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A Multi-media Scrapbook Activity for Third Grade

 Introduction |  Instructions | Symbols and Emblems | Music and Sound | Evaluation | Teacher Resources 

Let's take a tour back in time to June 28, 1776, to the old palmetto-log fort now called Fort Moultrie.  The spongy palmetto logs absorbed the cannonballs of the British and helped Colonel William Moultrie defend the fort against the attack of the British fleet. Because of this, Col. Moultrie had the palmetto tree added to our state flag along with the blue color of the soldiers' uniforms and the crescent shape on their caps.This starts the beginning of SC symbols and emblems.
The SC flag, along with all of our other state symbols and emblems, have a special meaning in our state's history. To learn about their origins helps us to better understand the SC culture and connect with our past. 

You now have the chance to take a virtual trip back in time.  Maybe you love animals, plants, gems or music.  Find out  when and why your favorite state symbols and emblems came to be on the list. 
 



Your task is to surf through the Internet links below and find picutres, sounds, music, and information on at least 3 symbols or emblems of South Carolina. You must also determine the origin of these symbols and explain why they came to be on the list. You will put these symbols together into a multimedia scrapbook to share with your class.

Please follow this list of steps:
  1. Make a folder called "SCScrapbook" in your personal folder.
  2. Browse through the links below to see the choices that you have for your scrapbook.  
  3. Pictures or images should be copied into your folder by  'right clicking' and clicking on "Save image as".  Save this image in your SCScrapbook folder but change the name if you think you might forget what it is. Most of the time, students are allowed to download images for classroom projects.  Check for any copyright rules and email to ask permission if you are not sure.
  4. Open a Word document and minimize while you are browsing through the links.  When you get to important information that you need, select it, and hold down Control and then touch "C" on the keyboard to use a 'Copy' command.  Release both keys and you will have a copy of the infomation.  Open your Word document and hold down Control and touch "V" on the keyboard to paste the information onto the document. Continue collecting information but don't forget to SAVE this document in your "SCScrapbook" folder giving it the title "scinformation".
  5. Document your sources by copying and pasting the Web address (URL) above the information you collect on your Word document.
  6. Open PowerPoint and choose a 'Design Template' that works nicely for South Carolina.  You will make a 'Title' slide, 3 slides with symbols containing an explanation of their origin on each and a 'Credits' slide at the end. That will total up to be 5 slides unless you choose to add more symbols. 
  7. Summarize the information on your Word document before you type it on your PowerPoint slides.  You need this infomation to be brief and in your own words. 

 
  • 50 States  Right  click on the words "Listen to MIDI"  and  then click on "Save Link Target As" to download the music to "Carolina"  
  • US State songs and flags This site has the words and music to state songs 
  • SC State House Interesting Stuff  All of the links on this page relate to South Carolina.  The links include the state dance, folk dance, waltz, popular music, and opera 
  • Popular music, Beach This site  tells about the beginning of beach music and how it became our state popular music  
  • Porgy and Bess Music Find the song "Summertime" and right click on the letters WAV.  Go to "Save link target as" to save into your folder to capture the most famous song from our state opera 
  • Spiritual Music Right click on the words  "Follow the Drinking Gourd MIDI"  and click on "Save link target as" to save into your folder
  • 2nd Spiritual Music site Right click on the words  "Download MIDI File"  and click on "Save link target as" to save into your folder
  • Carolina Wren's song can be copied by right clicking on the word "song" under the picutre of the Carolina Wren
  • Beach Music for the state dance, The Shag, or for the state popular music, right click on the song "I Love Beach Music" then go to "Save link target as".  Some other songs on this page are also beach music


Go to the Student Rubric page to understand all of your requirements.  It is important to include everything required to have an exceptional SC Virtual Scrapbook that everyone will learn from and enjoy viewing.
 

  • Tools - In order to check your computer for the downloads you may need in order to play the sounds and music, go to the site http://www.knowitall.org and click on "Software Wizard" to see what you have already loaded on your computer.  To load Shockwave, click on Shockwave 8.5.1 then click "Download now". Pay attention to the folder that it goes to so you can go there to open it and install. 
  • Click on the Teacher Resources page to see the SC Curriculum Standards addressed in this project and visit other helpful sites. Click on the SC Virtual Scrapbook link to view an example timeline of many SC symbols and emblems.

 
 Introduction |  Instructions | Symbols and Emblems | Music and Sound | Evaluation | Teacher Resources 
 Created by Sissy Harris
James B. Edwards Elementary School, Charleston County School District, South Carolina
March, 2004