SAS Curriculum 8 th Grade Social Studies Activities by Strand Strand - History Essential Standard 8.H.1 Apply historical thinking to understand the creation and development of North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues. Postwar Presidential Comparison Charts, Tool-based Lesson 615 Mapping Key Civil War Battles, Tool-based Lesson 1492 Battles of the Revolutionary War, Inquiry 202 Clarifying Objective 8.H.1.2 Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context. Freedom of Speech in School, Interactive Tool 1186 The Constitutional Convention, Interactive Tool 1180 The Declaration of Independence: Evolution of an Idea, Tool-based Lesson 608 Jackson and the Nullification Crisis, Interactive Tool 1261 The Stamp Act, Interactive Tool 30 Nixon and the Watergate Scandal, Interactive Tool 1262 Clarifying Objective 8.H.1.3 Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives. Johnson and the Vietnam War, Interactive Tool 38 The Trial of Anne Hutchinson, Interactive Tool 29 Freedom of Speech in School, Interactive Tool 1186 Lincoln and the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1260 The Jamestown Colony, Inquiry 201 The Constitutional Convention, Interactive Tool 1180 Jackson and the Nullification Crisis, Interactive Tool 1261 The Stamp Act, Interactive Tool 30
Clarifying Objective 8.H.1.4 Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives (e.g. formulate historical questions, gather data from a variety of sources, evaluate and interpret data and support interpretations with historical evidence). The Constitutional Convention, Interactive Tool 1180 America: World Power, Interactive Tool 1263 Causes of the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1337 The Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation, Inquiry 204 The Mexican American War, Interactive Tool 32 Clarifying Objective 8.H.1.5 Analyze the relationship between historical context and decision-making. Cold War: McCarthyism, Inquiry 207 The Progressive Era: The Standard Oil Monopoly, Interactive Tool 35 America: World Power, Interactive Tool 1263 The Spanish-American War, Inquiry 205 Cold War: The Truman Doctrine, Inquiry 209 The Roaring 20s: Flapper Culture, Inquiry 206 The Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation, Inquiry 204 Early Foreign Policy, Interactive Tool 1257 Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military, Inquiry 208 Essential Standard 8.H.2 Understand the ways in which conflict, compromise and negotiation have shaped North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.H.2.1 Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states' rights and citizenship and immigration policies) on the development of North Carolina and the United States.
End of the Cold War, Tutorial 1297 U.S. Territorial Growth to 1853, Tool-based Lesson 1546 Battles of the War of 1812, Tool-based Lesson 1491 Mapping Key Civil War Battles, Tool-based Lesson 1492 Battles of the Revolutionary War, Inquiry 202 The Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation, Inquiry 204 Early Foreign Policy, Interactive Tool 1257 The Daily Lives of Slaves, Inquiry 203 The Mexican American War, Interactive Tool 32 Clarifying Objective 8.H.2.2 Summarize how leadership and citizen actions (e.g. the founding fathers, the Regulators, the Greensboro Four, and participants of the Wilmington Race Riots, 1898) influenced the outcome of key conflicts in North Carolina and the United States. Battles of the Civil War, Web Lesson 610 U.S. Territorial Growth to 1853, Tool-based Lesson 1546 Battles of the War of 1812, Tool-based Lesson 1491 The Great Depression: Photo Essay, Web Lesson 612 The Spanish-American War, Inquiry 205 Battles of the Revolutionary War, Inquiry 202 Clarifying Objective 8.H.2.3 Summarize the role of debate, compromise, and negotiation during significant periods in the history of North Carolina and the United States. Battles of the Civil War, Web Lesson 610 Lincoln and the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1260 World War I: The U.S. Enters the War, Web Lesson 611 Battles of the War of 1812, Tool-based Lesson 1491
Jackson and the Nullification Crisis, Interactive Tool 1261 Battles of the Revolutionary War, Inquiry 202 Essential Standard 8.H.3 Understand the factors that contribute to change and continuity in North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.H.3.1 Explain how migration and immigration contributed to the development of North Carolina and the United States from colonization to contemporary times (e.g. westward movement, African slavery, Trail of Tears, the Great Migration and Ellis and Angel Island). Ellis Island and the Immigrant Experience, Web Lesson 403 The Jamestown Colony, Inquiry 201 News Reports on Westward Expansion, Tool-based Lesson 609 U.S. Territorial Growth to 1853, Tool-based Lesson 1546 The Great Migration: Who, What, When, Where, and Why, Tool-based Lesson 1543 U.S. Immigration, Tool-based Lesson 1545 World War II: Japanese Internment, Interactive Tool 37 The Daily Lives of Slaves, Inquiry 203 The Mexican American War, Interactive Tool 32 U.S. Railroad Expansion: Timeline and Map, Tool-based Lesson 1547 Clarifying Objective 8.H.3.2 Explain how changes brought about by technology and other innovations affected individuals and groups in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. advancements in transportation, communication networks and business practices). The Progressive Era: The Standard Oil Monopoly, Interactive Tool 35 The Japanese Economic Miracle, Tutorial 1298 World War II: The Homefront, Interactive Tool 1259 Early North American Civilizations, Tutorial 1342
