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- Effects of civic action
- In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- The effects of the Great Depression in North Carolina
- This lesson is designed to give the students a better understanding of the personal effects of the Great Depression on the people of North Carolina. It also uses the student's creativity to help others understand these effects.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies and Theater Arts Education)
- By Yvonne Carroll.
- Egg drop to test barrier design
- In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 7
- In this lesson, students will construct an egg catcher that will catch an egg from the greatest possible height without cracking or breaking the egg.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Science)
- By Roxanne Moses.
- Egg transport vehicle
- In On track learning: Safety through technology and design, page 2
- In this lesson, students will learn about car design features that help to protect passengers in a crash. They will transfer this knowledge to their car designs as they continue working as a group.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–10 Science)
- By Roxanne Moses.
- Electroplating: When is a penny worth less than one cent?
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.8
- In this lesson, students understand the chemical differences between pennies made before and after 1982, and gain an understanding of the process of electroplating.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Employment applications and resumés
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.4
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss the parts of a job application and resumé. Students will complete an application and resumé for either a medical job or a construction job, and will compare and contrast the application materials needed for each of the two kinds of jobs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Anissia Jenkins.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Estuarine shorelines behind simple overwash barrier islands
- In Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks, page 1.13
- This lesson is part of chapter one in the unit "Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks." Students take another look at simple overwash and complex barrier islands. They examine more closely how overwash and inlet processes are crucial to the long-term maintenance of barrier islands and how these processes can affect human life.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science and Social Studies)
- By Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea Ames, and Karen Dawkins.
- Ethics in Health Care - "Nurse Sassy"
- This lesson introduces the qualities of a health care worker.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 )
- By L. Flowers.
- Experimental archaeology: Making cordage
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.8
- Students will make cordage and use an activity sheet to experience a technique and skill that ancient Native Americans in North Carolina needed for everyday life. They will also compute the amount of time and materials that might have been required to make cordage and construct a scientific inquiry to study the contents of an archaeological site.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- Experimenting with pH
- In Critical thinking in science, page 4
- This lesson introduces pH, and the effect of concentration and volume on pH. Students will use common foods for the experiment, helping them to make connections between pH, real-life things, and even the relationship between pH and taste. Students design their own experiment, which strengthens their inquiry skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Daniell DiFrancesca.
- Exploring properties of matter with submersibles
- This inquiry-based learning activity allows students to explore the relationships between mass, volume, density, and buoyancy as they manipulate various materials to construct a submersible “vehicle” for deep-sea research.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- By Miriam Sutton.
- Exploring the 1835 NC Constitutional Convention
- This internet scavenger hunt allows students to read the actual proceedings of the 1835 Constitutional Convention while they discover for themselves some of the significant amendments that were made. The activity also sets the foundation for class discussions about why the state Constitution was amended in 1835 and what impact the amendments had on religious groups, free blacks, and American Indians.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Barbara Jean.
- Exploring the church in the southern black community
- Students explore the Documenting the American South Collection titled, the “Church in the Southern Black Community.” Beginning with a historian's interpretation of the primary sources that make up the collection, students search the collection for evidence to describe the experiences of African Americans living in the south during the Antebellum through the Reconstruction Period centering on their community churches. The activity culminates in student presentations of a digital scrap book.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Meghan Mcglinn.
- Exploring the Food Guide Pyramid
- Students will learn the 6 groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. Students will become familiar with how foods are categorized within the Pyramid. Students will also become familiar with serving sizes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 )
- By Elizabeth Carswell.
- Expressive papier-mâché masks
- Students will be creating an original papier-mâché mask that expresses an emotion. In doing this, they will be expanding upon their knowledge of representing the human face while further developing technical skills in papier-mâché sculpture and acrylic painting.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)
- By Kerri Fuller.
- Facial studies through creation of a face jug
- In this interdisciplinary lesson, students study the anatomy of the face and use what they have learned to create thumbnail sketches of expressive faces on jugs. The lesson incorporates elements of social studies, earth science, psychology, and artistic meaning.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Visual Arts Education)
- By Lori Shepley, Melissa Thibault, and Nelle Hayes.
- Family budget activity
- This activity is designed to provide students with real-world application of classroom curriculum. Students will be required to make budgeting decisions in the light of inflation, unemployment, and other unforeseen additions or strains to the family budget.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 Social Studies)
- By beth carroll.
- The fate of North Carolina's native peoples: Causes and effects
- This activity provides a way for students to further their comprehension as they read an article about changes in the population of North Carolina in the early 1700s as European settlers displaced American Indians. Students will complete a graphic organizer and answer a series of questions.
- Format: worksheet/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Federal recognition for Lumbee Indians
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 2.9
- Introduction North Carolina recognizes the Lumbee Indian Tribe; however, Federal recognition has not been given. Why? What are the criteria for recognition? What are the reasons for and against Lumbee recognition? This lesson uses a teacher-made debate...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Linda Tabor.
- "A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront
- In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Kathryn Walbert.
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