From the Mountains to the Sea—Take a new look at South Carolina with your students

StudySC is a website that provides online content to support South Carolina-specific curriculum standards.  StudySC, created by the South Carolina State Library, makes available a student-friendly environment arranged by grade level and by subject area where students can find the information they need fast.

Useful tools for educators:

Use these handouts in your classroom or library!

• StudySC handout 
• StudySC poster (8 1/2" x 11") 

Artists and Palmettos and the Blue Ridge, Oh My!

The Elementary, Middle, and High School sections currently have three subjects available: Culture, Environment & Geography, and History Before 1865.  The History Since 1865 and Government subjects will be finished by Spring 2010.  Each subject has several topic pages and age-appropriate descriptions for easy navigation.

I found Cherokee Native American artwork

Sara Ayers. Jar with Heads. 1987. clay. 12" x 9" x 9" Image courtesy of the South Carolina Arts Commission

K-12 students can use StudySC to:

• Discover websites from non-profits, educational sources, and government agencies on South Carolina topics
• Read articles from DISCUS databases and South Carolina periodicals
• View pictures, video, and artwork that represents South Carolina themes
• Explore primary documents from South Carolina history such as maps, photographs, and oral history

Great examples of content for students:

Elementary School-Animals & Plants

Explore the state plants and animals through a slideshow, coloring pages, pictures, and videos.  Be sure to meet the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches that live at USC.

Middle School-Dance

Listen to the music of the 1920s dance craze, The Charleston, view a video of the Big Apple Dance, and meet Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates.

High School-Theater & Film

Watch a film made in 1902 by Thomas Edison in Charleston and learn about Porgy & Bess, our state opera.

I found lesson plans on the Gullah language

Educators can use StudySC to:

• Discover content from trusted websites on South Carolina themes for use in your classroom
• Explore multimedia content such as videos, audio, photographs, and maps to make your lesson plans memorable
• Search for quality lesson plans on culture, history, literature, history, geography, and other South Carolina-related themes (coming soon)
• Search for resources by curriculum standard (coming soon)

Coming Soon:

Lesson Plans
This section for educators will soon have organized links to South Carolina-specific lesson plans from many sources, including museums, schools, parks, and others.

Search by Standards
Soon you will be able to search StudySC by South Carolina Curriculum Standards.