Alabama Social Studies SS24.3.3

SS24.3.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.3.3a

  Locate state and national parks within Alabama and explain their historical and economic significance.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students find Alabama state parks and National Park Service sites on a map. They research how park systems grew and share what parks protect and how visitors help nearby towns.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can locate Cheaha State Park near Anniston and Horseshoe Bend National Military Park near Dadeville. They can put key events in park history in order. They can explain what Horseshoe Bend preserves and how park visitors support local businesses.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think Alabama has a site officially designated a national park. It has National Park Service sites, but none with that designation. Students may also think parks are only for hiking and miss their role in preserving history.

04

How to Assess It

Give students an Alabama outline map and three date cards: Yellowstone 1872, National Park Service 1916, Cheaha 1933. Have them locate Cheaha and Horseshoe Bend, order the cards, and write one sentence each about the battlefield and visitor spending.

1. 01

   Give pairs an Alabama outline map and park brochures; have them pin Cheaha and Horseshoe Bend and label what each place protects.

2. 02

   Ask, 'Why keep the Horseshoe Bend battlefield open to visitors, and how might a nearby café benefit?' Have students write two sentences.

3. 03

   Hand out dated cards for Yellowstone, the National Park Service, and Cheaha; teams race to put them in order.

4. 04

   Use a Cheaha entry fee sheet and a nearby café menu; students total a family's spending and name two jobs it supports.

• SS24.1.12b

  Identify and describe the contributions of significant individuals associated with the community and state in the past and the present.

• SS24.1.12a

  Summarize historical events that have shaped the community and state.

• SS24.1.4

  Describe ways occupational and recreational opportunities in the local community and state are affected by the physical environment.