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Pop, H. (2016, November 17). Retrieved March 22, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjB_BlIr7U&list=PLbeyZ_RKCHKYQ6qEzvLNmDHVfS1ovGsVX&index=2

This video focuses on the three areas urban, suburban, and rural areas. This video gives a detail break down of each area and the characteristics that each area includes.  With this video, I would have students create a foldable with a drawing of each of the three area and they have to list four main characteristics of each area.

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Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities for Kids | Classroom Video

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Campoy, F. I., Howell, T., & López, R. (2016). Maybe something beautiful: How art transformed a neighborhood. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

This book focuses on a young girl who lives in an urban space and wants something more in her community. This book will introduce the idea of an urban areas for students. With this book I will have students draw the urban communities near them and explain the reason why that area is urban.

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Brett, J. (2009). Town Mouse, Country Mouse. United States: Paw Prints.

This book focuses on the two mouse couples that live in different communities (country and Town). The mice will experience each other lives. After reading the book we can look at the characteristic of urban and rural communities. Students can list the characteristics of each community observed in the book in a venn diagram and, explain differences and similarities.

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Columbia, South Carolina – Printable Area Map. (n.d.). Retrieved March, 2019, from https://www.sciway.net/maps/printable-columbia-south-carolina-map.html

This is a map of Columbia, South Carolina which is the current local area.  I would have students point out the areas that they think is urban, suburban, and rural on the map. I would then have students research the areas that they selected and use pictures of the area to find out if their answer is correct.

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Educational Hip-Hop. (n.d.). Retrieved March, from https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/urban-suburban-rural/lyric-lab/

Flocabulary is a library of songs, video, and activities for K-12 students. Students are able to review a mini lesson on urban, suburban, and rural areas.  Students will be able to create their own song/rap music to recall the vocabulary words and characteristic of urban, suburban, and rural areas in an engaging way. The raps can be done as whole group, small, or individuals depending on the technology provided by the school (Disciplinary Literacy)

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Vids4Kids.tv. (2014, October 13). Learn About Maps - Symbols, Map Key, Compass Rose. Retrieved March, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp8VOG8Cgag

The video gives a short description of the symbols, map key, and compass rose that would be seen on a map display. Students are able to see a visual of what each component of a map looks like. The teacher can split students into three groups and each group will have to create symbols, a map key, or compass rose for the school that they attend. Students must include their class, the cafeteria, and main office. The activity will get them acclimated to using maps

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Learn About Maps - Symbols, Map Key, Compass Rose

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Education.com. (2018, August 23). Reading a Map | Worksheet. Retrieved March, from https://www.education.com/worksheet/article/reading-a-map/

This worksheet will help and guide students with reading a map. Students will study the map of the park. The students will have to use color-coding and the guided questions to help them create the correct map. To extend this activity students will have to create their own map key of a nearby park.

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Reading a Map | Worksheet | Education.com

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Here's a great geography worksheet that doubles as a coloring page! Your child will get to practice reading a simple map of a park.

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P. (n.d.). Project Based Learning- Water Pollution: A Second Grade Activity Guide STEM. Retrieved from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Project-Based-Learning-Water-Pollution-A-Second-Grade-Activity-Guide-STEM-3195789

The class will review how people and how some of the actions people take affect the land. One of the main points of the water pollution activity guides the students writing and pre-writing activities. Students will have to use research to understand water pollution problems and write ways they can avoid water pollution. The idea will be an ongoing project with a build up from different previous activities.

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Print and go multiplication practice and assessments. Each student can work on multiplication at their own pace, and you can check their progress with easy timed tests. What's Included ⭐ Color by Multiplication Fact Worksheets for Factors 1 - 12⭐ Short Timed Math Assessments for Factors 1 - 12 (Time...

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M. M. (n.d.). 2nd Grade South Carolina Social Studies - Communities 2-1. Retrieved March, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/2nd-Grade-South-Carolina-Social-Studies-Communities-2-1-3391169

The class will review the characteristics of the local region and natural resources. Throughout the lesson students will use the worksheets for characteristics of the local region and natural resources. The teacher will have the students compare/contrast the local region and resources to another region by characteristics and natural resources.

