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Alabama

We're so excited about our brand new Fourth of July unit! This unit can be a fun detour for the summer months or even serve as a little history boost any time of the year. With just two days of lessons, this mini unit gives you a chance to sneak in some meaningful learning before celebrating the holiday. You will study the creation of the 13 colonies, a tea party with big consequences, separation from England, and the formation of the country we now know as the United States of America! Then, we focus on the flag, national anthem, and of course, food!

Release Date: July 15, 2025

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  • Erosion turns quartz into sand
  • Experiment to demonstrate erosion
  • Alabama's flag
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Cathedral Caverns State Park
  • Wilson Dam
  • Fall Line
  • Gulf Coast
  • US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne
  • Cheaha State Park and Cheaha Mountain, Delta
  • Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile
  • Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores
  • The state of Alabama
  • Alabama River
  • Lake Guntersville
  • Wheeler Lake
  • Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)
  • Vocabulary: rural and gorge
  • Cut and paste names of places on a map of Alabama
  • Begin Alabama unit project: a banner representing the state, including facts, the flag, and a map
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  • The Great Depression
  • President Roosevelt had a plan to help America, which included the TVA
  • The TVA created thousands of jobs, brought electricity to remote areas, and created lakes
  • God's power is stronger than water
  • Mark 4:39–41
  • Psalm 34:17
  • State flower: camellia
  • State bird: northern flicker
  • State mammal: black bear
  • State tree: southern longleaf pine
  • Alabama's weather
  • Tornadoes
  • Hurricanes
  • Humidity and how it works
  • Experiment to demonstrate humidity
  • State symbols
  • Answer comprehension questions about Alabama's symbols with information from the lesson
  • Add symbols to unit project banner
  • Try to answer some riddles about Alabama
  • 1800s: people did not agree about slavery, which led to the Civil War
  • Some of the northern states wanted slavery to end, others in the South wanted to keep slavery (map showing different states), and border states had people on both sides
  • Color pictures of Alabama symbols
  • Design your own state symbol
  • What we represent is important
  • 2 Corinthians 5:20
  • Everything belongs to God
  • Psalm 24:1a
  • How cotton is grown, harvested, and made into clothing
  • Go on a scavenger hunt to find items made of cotton
  • The Black Belt
  • Birmingham
  • Marshall Space Flight Center
  • The beginning of the automobile industry in Alabama
  • Vocabulary: poverty and economy
  • Answer comprehension questions about Alabama's industries with information from the lesson
  • Cut out a pocket to glue on unit project as well as fact cards to place inside
  • The rise of industry in Alabama
  • Wernher von Braun
  • The history of Alabama's major industries, including cotton, steel, and rockets
  • Materials that were needed to make things for World War II (like metal, rubber, and paper) were in short supply
  • The government started having scrap drives to collect materials that could be used to make things for war
  • Kids helped with scrap drives during WWII, including the Junior Commandos group, Boys and Girls Scouts, and Clean Plate Clubs
  • Alabama's current major industry is car manufacturing
  • Explore ways to reduce waste and participate in recycling
  • Think about plans and dreams for the future
  • Color illustrations of Alabama's major industries
  • God designed us to work together to accomplish things for Him
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9
  • As you dream about the future, ask God to direct your plans
  • Proverbs 16:9
  • Vocabulary: tradition and adapt
  • Answer comprehension questions about Alabama's people with information from the lesson
  • Come up with a news report for Alabama
  • Add a spotlight on Helen Keller to the unit project
  • Helen Keller
  • Anne Sullivan (Helen Keller's teacher)
  • The people of Alabama
  • University of Alabama vs. Auburn football rivalry
  • Weird laws in Alabama
  • What's important to the people of Alabama
  • Come up with a news report for something currently happening in Alabama (fact or fiction)
  • Create a piece of art that shows what you like most about Alabama
  • God calls us to have perseverance
  • Galatians 6:9
  • God can give you the strength to persevere and keep going, even when things are hard
  • Erosion turns quartz into sand
  • Experiment to demonstrate erosion
  • Hypothesize about what will happen if experiment is repeated for a longer period of time, and then try it to see what happens
  • Try making your own dam and see what happens
  • Alabama's flag
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Cathedral Caverns State Park
  • Wilson Dam
  • Fall Line
  • Gulf Coast
  • US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne
  • Cheaha State Park and Cheaha Mountain, Delta
  • Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile
  • Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores
