Standard 5-3

THE BLUES...learn about it, write it, PLAY IT & SING IT!

Lesson

Learn the history leading to the creation of the century-old song form called "the blues." This was a song form created and utilized by black Americans during the late 1800's. HOW DID THIS SONG FORM...

“Inspiring Inventions!” (Design)

Lesson

This lesson falls into the second nine weeks of school, after the study of Westward Expansion. This design project will lead to a new unit that focuses on the Industrial Revolution. Collaborating in...

Spanish-American War and Panama Canal

Lesson

Students will be able to understand the reason for the United States gaining control of new territories. Students will know the background information concerning the Panama Canal and the United States...

WWI Photo Gallery | History in a Nutshell

Photo

This photo gallery contains the following visuals: Map of Europe, 1914. Triple Entente Countries In Blue; Triple Alliance/Central Powers Countries In Red The Zimmerman Telegram The Evening World...

World War I | History In A Nutshell

Video

A brief video on World War I: how the war started, the U.S.' involvement, fighting the war, and the aftermath, with the Treaty of Versailles. *Important Note: Italy was originally a member of the...

Inventions Family Tree

Lesson

Students choose a "patriarch" invention, research its "offspring", and create a family tree showing how it changed and improved lives.

Ruth and the Green Book

Lesson

This lesson introduces students to the difficulties faced by African Americans during the middle twentieth century. Using the book Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, students learn...

Eddie Norton, A Sweeper In the Saxon Mill | History of SC Slide Collection

Photo

Eddie Norton, a sweeper in the Saxon Mill, Spartanburg, was photographed by the child labor reformer Lewis Hine on May 17, 1912, for the U.S. Child Labor Commission. Courtesy of the National Archives...

Child Labor in the Carolinas

Lesson

Employers need employees or workers. During the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States, many new jobs were created. Many of the workers who filled these new jobs were children. The problem...

The Strawberry School and African-American Education in the Early and Mid-twentieth Century

Lesson

The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about African-American education during the early and mid-twentieth century as reflected in the Strawberry School on Hobcaw Barony. Students will also...