Currituck+County

North Carolina County Activity: Currituck Light House

(Hannah Wilson)


 * Activity will most likely be conducted when discussing the different regions in North Carolina (Mountains, Piedmont, Inner Coastal Plain, Tidewater)

Students will break up into groups and focus on one lighthouse by researching (important/interesting stories, significance, location, height, builder). Students will have library time as well as computer time. Students must include all the research they find on their light house on a poster board provided for them in class; pictures can be included. Once students have completed their projects, the class will come together at the end and share their findings. I will initiate questions that will have students compare and contrast the lighthouses.

As a final part of our light house activity the class will take a field trip to the Currituck Light House. After viewing the light house, students will write down anything and everything they observed and learned.

What Students Will Learn: The importance of light houses in North Carolina, and how they have influenced their surrounding areas.

How Students Will Learn: Students will get into groups and gather research on the different light houses in North Carolina. After researching and later developing their information into a project, students are going to go on a field trip where they will be able to take their prior and fresh knowledge of light houses, and form their own opinions/conclusions on the significance of the Currituck light house.

Assesment: The groups will create a poster which includes research and pictures of their light house. Students will present to the class and share their findings. At the end of the class we will compare and contrast the light houses. After the field trip, as a closing to the topic of light houses, students will reflect on what they have learned about the significance and importance of light houses. Why are they significant to North Carolina history? Are they important today?