  • The state of Alabama
  • Alabama River
  • Lake Guntersville
  • Wheeler Lake
  • Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)
  • Vocabulary: terrain and resistance
  • Begin Alabama unit project: a banner representing the state, including facts, the flag, and a map
  • Early exploration and discovery of Alabama
  • Hernando de Soto
  • Treaty of Paris
  • Mississippi Territory
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  • The Great Depression
  • President Roosevelt launched the “New Deal” program to help America, which included the TVA
  • The TVA created thousands of jobs, brought electricity to remote areas, and created lakes
  • God's power is stronger than water
  • Mark 4:39–41
  • Psalm 34:17
  • State flower: camellia
  • State bird: northern flicker
  • State mammal: black bear
  • State tree: southern longleaf pine
  • Alabama's biodiversity
  • Cahaba lily
  • Harper's heartleaf
  • Red Hills salamander
  • Alabama's weather
  • Tornadoes
  • Hurricanes
  • Humidity and how it works
  • Water has three forms: solid, liquid, and gas
  • How heat can make liquid water turn into gas
  • Experiment to demonstrate humidity
  • It's more humid in summer because warm air can hold more moisture
  • Humidity and the water cycle
  • State symbols
  • Vocabulary: conservation and resilience
  • Answer comprehension questions about Alabama's symbols and weather with information from the lesson
  • Learn the difference between fact and opinion and practice discerning which is which
  • Add symbols to unit project banner
  • Try to answer some riddles about Alabama
  • History behind the nickname Yellowhammer State
  • 1800s: people did not agree about slavery, which led to the Civil War
  • Some of the northern states wanted slavery to end, others in the South wanted to keep slavery (map showing different states), and border states had people on both sides
  • Draw a weather forecast for Alabama
  • Design your own state symbol
  • What we represent is important
  • 2 Corinthians 5:20
  • Everything belongs to God
  • Psalm 24:1
  • How cotton is grown, harvested, and made into clothing
  • Go on a scavenger hunt to find items made of cotton
  • Compare two different fabrics
  • The Black Belt
  • Birmingham
  • Marshall Space Flight Center
  • The beginning of the automobile industry in Alabama
  • Vocabulary: textile and timber
  • Answer comprehension questions about Alabama's industries with information from the lesson
  • Add cards to unit project containing facts about Alabama's industries
  • The rise of industry in Alabama
  • Wernher von Braun
  • The history of Alabama's major industries, including cotton, steel, and rockets
  • Materials that were needed to make things for World War II (like metal, rubber, and paper) were in short supply
  • The government started having scrap drives to collect materials that could be used to make things for war
  • Kids helped with scrap drives during WWII, including the Junior Commandos group, Boys and Girls Scouts, and Clean Plate Clubs
  • Alabama's natural resources and how they contributed to its industry and economy
  • Alabama's current major industry is car manufacturing
  • Explore ways to reduce waste and participate in recycling, and then make a poster to encourage others to recycle
  • Think about plans and dreams for the future
  • Make a poster to encourage others to recycle
  • God designed us to work together to accomplish things for Him
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9
  • As you dream about the future, ask God to direct your plans
  • Proverbs 16:9
  • Vocabulary: culture and rivalry
  • Answer comprehension questions about Alabama's people with information from the lesson
  • Come up with a news report for Alabama
  • Add a spotlight on Helen Keller to the unit project
  • Helen Keller
  • Selma marches
  • Bloody Sunday
  • Helen Keller attended Perkins School for the Blind
  • The people of Alabama
  • University of Alabama vs. Auburn football rivalry
  • Weird laws in Alabama
  • What's important to the people of Alabama
  • Come up with a news report for something currently happening in Alabama
  • Create a piece of art that shows what you like most about Alabama
  • God calls us to have perseverance
  • Galatians 6:9
  • God can give you the strength to persevere and keep going, even when things are hard
  • Erosion turns quartz into sand
  • Experiment to demonstrate erosion
  • Hypothesize about what will happen if experiment is repeated for a longer period of time, and then try it to see what happens
  • Hypothesize about another change in the experiment and try it to see the results
  • Research and write a report about how the process of erosion helps create the sand on Alabama’s beaches
  • Try making your own dam and see what happens
  • Alabama's flag and state seal
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Cathedral Caverns State Park
  • Wilson Dam
  • Fall Line
  • Gulf Coast
  • US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville
  • Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne
  • Cheaha State Park and Cheaha Mountain, Delta
  • Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery
  • USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile
  • Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores
  • The state of Alabama
  • Alabama River
  • Lake Guntersville
