Pitt+County

Pitt County Activity - Wes Brown

Students will learn about an eastern North Carolina county and gain a better understanding of where the county started, where it's going and how the decisions we make as a state and country affect the county.
 * What students will learn: **

The team will take a field trip to Greenville, NC to gain a better understanding of the county's countryside, city life, and university system. Prior to the field trip as an "entry pass" students must complete a webquest that introduces the county to them and where students find information about the historical and cultural contexts of the county and the city of Greenville, NC. The webquest will be heavily scaffolded as students will be researching more about the county rather than just the University itself. The field trip will focus on East Carolina University and the importance the university has on the county, hospital and local businesses. There will be ten groups of ten (100 students total with the 4 faculty members as chaperones and 6 parent volunteers). With the assistance of a ECU liaison we will delve into the variety of majors the university offers, the historical presence of the school and the holistic atmosphere that the university offers to its students.
 * How they will learn: **

**Assessment**: Students will write a 3-5 page response to what they had learned about Pitt County prior to the fieldtrip and incorporate what they have learned about East Carolina University and if attending a college is something they are interested in and why. Upon editing the papers and giving a grade, students will correct errors and resubmit, along with a self-addressed and stamped envelope where I will mail to them in 4 years upon graduating high school to see if their ideas about attending have stayed with them during high school.