This North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Live Binder site provides lesson plans and activities to assist students in learning about and understanding the N.C. State Constitution and government.
This jeopardy style interactive reviews social studies content.
This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 4th grade Social Studies content. Within the folder you will access Parent Guide PDFs in FIVE Languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese to help on-going communication with caregivers.
This resource accompanies our Rethink 4th Grade Social Studies course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.
This resource provides information on the three branches of government and contains two videos about the constitution.
This presentation teaches students about the branches of government at the state level and how they check and balance each other.
Students can learn about the changes which were made to the North Carolina Constitution in 1835.
Students can learn about the Colonial Govenror Arthur Dobbs. Governor Dobbs ruled the colony of North Carolina during the 18th Century.
Students can read about a famous North Carolina Supreme Court Case which dealt with the separation of powers at the state government level.
This flowchart from the NC Legislative Library shows how ideas can progress through the NC House, NC Senate and the Governor's office to become laws in NC.
This interactive map allows you to find legislators in the NC House, the NC Senate, and the US House is determined by district. Each resident of the state has one representative in each of those legislative bodies, determined by the district in which their residence falls.
This resource is a pocket-sized version of the North Carolina Constitution.
This resource provides various presentations about the North Carolina constitution.
This website provides information about North Carolina elected officials, along with census data, congressional district maps and other information on voting.
This resource provides facts on North Carolina Government, state symbols, and the legislative process.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies.
This resource provides information about the roles and responsibilities of lieutenant governors.
This resource outlines the roles and responsibilities of legislative leaders.
Explore 14,000 years of history from the NC Museum of History' exhibit, The Story of North Carolina in 360°—one gallery at a time. Designed with the student experience in mind, each tour features artifacts, photos, & videos.