Unit 1 - South Carolina General Overview
These lessons cover a broad range of information about South Carolina. Featured items are George Washington's tour through South Carolina.
Unit 1 Outline Matrix for Statewide Overview
English/Language Arts - materials list
| Day 1 | Writing Style in Washington's Journal Standards R2.5 & R3.3 |
| Day 2 | Writing Journal Entry to Parallel Washington's Trip Standards W1.6 & W3.2 |
| Day 3 | What Makes a Story Interesting? Standard R2.1 |
| Day 4 | Compound Words and Earthquakes Standards R3.1 & R3.2 |
| Day 5 | How Do Places Get Their Names? Standards R3.5, W2.1 & C1.4 |
Math - Pre-Algebra - materials list
| Day 1 | Where in the World Is South Carolina? Standards G.II.A.1, N.1.A.1 & A.I.B.1 |
| Day 2 | Where in the World Is My School? Standards G.II.A.1; N.1.A.1; N.III.A.1, B.1, D.1 & M.I.B.1 |
| Day 3 | Analyze Patterns and Distribution of Gold Mines Standards D.I.B.2, D.III.B.1, M.I.B.1 & M.II.F.1 |
| Day 4 | How Do We Measure Earthquakes Standards N.I.E.1, N.III.B.1, N.III.D.1, A.I.C.1 & M.II.F.1 |
| Day 5 | Which South Carolina Counties Have the Most Mines? Standards A.1.B.1, D.I.B.3 & D.II.B.1 |
- Mine Data in Excel format
- Mine Data in Word format
Math - Algebra - materials list
| Day 1 | Where in the World Is South Carolina? Standard I.B.4 |
| Day 2 | Where in the World Is My School? Standard I.A.2 |
| Day 3 | Analyze Patterns and Distribution of Gold Mines Standards I.A.2, I.B.5 & II.B.3 |
| Day 4 | How Do We Measure Earthquakes? Standards I.A.1, I.A.2, I.A.4, I.C.1, II.A.1 & III.B.3 |
| Day 5 | Which South Carolina Counties Have the Most Mines? Standards I.B.3 & I.B.4 |
- Mine Data in Excel format
- Mine Data in Word format
Science - materials list
| Day 1 | Survey of Geolic Regions in South Carolina Standard III.B.3.m |
| Day 2 | Geological History of South Carolina Standards III.B.3.k, III.B.3.n & III.B.4.a |
| Day 3 | Important Rocks of South Carolina Standards III.B.2.a & III.B.2.c |
| Day 4 | Earthquakes in South Carolina Standard III.B.3.1 |
| Day 5 | How Do Major Mineral Resources Correlate with Landform Regions? Standards III.B.3.1 & III.B.3.m |
Social Studies - materials list
| Day 1 | The First President Visits South Carolina Standards |
| Day 2 | Washington Meets the Rich and Famous Standards |
| Day 3 | Mining, Then and Now Standards |
| Day 4 | Historic Earthquakes of South Carolina Standards |
| Day 5 | Getting Around South Carolina: Now and Then Standards |