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2nd Grade South Carolina Social Studies - Communities 2-1

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This packet includes everything you need to teach 2nd Grade South Carolina Social Studies - Communities Standard 2-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the local community as well as the fact that geography influences not only the development of communities but also the interactions b...

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Between the Rivers (n.d.). Retrieved March, from https://www.learningwhy.org/lessons/between-rivers#lesson

After discussing the community and neighborhoods in which they live, the students will write about their neighborhoods. The teacher will remind the students to write about both people and places and include a special landmark that will make their writing accurate and true to life. The writing will be assessed using an assessment rubric.

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This unit Between the Rivers is comprised of two lessons encompassing approximately fifteen days. Lesson One entitled Our Community focuses on the community in which we live and some of the many aspects of this community. During this lesson, the students will study our community and become familiar with a few of the geographic features.

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SC Counties. (n.d.). Retrieved March, from https://www.studysc.org/counties

Students will be able to explore the counties of South Carolina. Students will be able to learn about each county's history, famous people, and cities & towns. Students will be given a specific county to research. In pairs, the students will need to come up with a presentation about the county and the community inside of the county.

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South Carolina has 46 unique counties, from Abbeville to York! Learn more about each county's history, famous people, and cities & towns.

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Me on the map. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/Abrdz0nZp8qw8g75ReFvL_jcNBgOvemERt0p6h-Wd88a2Gno86vpSBI/

Me On The Map 🤬 Book Freebie can be used when teaching students about map skills and geography. Students will cut out the pages, staple at the top and illustrate each page. This 🤬 book will demonstrate to the students their place in the world as they illustrate. For an example “Here is my house.” is on part of the 🤬-book and students will illustrate their house. After they are done students will do peer-to-peer sharing to share their 🤬-book.

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This Me On The Map flip book FREEBIE is perfect for teaching your elementary students about maps skills and geography.

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Virtual Field Trips (Desktop Only). (n.d.). Retrieved March, from https://www.knowitall.org/series/virtual-field-trips-desktop-only

Students will explore the local geographical and natural resources through the virtual field trip. Students will be paired into groups to create a chart to list the geographical and natural resources through the virtual field trips. After the charts are created, we will have a whole class discussion.

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Virtual Field Trips (Desktop Only) | Knowitall.org

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This virtual field trip is a collaboration between Clemson University's SC Life Project and South Carolina ETV.

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Academy, K. (2018, December 28). Communities for Kids | Social Communities | Kids Academy. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGC0zxgRNJQ

The video goes in detail about communities and how they are arranged. Students will write about what they see in the neighborhood near the local neighborhood. The children will then list on chart paper the places that they could show on a map of their local neighborhood.

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Communities for Kids - Types of Communities | Social Studies for Kids | Kids Academy

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Polygon anchor chart - Google Search | 3rd grade science | Science anchor charts, Science classroom, Science lessons. (n.d.). Retrieved March, from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/433119689144473060/

The teacher will discuss the Natural Resources. The teacher will guide the students with the creation of an anchor chart. The chart should consist of non-renewable and renewable activities. After the chart is completed, the students will be given a non-renewable and renewable resource to create a mini 🤬-book on. The students will share their 🤬-book in small peer groups.

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polygon anchor chart - Google Search | 3rd grade science | Science anchor charts, Science classroom, Science lessons

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Ritchie, S. (2015, April 01). Look Where We Live!: A First Book of Community Building (Exploring Our Community). Retrieved March, from https://www.amazon.com/Look-Where-Live-Community-Exploring/dp/1771381027/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=community kids book&qid=1554858015&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Student can learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one. Students will learn about the children in the book and see the different labels, including the gas station, retirement home, school, police station and etc. This book will be a great way to introduce the topic of communities. We will have a class discussion about communities and communities differ from each other.

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Rural, Suburban, and Urban. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2019, from https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/communities/ruralsuburbanandurban/

While the BrainPOP video is going on students will use the notebook page to write down notes on the rural, suburban, and urban areas. Students will write a letter to Mobi describing what their neighborhood looks like (rural, suburban, or urban) and how they know (including the characteristics).

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Rural, Suburban, and Urban - BrainPOP Jr.

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Field Trips at the SC State Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2019, from http://scmuseum.org/education/field-trips/

The South Carolina State Museum have four floors of exhibits on South Carolina history, natural history, art and science. The students will attend the museum after discussing the natural, geographical, and local regional area. Bring my students to the museum will allow them to further discuss the local regional area and the characteristics. Students will have to come back with one thing new that they’ve learned and share it with the class.

