Introduction

                Welcome Fourth Graders

     You will be learning about the great state of North
Carolina. We will explore the three regions of our state: the
Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Coastal Plain. These three 
regions are very different both culturally and  geographically. 
Each student will be creating a notebook about North 
Carolina. This Web Quest will help you in completing your notebook.

     Each student will study the three regions of North   Carolina. By exploring the given information, students will create a music journal, language arts folder and a travel brochure for the state, which will be put into your notebook. 

     The North Carolina mountains are famous for their music. 
To study the music from the mountains, you will identify some musical instruments and create a listening journal. Click on the image of the mountains to learn more. 
 
 
 
 

      The region between the Coastal Plain and the Mountains 
 is called the Piedmont. The state capital and other important
 sites are located there.. To learn facts about the 
 state and the Piedmont click on the image of the city. This 
 information will be useful when you create your travel brochure
 for the state.
 
 
 
 
 

     North Carolina has a very long coastline. There are many 
 beautiful and famous places along the coast. In the past, many pirates traveled along the North Carolina beaches, making their mark on the people and history of the region.. To read a ghost 
story about Blackbeard, click on the lighthouse image. 
 

                             Evaluation
 
 
 

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Music: Learn to identify different Appalachian instruments	You have visited the websites.	You have visited all of the websites, printed out the worksheet, and attempted to identify the instruments.	You have visited all of the websites, printed out the worksheet, and correctly identified half of the instruments.	You have visited all of the websites, printed out the worksheet, and can correctly identify all of the instruments.
Language: Reading comprehension of the ghost story	You have visited the websites.	You have visited all of the websites, printed out the worksheets, and read the story.	You have visited all of the websites, printed out the worksheets, read the story and attempted to answer all of the questions.	You have visited all of the websites, printed out the worksheets, read the story and answered all of the questions correctly.
Music: Listen to a variety of North Carolinian music and complete a listening journal	You have listened to some of the music, but not attempted to complete the listening journal.	You have listened to all of the music, but not attempted to complete the listening journal.	You have listened to all of the music and have completed part of the listening journal.	You have listened to all of the music and have completed the entire listening journal.
History:  Exploring the web sites, state facts and brochure	Exploring all of the web sites	Exploring all of the web sites and learning some of the state facts	Exploring all of the web sites, learning all of the state facts, and completing most of the brochure	Exploring all of the web sites, learning all of the web site and completing all of the brochure
History: Brochure- first page has a state symbol, inside folds advertise two places to visit	One of the three requirements for the brochure is complete	Two of the three requirements for the brochure are complete.	All of the requirements for the brochure are complete	Brochure is complete and decorated.

 Now that you have learned about the three regions of North Carolina, you will use this information to put together your North Carolina notebook. The travel brochure, language arts folder and music journal will all go into this notebook. 
 

http://www.biblio.org/ghosts/blackbeard.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/ghosts/
http;//www.visitnc.com
www.railegh-nc.org/parks&rec/sertoma/sertoma.htm
www.raleigh-nc.org/parks&rec/pullen/pullen.htm
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/reed/main.htm
www.birdsofprey.org
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/symbols/symbols.htm
http://www.charmeck.nc.us/
http://www.nczoo.org/
http://www.lehigh.edu/zoellner/encyclopedia.html
http://www.geocities.com/hayseedpoet/fiddles.html
http://www.astrosonic.com/index.html
http://www.efolkmusic.com
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/appalach.htm#top
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
http://www.cybozone.com/luthier/instruments/dulcimer.html
http://www.rtpnet.org/~hdweb/