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Cowpens National Battlefield (Unit One)

Title: Cowpens National Battlefield (Unit One)

Organization Affiliations:

The National Park Service

Cowpens National Battlefield (S.C.)

URLs:

http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/curriculummaterials.htm (Cowpens National Battlefield Curriculum Guide)

http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/unit-1-the-national-park-service.htm#CP_JUMP_149574 (Main page)

http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/unit-1-the-national-park-service.htm#CP_JUMP_149568 (Jump link: Introduction)

http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/unit-1-the-national-park-service.htm#CP_JUMP_149569 (Jump link: “Create Your Own National Park”)

http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/unit-1-the-national-park-service.htm#CP_JUMP_149574 (Jump link: “Cooperating Associations”)

Keywords:

Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, national parks, state parks, Cowpens National Battlefield, park management, recreation, tourism, budget, cooperating associations

StudySC Subjects:

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Human & Environment Interaction

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Land Use

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Physical Features

Elementary-Government-Federal Government

Elementary-Government-State Government

Elementary-History before 1865-Revolution & New Nation

Elementary-History after 1865-Modern Era

Middle-Environment and Geography-Human & Environment Interaction

Middle-Environment and Geography-Land Use

Middle-Environment and Geography-Physical Features

Middle-Government-Federal Government

Middle-Government-State Government

Middle-History before 1865-Revolution & New Nation

Middle-History after 1865-Modern Era

Suggested Grade Range: K-5, 6-8

Abstract: This is Unit 1 of an eight-unit curriculum guide that the National Park Service has developed for teachers and students in 3^rd through 8^th grades, as part of the Parks as Classrooms Program initiated in 1993. This unit is designed to accompany visits to and study of the Cowpens National Battlefield in South Carolina. In this unit, students will describe characteristics of a national park, discuss some of the problems and critical issues facing national parks, and analyze acquired information to write a persuasive proposal for setting aside an area as a national park.  Students will explain the concept of national parks and their roles as defined by Congress. Students will differentiate between national parks and state parks. Students will create an imaginary park and design management and interpretive goals. Students will explain the relationship between cooperating associations and national parks and solve math problems related to cooperating association job descriptions. Students will construct a budget and explain priorities in spending. Finally, students will analyze problems and perform basic addition and subtraction as well as figure percentages.

 

A Guide for the Teaching of South Carolina History and its Relationship with United States History

Title: A Guide for the Teaching of South Carolina History and its Relationship with United States History (3^rd Edition, 2003).

Lesson Plan Authors:

Edgar, Walter B., Lesesne, Henry H.

Institute for Southern Studies (University of South Carolina).

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina. Department of Education. Office of eLearning.

URLs:

http://www.itv.scetv.org/schistory/toc.htm (Guide main page)

http://www.itv.scetv.org/schistory/toc.htm (Complete guide–PDF)

*Note: Here, users will find links to the introduction and table of contents files as well as files for the 23 chapters of the guide and a reading list. These files are in .PDF format.

Keywords:

United States history, South Carolina history, teaching guides, historic facts, indigenous peoples, exploration, colonization, slavery, colonial South Carolina, American Revolution, agriculture, commerce, Antebellum time period, Civil War, reconstruction, World War I, World War II, social issues, Civil Rights, politics, education

StudySC Subjects:

