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Celebrating South Carolina

Sally Sobolewski

Lone Oak Elementary School

South Carolina History

 Grade 3

I. Introduction   

    These activities provide for both review as well as for research opportunities. There are several activities contained within this Web page:  Saving the Loggerhead Turtle WebQuest in which students search for the difficulties the Loggerhead Turtle faces; a virtual field trip to the South Carolina State House; a treasure hunt of South Carolina symbols; and a PowerPoint presentation that will help students review for end-of-year tests.

II. Unit Objectives

• Students will be able to research and discover facts using technology.
• Students will be able to write and communicate their findings in letter format.
• Students will be able to understand the importance of an animal's habitat.
• Students will be able to review the main points of South Carolina history.
• Students will understand the South Carolina symbols.
• Students will "visit" Columbia and be able to report back on what they saw.

III. Standards/Objectives

            For a listing of all Standards covered in this four activities, please click here.

Lesson Plans

IV. Introduction

            Lesson One - Virtual Field Trip to the South Carolina State House. 

            Students will use the Internet to discover facts and write about the State House in Columbia.  Students travel to Columbia to visit the State House.  Where there they are guided through different parts of the building and asked to discover facts.  This activity is designed to be completed independently or in groups.

V. Development

Lesson Two - A Treasure Hunt for students to determine what South Carolina's state symbols are.

    Students travel through cyber-space to discover the facts about our state's symbols.  Through this guided hunt, students have the opportunity to choose symbols to learn about.

 
         Lesson Three - A WebQuest in which students investigate the habitat and needs of the Loggerhead Turtle. 

    Students will write a letter to a "family"   who may be putting the turtle at risk.  Students will communicate what they have discovered.      
 

VI. Conclusion

           Concluding Lesson - Celebrating South Carolina--A PowerPoint presentation for students to review South Carolina history.     

    This presentation provides students with an enjoyable method for learning or reviewing important facts in our state's history.                  
 

VII. Materials/Resources Available/Needed

    Students will need Internet connection. It would be useful for students to have a printed copy of the virtual tour and the symbols treasure hunt so that they can take notes on the forms.   No other materials should be needed.  In the Resources section of the WebQuest, students can find stationery to use for their letters.

VIII. Equipment Needed   

Students will need computers.  The number of computers required will vary, but students can be grouped in teams to cut down on the number needed.  These activities will also work with students who wish to work independently.

IX. Evaluation 

    Students should be evaluated by the Rubric on the WebQuest page.  For the tour and the treasure hunt, correct answers will be readily apparent by the students' submitted papers. The presentation is a review and an evaluation of facts learned can be apparent by using the presentation in a whole-class setting. 

X. Time Period

    Each lesson, with the exception of the PowerPoint presentation, is designed to take approximately two to three days.  All can be completed either independently or as a group.  Additional time may be spent on discussion and feedback.

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