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The South Carolina State Museum is the perfect destination for field trips! Plan a visit for your students and choose from a variety of museum field trip experiences that meet K-12 South Carolina educational standards. State Museum field trips offer:

FREE general admission.

Four floors of exhibits on South Carolina history, natural history, art and science.

Access to the state-of-the-art Boeing Observatory and to standards based museum educator led observatory lessons.

Planetarium and 4D Theater Shows.

Please Note: Field trip pricing and activities are only available to school groups. If you wish to book a visit for a group of 10 or more for camps, daycares, churches, scouts, reunions, seniors, troops, etc. please .

Plan Your Field Trip

Interested in scheduling a field trip to the State Museum?

Check out the information below to learn more about pricing and available field trip experiences. Then fill out a Field Trip Reservation Request Form . PLEASE NOTE: All programs must be booked at least two weeks in advance. The museum is available to school groups Mon. - Fri. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tues. evenings from 5 to 8 p.m.

Questions?

Contact the Group Visits Dept. by phone at 803.898.4999 or email at group_visits@scmuseum.org.

Pricing

The State Museum offers free general admission to South Carolina school students. See below for museum general admission prices for school field trips as well as add-on attraction pricing for the museum's planetarium, 4D theater and blockbuster exhibit. Please note: tours and educator led programs and classes are FREE of charge.

South Carolina
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South Carolina
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Out-of-State Students,
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New Blockbuster Experience

Hall of Heroes - Discover Your Superpowers!
New Blockbuster Exhibit - Groups Receive a Special Price
Educators, bring your students to the South Carolina State Museum's new blockbuster exhibition, Hall of Heroes, for super standards-based learning appropriate for all grade levels.
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Field Trip Museum Experiences

The museum offers a variety of on-site experiences including: classes, guided tours, digital dome planetarium shows, 4D theater films, and a state-of-the-art observatory. Please follw the links below to see a full list organized by grade level.

Before You Visit

Find information on transportation, parking, lunch options and helpful pre-visit materials such as museum maps and exploration guides.

Make A Reservation Request

Ready to make a reservation request for your field trip? Click the button below to fill out an online Field Trip Request Form.

Please note: Field trip reservation information is communicated via email. If you have submitted the Reservation Request Form and have not been contacted by a Group Visits staff person within 48 hours please check spam or junk folders, then contact us by phone at 803.898.4999 or email at group_visits@scmuseum.org for more information about your reservation.

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The South Carolina State Museum is the perfect destination for field trips! Plan a visit for your students and choose from a variety of museum field trip experiences that meet K-12 South Carolina educational standards. State Museum field trips offer: FREE general admission. Four floors of exhibits on South Carolina history, natural history, art and science.

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Schools Goups – Barrier Island Eco Tours. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2019, from http://nature-tours.com/schools/

Students will be able to view the natural resources of the local region at Barrier Island. Students will be able to further learn about the Island and how humane decisions can affect the environment. Scientific Process and Inquiry Skills are promoted throughout the field trip as students learn about environmental and geological factors that influence the different animals. Students will draw a picture of Barrier Island and inside of the drawing students will list down what they learned and ideas that they are still interested in.

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South Carolina Field Trips and School Programs - Barrier Island Ecology Adventure

"Barrier Island Eco-Tours offers excellent standards-based school programs and activities for all grade levels. Their staff's expertise and flexibility to meet the needs of teachers and students is top-notch. Educating people aboutmarine ecology, with passion and relevance, is clearly the norm." - Edward H. Falco, Environmental Education Associate, SC Department of Education

Scientific Process and Inquiry Skills are promoted and reinforced throughout the field trip as students learn about organisms, habitats, communities, and ecosystems, as well as the environmental and geological factors that influence them.

The first part of our South Carolina field trips will be spent on the boat exploring the tidal creeks of the salt marsh. Depending on the grade level of the group, different topics will be discussed including: Spartina grass and its role, plant/animal species identification, adaptations, oyster bed communities, species diversity, marsh hammock ecology, geology of the salt marsh, and the importance of the salt marsh to humans and the Atlantic Ocean.