High-History before 1865-First South Carolinians

High-History before 1865-Exploration & Colonization

High-History before 1865-Revolution & New Nation

High-History before 1865-Expansion & Reform

High-History before 1865-Slavery

High-History before 1865-Civil War

High-History after 1865-Reconstruction

High-History after 1865-Industrialization

High-History after 1865-WWI and the Jazz Age

High-History after 1865-Great Depression & WWII

High-History after 1865-Civil Rights

High-History after 1865-Modern Era

Suggested Grade Range: 9-12

Abstract: This is an online guidebook created for South Carolina history teachers, published in 2003 by Walter B. Edgar, Henry H. Lesense, the Institute for Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina, and the South Carolina Department of Education. Comprising of an introduction, 23 topical chapters, and a recommended reading bibliography, readers will find resources throughout the guide for teaching high school students about the history of South Carolina and of the United States. Teachers may use the guide to gain background information. The authors, Edgar and Lesesne, have created the guidebook to accompany two texts: South Carolina: a History by Walter B. Edgar and the 2003 state textbook, South Carolina: the History of an American State. The document uses these two texts as its central influence, as well as its topical and organizational guide. The introduction describes the organization of the guide and its contents; it also discusses rationale for the scope and treatment of history included. The guide covers a full range of South Carolina and United States history up through the modern period, but preferences a more extensive focus on history before 1877 and is arranged topically and chronologically. Chapter titles and topics come from South Carolina: a History. Each chapter is organized by primary topics and sub-topics within major time periods of South Carolina and United States history, and contains introductory material and key facts, such as important events and brief statistical information. Each chapter concludes with a summary and a suggested reading list. The guide concludes with a fuller bibliographic list of suggested readings.

Pre-Visit Activities: Helping Habitats

Title: Pre-Visit Activities: Helping Habitats

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina Aquarium

URLs:

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_main.htm (Main page)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_obj.htm (Objectives)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_standards.htm (Standards supported)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_back.htm (Background)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_proc.htm (Procedures)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_asses.htm (Assessment)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/help/help_resources.htm (Resources)

Keywords:

Earth Science, Life Science, habitats, plants, animals, environment, community, citizenship, educational campaigns, litter, recycling, conservation, compost

StudySC Subjects:

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Animals & Plants

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Human & Environment Interaction

Suggested Grade Range: K-5

Time: Ongoing Project

Abstract: This activity comes from the South Carolina Aquarium’s Online Curriculum, and is designed for K-2 students to explore before a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium. In this activity, students will investigate how people have changed the environment around their school and design an action project to improve some aspect of the habitats in their schoolyard or local community. From this activity, students will be able to identify a way people have changed habitats in the local area and identify a way people can help a habitat in the local area. Students will also be able to plan and conduct a project to help habitats in the local area.

Pre-Visit Activities: Introduction to the South Carolina Aquarium

Title of Lesson Plan: Pre-Visit Activities: Introduction to the South Carolina Aquarium

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina Aquarium

URLs:

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/intro/intro_main.htm (Main page)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/intro/intro_obj.htm (Objectives)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/intro/intro_standards.htm (Standards supported)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/intro/intro_back.htm (Background)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/intro/intro_proced.htm (Procedures)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/intro/intro_assess.htm (Assessment)

Keywords:

Earth Science, Life Science, aquariums, exhibits, maps, KWL charts, habitats, plants, animals, SC regions, Blue Ridge, Coastal Plain, Coastal Zone, Sandhills, Piedmont

StudySC Subjects:

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Animals & Plants

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Maps

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Physical Features

Elementary-Environment and Geography-SC Regions

Suggested Grade Range: K-5

Time: 2 hours

Abstract: This lesson comes from the South Carolina Aquarium’s Online Curriculum, and is designed for K-2 students to explore before a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium. In this lesson, students will be introduced to the facility through an orientation videotape. From this lesson, students will be able to explain that the South Carolina Aquarium teaches visitors about South Carolina habitats, name several habitats they will see at the Aquarium and the animals and plants that live there, and describe what they will be doing at the Aquarium.