U.S. Railroad Expansion: Timeline and Map, Tool-based Lesson 1547 Clarifying Objective 8.H.3.3 Explain how individuals and groups have influenced economic, political and social change in North Carolina and the United States. Battles of the War of 1812, Tool-based Lesson 1491 FDR and the New Deal, Interactive Tool 1256 Causes of the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1337 Battles of the Revolutionary War, Inquiry 202 Elizabethan Exploration: One of Many Accomplishments, Tool-based Lesson 1544 Clarifying Objective 8.H.3.4 Compare historical and contemporary issues to understand continuity and change in the development of North Carolina and the United States. End of the Cold War, Tutorial 1297 Jackson and the Nullification Crisis, Interactive Tool 1261 Causes of the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1337 Early Foreign Policy, Interactive Tool 1257 Strand - Geography and Environmental Literacy Essential Standard 8.G.1 Understand the geographic factors that influenced North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.G.1.1 Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States. Interactive Atlas, Interactive Tool 2000 Three Routes to the Gold Rush, Tool-based Lesson 1495 The Jamestown Colony, Inquiry 201
Battles of the War of 1812, Tool-based Lesson 1491 Lewis and Clark Go West, Tool-based Lesson 1493 Colonial Regions: New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, Tool-based Lesson 1494 Clarifying Objective 8.G.1.2 Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up). Interactive Atlas, Interactive Tool 2000 Three Routes to the Gold Rush, Tool-based Lesson 1495 Lewis and Clark Go West, Tool-based Lesson 1493 U.S. Immigration, Tool-based Lesson 1545 The Civil War: Reconstruction, Web Lesson 402 Early North American Civilizations, Tutorial 1342 Clarifying Objective 8.G.1.3 Explain how human and environmental interaction affected quality of life and settlement patterns in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. environmental disasters, infrastructure development, coastal restoration and alternative sources of energy). Three Routes to the Gold Rush, Tool-based Lesson 1495 Ellis Island and the Immigrant Experience, Web Lesson 403 Lewis and Clark Go West, Tool-based Lesson 1493 Colonial Regions: New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, Tool-based Lesson 1494 Early North American Civilizations, Tutorial 1342 Strand - Economics and Financial Literacy Essential Standard 8.E.1 Understand the economic activities of North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.E.1.1 Explain how conflict, cooperation, and competition influenced periods of economic growth and decline (e.g. economic depressions and recessions). Three Routes to the Gold Rush, Tool-based Lesson 1495
Lewis and Clark Go West, Tool-based Lesson 1493 The Minimum Wage, Interactive Tool 1184 FDR and the New Deal, Interactive Tool 1256 Colonial Regions: New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, Tool-based Lesson 1494 Income Taxes and Fairness, Interactive Tool 1185 Clarifying Objective 8.E.1.2 Use economic indicators (e.g. GDP, inflation and unemployment) to evaluate the growth and stability of the economy of North Carolina and the United States. Economic Systems, Tutorial 1513 The Minimum Wage, Interactive Tool 1184 Causes of the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1337 Income Taxes and Fairness, Interactive Tool 1185 Clarifying Objective 8.E.1.3 Explain how quality of life is impacted by personal financial choices (e.g. credit, savings, investing, borrowing and giving). Economic Systems, Tutorial 1513 The Minimum Wage, Interactive Tool 1184 Income Taxes and Fairness, Interactive Tool 1185 Strand - Civics and Governance Essential Standard 8.C&G.1 Analyze how democratic ideals shaped government in North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.1.1 Summarize democratic ideals expressed in local, state, and national government (e.g. limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, republicanism, federalism and individual rights). The Federalist Papers: Advertising the Constitution, Web Lesson 400 Freedom of Speech in School, Interactive Tool 1186 Viewing 12 Angry Men, Web Lesson 1146
