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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

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

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