Social Studies Resources

CCMS Wetlands 2000 - http://www.ncsu.edu/chass/extension/ci/episode9.html http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/ciwetlands/ In the fall of 2000 Centennial Campus Middle School (CCMS) eighth grade students and educators collaborated with the Partners for Environmental Justice and North Carolina State University professors and preservice teachers in a service learning project involving their local watershed, Walnut Creek, and its urban wetland. They invite you to share their experiences and reflections. "Dialects and the Ocracoke Brogue: The Molding of a Dialect" - http://www.talkingnc.com/newpages/ocraspks.htm The purpose of this 8th grade curriculum is to familiarize the student with the concept of "dialect" and its importance in language and society. In particular, it focuses on the Ocracoke dialect as it compares with other American dialects. Also, see videos and hear the Ocracoke dialect: http://www.talkingnc.com/newpages/ocrabrogue.htm GIS in ED - http://www.ncsu.edu/gisined/ A guide for integrating GIS into your curriculum! High schools and middle schools are beginning to integrate Science, Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts through GIS. Take a look at existing school projects, resources, and research both with GIS and on GIS in education. Humanities Extension - http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chass/extension/index.html Faculty members in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences reach out to communities across the state: Public School Outreach sends College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members into the public school classrooms of North Carolina to make presentations on topics requested by teachers. Living in Our World - North Carolina State University Humanities Extension/Publications has produced a series of social studies textbooks for grades 4 through 7. All textbooks follow North Carolina's Standard Course of Study for Social Studies. Educational Videos -The Humanities Extension/Publications Program of NC State University has produced a number of educational videos relevant to North Carolina's history and the NC Social Studies curriculum. Virtual Field trip to Russia - NC State Professor Candy Beal, along with two students, Angelina Jennings and Shay Jernigan, share their adventures in Russia through a web site colorfully designed for middle school social studies students. Ligon History Project - http://ced.ncsu.edu/ligon/about/history/intro.htm An enthusiastic group of Ligon High School alumni began working in December of 1998 with Ligon Middle School students and teachers and North Carolina State University professors and students to write a history of Ligon High School and Southeast Raleigh. The project is funded by grants from Wake Education Partnership and North Carolina State University. MidTech - http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/middletech/ MidTech is dedicated to the infusion of technology into middle school language arts and social studies education. Curriculum integration ideas for teachers include tutorials, technology competencies, and references for students   NC's 6th Grade Goes to Russia - http://www.ncsu.edu/chass/extension/russia-nc6/ North Carolina's 6th Grade Goes to Russia is a program sponsored by North Carolina State University and Project Harmony, which offers students and teachers an opportunity to experience life in Russia either first hand, or virtually through this web site. This site encourages teachers to use curriculum integration as their approach in teaching students the unit on Russia. Southern Coastal Heritage Workshop - http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chass/extension/coastal.html http://www.ncsu.edu/chass/extension/sch/ Life at the Edge of the Sea gives educators a hands-on (and shoes-off) opportunity to learn about North Carolina's coastal habitats and some of the human communities that have lived on them. This three-day workshop assembles some of the state's most noted educators from diverse fields--geology, archaeology and anthropology, marine science and folklore--to examine the ways men and women have adapted to, interacted with, and learned from the life forms and natural forces unique to their coastal environments.

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February 12, 2008