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Intrigue of the Past: North Carolina's First Peoples
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (1996 version, implemented and tested.)

• Grade 4, Goal 1: Anthropology, psychology, sociology -- the learner will analyze the characteristics of the people of North Carolina.
• Objective 2: Describe the origins and characteristics of major groups that settled in North Carolina and assess their influence on North Carolina customs.

• Grade 4, Goal 6: Geography -- the learner will evaluate the significance of the movement of people, goods, and ideas from place to place.
• Objective 1: Trace the movement of people, goods, and ideas from one part of the state to another and between North Carolina and other places.
• Objective 3: Judge the importance of the movement of people, goods, and ideas for North Carolina.

• Grade 8, Goal 1: Impact of geography -- the learner will assess the influence of geography on the economic, social, and political development of North Carolina.
• Objective 4: Trace changes in the movement of people, goods, and ideas at different periods throughout North Carolina history.

• Grade 8, Goal 2: Impact of exploration -- the learner will evaluate the effects of early contacts between various European nations and Native Americans.
• Objective 1: Identify Native American cultures and evaluate their contributions to North Carolina culture.

Mathematics (1999 version, implemented and tested.)

• Grade 4, Goal 2: Spatial sense, measurement, and geometry -- the learner will demonstrate an understanding and use of the properties and relationships in geometry, and standard units of metric and customary measurement.
• Objective 9: Use models to develop the relationship between the total number of square units contained in a rectangle and the length and width of the figure.
• Objective 10: Measure the perimeter of rectangles and triangles Determine the area of rectangles and squares using grids; find areas of other regular and irregular figures using grids.

• Grade 8, Goal 2: Spatial sense, measurement, and geometry -- the learner will demonstrate an understanding and use of the properties and relationships in geometry, and standard units of metric and customary measurement.
• Objective 2: Calculate distances and areas from scale drawings and maps.

(Curriculum alignment courtesy of Learn North Carolina.)

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