At the end of this assignment, you will be able to summarize or prepare a list of changes that have taken place in North Carolina since it became a state.
This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 4th grade Social Studies content.
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 virtual field trip from Historic Bath State Site is a fun way to learn more about a kid's life in the 18th century. The field trip packet contains ,links to YouTube videos of costumed interpreters demonstrating historic activities, pre- and post-watch content for educators that provide context and engagement, and follow-up activities (games, crafts, and coloring pages). Live Q&A can be booked as part of the field trip as well.
This 360 scene provides a view of mountain peaks in 4 different states. Standing on top of Devil’s Courthouse in North Carolina you can also see peaks located in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Devil’s Courthouse derives its name from a Cherokee Legend.
Fort Dobbs has created a series of short videos designed to teach students about the settlement of the Northwest Carolina backcountry, the lives of the Native Americans living in and near the region of Fort Dobbs, the life of a North Carolina Provincial Soldier, and North Carolina's role during the French and Indian War. The videos are designed for teachers to use them separately to fit into their own lessons or can be grouped together by theme.
Students become aware of the importance of the maritime history and culture of the North Carolina Outer Banks through the study of WWII, Piracy, Shipwrecks, and the Civil War.
Go on a virtual hike of the Rufus Morgan Trail and Falls, which is located near Franklin, NC in Macon County. The area is named after Albert Rufus Morgan, a pioneer in helping create the Appalachian Trail. The virtual tour starts with a 360-degree photo of Forest Road 388, which is used to drive to the trail. This will lead to more views of various areas along the trail, culminating in a 360-degree view of the main Rufus Morgan Falls.
With plenty of links taking you to various NCPedia articles, this interactive outline provides information about the history of transportation in NC from 1750 to the Wright Brothers' flight in 1903.
In this short video and accompanying activity and readings, students learn about a unique blackwater river in North Carolina - the Lumber River. The river has played an important role for the plants, people, and animals that have called it home.
In this short video and accompanying activity and readings, students learn about navigating the Lumber River and the people who navigated it for hundreds of years.
This teacher-created ReadWriteThink timeline covers the history of transportation in NC from 1750-1903.
Students are taken on a virtual field trip to western North Carolina to investigate the intersection between people and water in nature. How have humans adapted their environment to maximize the benefit of water? Are all intersections of people and water beneficial for both parties? STudents reflect on the power of water and our responsibility as environmental stewards to respect our water systems.
Did you know that gold was first discovered in the United States in North Carolina? In this short video, students can learn about what makes gold so special, this historic discovery, and how people searched for it in the past.
The best way to learn something is to repeat, retell and teach something to others. Students will learn about events in history. They can be scientific or historical events. Students may read about them in a history book or even in a book of historical fiction.
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.
In this activity, students use a story map to follow the historic route of the Buncombe Turnpike and learn more about its economic and cultural impact on western North Carolina. Students will also see how the landscape has transformed in the nearly 200 years since the creation of the Turnpike.