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Grade 4, Social Studies Std 4: Describe the relationship of the five geographic regions of Alabama to the movement of Alabama settlers during the early nineteenth century.

Lesson Plans: Alabama Brochure In this lesson students will learn about the state in which they live by using child-friendly Web sites to collect facts and pictures about Alabama. A Look at Our Natural Environment During this lesson students will have the opportunity to research, analyze, and collect data on how the natural environment influenced the Native Americans long ago, and how it still influences us today. Using information gathered from the Internet, each student group will create a multimedia presentation and share it with the class. Beach Explorers Students will explore a beach and record what they have learned. Life in Tuscaloosa County (Pioneer Period, 1816-26) Students will identify differences between life in Tuscaloosa in the pioneer period (1816 -1826) with the present day. Jamestown Changes Students will study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded.

Resources: Gulf of Mexico Program: Wetlands and Gulf Coast resources from the EPA. Alabama Department of Archives & History: Timelines, activity sheets, teacher resources. Discovering Alabama: Alabama Adventure: Show host Dr. Doug Phillips takes viewers along for a special presentation of Alabama's many varied natural area and physiographic regions accompanied by music throughout. United Streaming Discovering Alabama: Southeastern Alabama: Wiregrass Region: The Southeast Alabama/Wiregrass Region is often looked. Yet, this area of Alabama is rich in natural qualities including caves and sinkholes. Our host, Dr. Doug Phillips, explores these unique features in historical, as well as biological contexts, and also visits the Conecuh National Forest. United Streaming. Discovering Alabama: Alabama Black Belt, Part 1: This program examines the region’s natural history and how it has helped shape its human and cultural history. United Streaming. Discovering Alabama: Alabama Black Belt, Part 2: Various leaders and local residents are featured as they consider past and present conditions and ponder prospects for the Black Belt’s future. United Streaming.
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