The students are able to experience and learn about marine life as their knowledgeable and well versed naturalist pulls crab and habitat traps. The specimens caught are put into an aquarium and discussed by your naturalist.

"Thank you for all you did to make this trip so memorable for our 3rd graders. They all said it was the best field trip ever!" - Third grade teacher, Columbia, SC

The second part of the trip will be spent on the beach at Capers Island State Heritage Preserve. With over 2000 acres, Capers Island is a pristine barrier island which was bought by South Carolina in 1975 for the purpose of preserving it in its natural state.

On Capers Island there is a diversity of shells and our guides have fascinating facts about the lives of the animals which made them. Other topics such as sediments, barrier island formation, sand dune function, loggerhead sea turtles, erosion and deposition, beach ecology, and the maritime forest can be discussed. Capers Island is an excellent example of erosion and deposition. Most of the island has been eroding for many years, and the presence of dead trees along the tide line provides a stark visual image of the process we call erosion. Another illustration the island offers is that of deposition, as evidenced by the significant formation of sand dunes over the salt marsh at the southern end.

Groups also have the option to hike a mile long trail that winds its way through the island before opening onto "Bone-yard Beach". Along the trail you will pass through different habitats including salt marsh, a fresh water pond, a large brackish water impoundment, the maritime forest, and an extensive dune field. These interior ponds allow for plant and animal diversity along the trail and are a home to several shy alligators. Along this path our staff will discuss topics including alligators, bird life/identification, uses of the maritime forest by humans, plant identification and adaptations.

If you are looking for an educational field trip your students will never forget, you must give Barrier Island eco tours a call. Our school programs are aligned with the South Carolina Curriculum Science Standard.

"I've been to the beach before but never learned anything about how it was made or why it's there. Thank you for teaching me and my classmates about how the island stops hurricanes from hitting the mainland and the animals that live on the islands. My favorite part was seeing the animals such as blue crabs, alligators and oysters in their natural habitats." - Brianna, 4th grade

Trip Details

Pricing

$28 per person

Lunch/Dinner

Most school groups choose for us to provide their lunch or dinner on Capers Island. The beachside cookout adds to the experience for the student and makes it easy for the planner. A hot dog and hamburger is grilled for each person.

$7 per person includes a hamburger and a hot dog, fruit snacks, and water.

Group Size

We are able to accommodate groups of 150 plus by dividing the group up into smaller groups and sometimes using multiple boats for transportation to Capers Island. We use pre-trip and post-trip dock activities and also Fort Moultrie as a station, so very little down time is experienced.

Timing

Our field trips usually last from 3.5 to 6 hours depending on your group size and how we decide to split you up. Normally we are able to tailor the trip to fit into your time frame.

Parking

There is plenty of room at the Isle of Palms Marina for personal and bus parking at no additional charge.

Store and Gift Shop

The Isle of Palms Marina does have a general store and gift shop and our Barrier Island Eco Tour t-shirts are available for students to purchase as a souvenir.

What to Bring

Weather appropriate clothing. It is always much cooler on the water so it is good to wear warmer clothing than you normally wear.

If there is a chance of rain, please bring rain coats and umbrellas.

Shoes that you don't mind getting a little wet or sandy.

Cameras are welcome.

Teacher Resources
Download PDFs on topics and species we cover on our field trip: Visit these links to fun and educational websites related to topics covered on the trip: S.C. Science Standards per grade level:

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South Carolina Field Trips and School Programs - Barrier Island Ecology Adventure "Barrier Island Eco-Tours offers excellent standards-based school programs and activities for all grade levels. Their staff's expertise and flexibility to meet the needs of teachers and students is top-notch. Educating people aboutmarine ecology, with passion and relevance, is clearly the norm."

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IXL | Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas | 2nd grade social studies. (n.d.). Retrieved, March from https://www.ixl.com/social-studies/grade-2/identify-urban-suburban-and-rural-areas

The IXL provides students the opportunity to allow students to use that they previously learned. Students are able to use their critical-thinking skill and background knowledge to help them identify the different community areas (urban, suburban and, rural) through the given pictures. As a class, we will go through the pictured questions and the teacher will have the students provide information to back-up the selected answer of the community.

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Improve your social studies knowledge with free questions in "Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas" and thousands of other social studies skills.