Unit studies for topics starting with C

Chinese Folk Tales - Literature based study that looks at culture and government in China (M)

Chinese New Year Unit - Unit Study on Chinese New Year (Y)

Colonial America, 1600-1776 - Uses children's literature to discuss and discover Colonial America (Y, M, O, T)

(Creating a) Colony in the New World - (Y, M, O, T)

Celebrations Mini-Unit - A nice unit study for 4th & 5th grades that covers five class periods or one full day; some group activities (Y, M, O, T)

Civil War Unit - from Small Planet - Civil War Unit - from Small Planet (M,O)

Cells and Systems - In this unit students learn some general aspects of cell theory. They then study the skin in detail, considering its various components, and how the skin functions as an organ. Grades 4 and 5. (Y)

Chinese New Year Unit - (Y)

Mexican Christmas (Feliz Navidad) - (Y)

Cinco de Mayo - (Y,M)

Circus Unit - What part of the circus do students enjoy most? Why is the circus an appealing form of entertainment for so many people? Have students brainstorm a list of acts they have seen at the circus and identify skills that are involved in each. Grade 1. (Y)

Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow - The Cities project is an interactive programme brought to you by the United Nations CyberSchoolBus. Its six intense units of clear writing, exciting information and great images give you the best overview of urbanization—its history, its potential, its pr (M,O,T)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - (grade 2) (Y)

(Creating a ) Colony in the New World - To gain an understanding of the forces within European society that found expression in the voyage of Christopher Columbus; to examine the cultures of those whom Columbus and his successors encountered in the New World; to analyze the degree to which cultural expectations shaped the encounter experience for Columbus; to reconstruct the encounter experience for those who saw Columbus sail into their world. (O)

Costa Rica Unit - 4th Grade (Y)

Mulan (China) - Links to create a China based curriculum unit. (Y,M)

Mission Geography: Continents - National Geographic unit about continents (Y)

Caribou Mysteries - "Caribou Mysteries: Science Sleuths and Detective Math" provides Middle School science and math lessons and activities about caribou. "Caribou Mysteries" was created by teachers at Randy Smith Middle School in Fairbanks, Alaska, and by biologists at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The project was funded by Toyota USA Foundation. (Y, M, O, T)