  • Wheeler Lake
  • Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)
  • Georgia
  • Tennessee
  • Mississippi
  • Florida
  • Vocabulary: alliance and prejudice
  • Research and write a report about how the process of erosion helps create the sand on Alabama’s beaches
  • Research the unintended negative impacts of the TVA and write an essay or stage a debate
  • Begin planning Alabama unit project and brainstorm ideas for the type of presentation as well as information and topics to include
  • Early exploration and discovery of Alabama
  • Hernando de Soto
  • Treaty of Paris
  • Mississippi Territory
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  • The Great Depression
  • President Roosevelt launched the “New Deal” program to help America, which included the TVA
  • The TVA created thousands of jobs, brought electricity to remote areas, and created lakes
  • Research the unintended negative impacts of the TVA and write an essay or stage a debate
  • Alabama Fever
  • God's power is stronger than water
  • Mark 4:39–41
  • Psalm 34:17
  • State flower: camellia
  • State bird: northern flicker
  • State mammal: black bear
  • State tree: southern longleaf pine
  • Alabama's biodiversity
  • Cahaba lily
  • Harper's heartleaf
  • Red Hills salamander
  • Alabama's weather
  • Tornadoes
  • Hurricanes
  • Humidity and how it works
  • Water has three forms: solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (water vapor)
  • How heat can make liquid water turn into gas
  • Experiment to demonstrate humidity
  • It's more humid in summer because warm air can hold more moisture
  • State symbols
  • Vocabulary: biodiversity and volatile
  • Use guided notes to create a summary paragraph about Alabama's symbols and weather
  • Learn the difference between fact and opinion and practice discerning which is which
  • Research facts and opinions about the Civil War
  • Add symbols to unit project banner
  • Try to answer some riddles about Alabama
  • Write a poem about Alabama to add to unit project
  • History behind the nickname Yellowhammer State
  • 1800s: people did not agree about slavery, which led to the Civil War
  • Some of the northern states wanted slavery to end, others in the South wanted to keep slavery (map showing different states), and border states had people on both sides
  • Add sketches to notes while listening to the lesson about Alabama
  • Design your own state symbol (draw or watercolor)
  • What we represent is important
  • 2 Corinthians 5:20
  • Everything belongs to God
  • Psalm 24:1
  • Job 12:7–10
  • Pig iron
  • How cotton is grown, harvested, and made into clothing
  • Go on a scavenger hunt to find items made of cotton
  • Compare two different fabrics
  • The Black Belt
  • Birmingham
  • Marshall Space Flight Center
  • The beginning of the automobile industry in Alabama
  • Vocabulary: sharecropping and industry
  • Use guided notes to create a summary paragraph about Alabama's industry and economy
  • Reflect on the fairness of sharecropping after the Civil War
  • Complete a word study on industry and pick which of Alabama's industries you think was most influential to add to unit project
  • The rise of industry in Alabama
  • Wernher von Braun
  • The history of Alabama's agriculture, industries, and economy
  • Sharecropping after the Civil War
  • Materials that were needed to make things for World War II (like metal, rubber, and paper) were in short supply
  • The government started having scrap drives to collect materials that could be used to make things for war
  • Kids helped with scrap drives during WWII, including the Junior Commandos group, Boys and Girls Scouts, and Clean Plate Clubs
  • Alabama's natural resources and how they contributed to its industrial and economic growth
  • Alabama's cost of living
  • Alabama's current major industry is car manufacturing
  • The current economy of Alabama
  • Explore ways to reduce waste and participate in recycling, and then make a poster to encourage others to recycle
  • Think about plans and dreams for the future
  • Make a poster to encourage others to recycle
  • God designed us to work together to accomplish things for Him
  • Ecclesiastes 4:9
  • As you dream about the future, ask God to direct your plans
  • Proverbs 16:9
  • Vocabulary: abolish and legislature
  • Use guided notes to create a summary paragraph about Alabama's people and governance with information from the lesson
  • Research a current event and create a news report about Alabama
  • Choose a topic and add one more section to the unit project
  • Finalize and present the project, and then grade it using the rubric provided
  • Helen Keller
  • Selma marches
  • Bloody Sunday
  • Reconstruction
  • 1964 presidential election
  • Political shift in Alabama
  • Alabama's government structure
  • The people of Alabama
  • University of Alabama vs. Auburn football rivalry
  • Weird laws in Alabama
  • What's important to the people of Alabama
  • The current political climate of Alabama
  • Come up with a news report for something currently happening in Alabama
  • Create a piece of art that shows what you like most about Alabama
  • God calls us to have perseverance
  • Galatians 6:9
  • God can give you the strength to persevere and keep going, even when things are hard

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