The Electoral College, Interactive Tool 1183 The Constitutional Convention, Interactive Tool 1180 Local Government: Laws, Inquiry 212 The Minimum Wage, Interactive Tool 1184 Referendum, Recall, and Initiative, Interactive Tool 1182 Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.1.2 Evaluate the degree to which democratic ideals are evident in historical documents from North Carolina and the United States (e.g. the Mecklenburg Resolves, the Halifax Resolves, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Bill of Rights and the principles outlined in the US Constitution and North Carolina Constitutions of 1776, 1868 and 1971). The Federalist Papers: Advertising the Constitution, Web Lesson 400 The Jamestown Colony, Inquiry 201 The Electoral College, Interactive Tool 1183 Early Foreign Policy, Interactive Tool 1257 Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.1.3 Analyze differing viewpoints on the scope and power of state and national governments (e.g. Federalists and anti-federalists, education, immigration and healthcare). Researching Reform Movements 1820-1860, Tool-based Lesson 401 The Federalist Papers: Advertising the Constitution, Web Lesson 400 Freedom of Speech in School, Interactive Tool 1186 The Native American Reeducation Movement, Inquiry 200 The Constitutional Convention, Interactive Tool 1180 Referendum, Recall, and Initiative, Interactive Tool 1182 Investigating Issues in Colonial America, Web Lesson 399 Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.1.4 Analyze access to democratic rights and freedoms among various groups in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. enslaved people, women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans and other ethnic groups). Booker T. Washington and Equality, Interactive Tool 34
The 1894 Pullman Strike, Web Lesson 1135 The Native American Reeducation Movement, Inquiry 200 Consumer Warning Labels, Web Lesson 1144 The Minimum Wage, Interactive Tool 1184 Adam Smith and the Assembly Line, Inquiry 215 Encountering Lewis and Clark, Web Lesson 398 The Mexican American War, Interactive Tool 32 Essential Standard 8.C&G.2 Understand the role that citizen participation plays in societal change. Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.2.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches used to effect change in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. picketing, boycotts, sit-ins, voting, marches, holding elected office and lobbying). The Stamp Act, Interactive Tool 30 Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military, Inquiry 208 Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.2.2 Analyze issues pursued through active citizen campaigns for change (e.g. voting rights and access to education, housing and employment). The Jamestown Colony, Inquiry 201 The Native American Reeducation Movement, Inquiry 200 African Americans and the New Deal, Interactive Tool 36 The Progressive Era: The Standard Oil Monopoly, Interactive Tool 35 Apartheid in South Africa, Inquiry 198 The Roaring 20s: Flapper Culture, Inquiry 206
U.S. Railroad Expansion: Timeline and Map, Tool-based Lesson 1547 Clarifying Objective 8.C&G.2.3 Explain the impact of human and civil rights issues throughout North Carolina and United States history. Booker T. Washington and Equality, Interactive Tool 34 The Native American Reeducation Movement, Inquiry 200 World War II: Japanese Internment, Interactive Tool 37 Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military, Inquiry 208 Strand - Culture Essential Standard 8.C.1 Understand how different cultures influenced North Carolina and the United States. Clarifying Objective 8.C.1.1 Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Columbian exchange, slavery and the decline of the American Indian populations). Ellis Island and the Immigrant Experience, Web Lesson 403 The Great Plains Indian Wars, Tool-based Lesson 1130 Age of Exploration: The Columbian Exchange, Inquiry 186 U.S. Immigration, Tool-based Lesson 1545 Native American Tribal Governments, Web Lesson 606 The Daily Lives of Slaves, Inquiry 203 Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military, Inquiry 208 Clarifying Objective 8.C.1.2 Summarize the origin of beliefs, practices, and traditions that represent various groups within North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Moravians, Scots-Irish, Highland Scots, Latino, Hmong, African, and American Indian). William Penn and the Middle Colonies, Interactive Tool 1264 The Trial of Anne Hutchinson, Interactive Tool 29 The Great Depression: Photo Essay, Web Lesson 612
U.S. Immigration, Tool-based Lesson 1545 The Roaring 20s: Flapper Culture, Inquiry 206 Early North American Civilizations, Tutorial 1342 Clarifying Objective 8.C.1.3 Summarize the contributions of particular groups to the development of North Carolina and the United States (e.g. women, religious groups, and ethnic minorities such as American Indians, African Americans, and European immigrants). U.S. Immigration, Tool-based Lesson 1545 Causes of the Civil War, Interactive Tool 1337 The Daily Lives of Slaves, Inquiry 203 Colonial Regions: New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies, Tool-based Lesson 1494 The Turbulent 1960s, Tool-based Lesson 407 American Athletes of the '20s and '30s, Web Lesson 404 William Penn and the Middle Colonies, Interactive Tool 1264 The Great Depression: Photo Essay, Web Lesson 612 African Americans and the New Deal, Interactive Tool 36 The Roaring 20s: Flapper Culture, Inquiry 206 Native American Tribal Governments, Web Lesson 606 The Civil War: Reconstruction, Web Lesson 402 Civil Rights: Desegregating the Military, Inquiry 208