North Carolina K-12 Curriculum Objectives and NCpedia Complementary Resources
Grade/Objective
NCpedia Resources
2nd Grade Civics and Governance
3,000+ biographical essays – from state, national and international figures to individuals who made contributions to
their local communities and counties http://ncpedia.org/biography
Entries tagged “public service” http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/public-service
Regions and Landforms http://ncpedia.org/taxonomy/term/2918
County information pages http://ncpedia.org/geography/counties
Entries tagged with “natural resources” http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/natural-resources
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Characteristics of good citizenship though historical
figures and everyday citizens
3rd Grade Geography and Environmental Literacy
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Locating regions
Comparing human and physical characteristics
Summarize the elements that define regions
Compare regions according to their characteristics
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3rd Grade Civics and Governance
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How citizens contribute politically, socially and
economically to their community and well-being of
natural environment
4th Grade Geography and Environmental Literacy
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Changes over time: Population, transportation,
communication, land use
Impact of technology on NC citizens past and present
4th Grade Economics and Financial Literacy
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Analyze the historical and contemporary role that
major North Carolina industries have played
Identify the producers of products in the community
and North Carolina
Biographies (by profession)
Biographies tagged with “public service” http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/public-service
Entries tagged with “forests and forestry” http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/forests-and-fores
Environment and Natural Resources, Conservation History http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/natural-resources
Conservation Movement/Conservationists
http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=biography+AND+environmental+conservation
Settlement of North Carolina http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=settlement
Transportation history http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=transportation
Science, Technology and Innovation http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/science
Scientists and Innovators http://ncpedia.org/taxonomy/term/2877
Agriculture http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/agriculture
Agriculturists http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=agriculturalist
“The Tornado” http://ncpedia.org/tornado-symbol-rebirth-raleigh
Industry http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/industry
Industrialists http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=industrialist
County pages http://ncpedia.org/geography/counties
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Grade/Objective
NCpedia Resources
5th Grade Geography and Environmental Literacy
Settlement of North Carolina http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=settlement
Search: Technology + Geography http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=technology+AND+geography
Science, Technology and Innovation http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/science
Scientists and Innovators http://ncpedia.org/taxonomy/term/2877
Agriculture http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/agriculture
Agriculturists http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=agriculturalist
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Explain the impact of the physical environment on
early settlements in the New World
Exemplify how technological advances have allowed
people to overcome geographic limitations
8th Grade Geography and Environmental Literacy
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Explain how location and place have presented
opportunities and challenges for the movement of
people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the
U.S.
Understand the human and physical characteristics of
regions of North Carolina and the U.S.
Explain how human and environmental interaction
affected quality of life and settlement patterns in
North Carolina and the U.S.
Describe activities specific to regions of North
Carolina
Describe the 3 regional areas of North Carolina
8th Grade Economics and Financial Literacy
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Explain how conflict, cooperation and competition
influenced periods of economic growth and decline
8th Grade Civics and Governance
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Evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches
used to effect change in North Carolina and the U.S.
Analyze issues pursued through active citizen
campaigns for change
Explain the impact of human and civil rights issues
throughout North Carolina and U.S. history
Regions and Landforms http://ncpedia.org/taxonomy/term/2918
County information pages http://ncpedia.org/geography/counties
Settlement of North Carolina http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=settlement
Search: Technology + Geography http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=technology+AND+geography
Science, Technology and Innovation http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/science
Scientists and Innovators http://ncpedia.org/taxonomy/term/2877
Agriculture http://ncpedia.org/category/subjects/agriculture
Agriculturists http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=agriculturalist
Internal Improvements http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=internal+improvements
History of economic growth/decline http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=economic+growth+OR+economic+decline
Internal Improvements http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=internal+improvements
Great Depression http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=depression
Manufacturing http://ncpedia.org/manufacturing_part_6
Civil Rights http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=civil+rights
1898 Wilmington Race Riot http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=race+riot
Abolitionists http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=abolitionist
Women in the 1920s http://ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s-women
Suffrage http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=suffrage
Progressivism http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=progressive
Populism http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=populism
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Grade/Objective
High School Civics and Governance
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Understanding of tensions of power and authority in
founding of constitutional democracy
Federalists and anti-federalists
Functions of North Carolina State and local
governments
North Carolina Constitutions
Analysis of two party system and third parties
Explain the changing perception and interpretation of
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citizenship (e.g. 14 amendment, etc.)
American History 1 and 2
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Chronological thinking – structure of an historical
narrative, time lines and time line creation
Analyze various accounts of an historical narrative
(facts vs interpretation)
Reconstruct the literal meaning of an historical
passage
Analyze data in historical maps
Analyze visual, literacy and musical sources
Use multiple sources of information to answer
historical questions
NCpedia Resources
Education Reform http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=education+reform
Segregation and Desegregation http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=segregation+OR+desegregation
Reasons behind the American Revolution http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=usrevolution%2Freasons
North Carolina Regulator Movement http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=regulator
Constitutional Conventions http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=conventions
Federalists and Anti-Federalists http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=federalists+OR+anti-federalists
North Carolina Government & Politics http://ncpedia.org/government
North Carolina Constitutions http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=constitution
Party system in North Carolina history http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=party+system
Citizenship http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=citizenship
Fourteenth Amendment http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=fourteenth+amendment
Timeline of North Carolina History http://ncpedia.org/history/timeline
Timeline of Early Raleigh History http://ncpedia.org/raleigh/timeline
State Symbols Timeline http://ncpedia.org/north-carolina-history-timeline-state-symbols
Chronology of North Carolina Governors http://ncpedia.org/biography/governors
Historical Maps http://ncpedia.org/gsearch?query=maps
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