Pre-Visit Activities: South Carolina Habitats

Title: Pre-Visit Activities: South Carolina Habitats

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina Aquarium

URLs:

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_main.htm (Main page)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_objectives.htm (Objectives)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_standards.htm (Standards supported)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_back.htm (Background)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_procedure.htm (Procedures)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_assessment.htm (Assessment)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/sc/sc_resources.htm (Resources)

Keywords:

Earth Science, Life Science, maps, topography, videos, writing, SC Regions, Coastal Zone, Coastal Plains, Sandhills, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, ocean, mountain streams, Piedmont rivers, blackwater swamps, saltmarshes, river otters, alligators, great egrets, bald cypress trees, dioramas, role playing

StudySC Subjects:

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Animals & Plants

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Maps

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Physical Features

Elementary-Environment and Geography-SC Regions

Suggested Grade Range: K-5

Time: 1 week

Abstract: This unit plan comes from the South Carolina Aquarium’s Online Curriculum, and is designed for K-2 students to explore before a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium. In this unit, students will use maps and video to learn that each region in South Carolina has different habitats. The students will create dioramas to represent some of these habitats and then participate in role-playing games to learn why some species are found only in certain environments in South Carolina. From this unit, students will be able to explain that South Carolina contains many different environments and demonstrate that each of these environments has different features. Students will also be able to correctly place animals in the environment(s) which could serve as their habitat given the needs of common plants and animals.

Pre-Visit Activities: Plant Habitats

Title: Pre-Visit Activities: Plant Habitats

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina Aquarium

URLs:

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_main.htm (Main page)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_objectives.htm (Objectives)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_standards.htm (Standards supported)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_back.htm (Background)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_procedures.htm (Procedures)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_assess.htm (Assessment)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/plants/plant_resources.htm (Resources)

Keywords:

Life science, habitats, plants, photosynthesis, rice, scientific inquiry, observation, journaling

StudySC Subjects:

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Animals & Plants

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Human & Environment Interaction

Suggested Grade Range: K-5

Time: 2 weeks

Abstract: This unit plan comes from the South Carolina Aquarium’s Online Curriculum, and is designed for K-2 students to explore before a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium. In this unit, students will plant rice seeds and observe them over a period of two weeks to see how different factors (lack of light, lack of air, lack of nutrients (soil), lack of water and lack of space) affect their growth and development. Students will come to understand that plants need all of these things in their habitat to survive. Students will learn to observe what happens to plant growth when they do not receive air, water, sunlight, soil or space. From this unit, students will also be able to keep a journal of drawings and/or text showing scientific observation and demonstrate that plants need water, air, sunlight, soil and space in their habitats to survive.

Pre-Visit Activities: Animal Habitats

Title of Lesson Plan: Pre-Visit Activities: Animal Habitats

Organization Affiliation: South Carolina Aquarium

URLs:

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_main.htm (Main page)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_objectives.htm (Objectives)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_standards.htm (Standards supported)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_back.htm (Background)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_procedure.htm (Procedures)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_assessment.htm (Assessment)

http://www.scaquarium.org/curriculum/iexplore/k_two/units/animal/animal_resources.htm (Resources)

Keywords:

Life Science, habitats, salamanders, The Salamander Room, river otters, American alligators, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, art, word webs, reading, predictions

StudySC Subjects:

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Animals & Plants

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Human & Environment Interaction

Elementary-Environment and Geography-Physical Features

Suggested Grade Range: K-5

Time: 1-2 class periods

Abstract: This lesson comes from the South Carolina Aquarium’s Online Curriculum, and is designed for K-2 students to explore before a visit to the South Carolina Aquarium. In this lesson, the teacher will read the book The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer and discuss it with the students. The teacher will discuss with students some of the interesting characteristics of the spotted salamander and have them think about what they would need to do to ensure a salamander would survive if they were to keep one as a pet. The students will then discuss what they would need to do to keep a river otter, an American alligator or a bottle-nosed dolphin as a pet in the classroom. The students will create a mural on the wall to show how they would meet the habitat needs of the animal they have chosen. Students will learn to    explain that animals need air, food, water, shelter and space to survive. Students will also be able to create a representation of a habitat that meets the basic habitat needs of an American alligator, a bottlenose dolphin or a river otter.