August 24th

​FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICA & COLONIAL NORTH CAROLINA WEEK OF AUGUST 17 Indigenous North Carolina & Geography of North Carolina NC Standard:
8.H.1.1–1.3
8.G.1.1–1.3
8.B.1.1–1.2
8.C&G.1.1–1.3
8.C&G.2.1–2.2
8.E.1.1–1.4

 Learning Targets:
I can identify major Indigenous groups of North Carolina.
I can describe Indigenous culture, government, trade, and contributions.
I can identify North Carolina's Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountain regions.
​I can explain how geography and natural resources influenced settlement.

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 “Would you rather live near the coast, in the mountains, or in flat farmland? Why?”
 What do you notice? How might people use this land?

Ways geography affects daily life” (e.g., jobs, food, travel, weather).


How would geography influence your choice of where to settle?

Exit ticket – 1 way geography shaped where early settlers lived.

​https://app.newsela.com/view/cky4k60d700013e64pcbbg6wr/?selectedAssignmentId=cmt7w5aat000h2eootds7vf9v

Standards
8.G.1 Understand geographic factors that influence the development of North Carolina and the nation.



​Essential Questions:

1. What is history? 
2. Why is it important to study history? 
3. How can asking questions help us understand history? 
4. How are geography and history connected?
5. How can we connect the past to the present?

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