primarily with the development of roads, railroads, and canals in South Carolina. The program is in a basic documentary form and was done entirely on location. Comparisons are made to...
The Three Rivers | RiverVenture
The Three Rivers | RiverVenture

Interactive

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

After floating through the hilly Piedmont, you arrive at the Sandhills of South Carolina. Between 55 and 100 million years ago the sea level was higher and the coast was farther inland. Marine fossils...
Earth Day, Part 5 | Project Discovery 5
Earth Day, Part 5 | Project Discovery
Episode 5

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Rudy Mancke and a park ranger answer questions about the Congaree National Park from students during the original broadcast of the Project Discovery Earth Day special. (Part 5)