Early Life in Eastern NC Using a variety of resources – print sources and online sources, research (individual or small groups) the following questions: Where did the name Wake County come from? What year was Wake County originated? What is the current population of Wake County? What was the population of Wake County in the early 1800s? What medical services are provided today? Where can you receive medical services? Now choose a county from the Coastal Plains regions and find out the same information: Where did the name of the county originate? What year was the county originated? What is the current population of the county? What was the population of the county in the early 1800s? What medical services were provided long ago? Where could one receive these medical services? Reflections: What differences did you find between the two counties? Why might the coastal county have a larger population? How has technology played a part within each county? What is the evidence? How might Wake County significantly be affected by technology? Create several analogies using information learned. Analogy: A big word with a fun meaning. Analogies are all about figuring out how things go together or are related. Think: THIS is to THAT as WHAT is to WHICH? Like this: CAT is to KITTEN as DOG is to PUPPY. The second words are the young of the first. Analogies are challenging, so remind students to look back through their notes and stretch their thinking when creating these analogies.
Early Life in Eastern NC Using a variety of resources – print sources and online sources, research (individual or small groups) the following questions: Where did the name Wake County come from? What year was Wake County originated? What is the current population of Wake County? What was the population of Wake County in the early 1800s? What medical services are provided today? Where can you receive medical services? Now choose a county from the Coastal Plains regions and find out the same information: Where did the name of the county originate? What year was the county originated? What is the current population of the county? What was the population of the county in the early 1800s? What medical services were provided long ago? Where could one receive these medical services? Reflections: What differences did you find between the two counties? Why might the coastal county have a larger population? How has technology played a part within each county? What is the evidence? How might Wake County significantly be affected by technology? Create several analogies using information learned. Analogy: A big word with a fun meaning. Analogies are all about figuring out how things go together or are related. Think: THIS is to THAT as WHAT is to WHICH? Like this: CAT is to KITTEN as DOG is to PUPPY. The second words are the young of the first. Analogies are challenging, so remind students to look back through their notes and stretch their thinking when creating these analogies.