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Rankin Museum of American and Natural History
This wonderful museum has artifacts from Native American tribes, a Civil War exhibit, farming tools of days gone by, and exhibits of North American animals and fossils.
http://www.rankinmuseum.com/
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- Lesson plan: Learn about your county This activity will allow fourth grade students in North Carolina to learn more about the counties that surround their home county. Using online images, students will create a multimedia presentation to share with others.
- Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum A collection of virtual exhibits created by Canadian college students that explore topics such as fossils, dinosaurs, archaeology, climate change, and more.
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian Answers to frequently asked questions about the extensive collections of the Smithsonian Museums and links to resources on subjects from Anthropology to Zoology.
- American Field Guide A collection of online videos that explore many aspects of America's wilderness from animals to earth and space to public policy.
- Lesson plan: A Comprehensive Study of North Carolina Indian Tribes Students will apply their research skills of gathering and validating information to study the eight state recognized American Indian tribes of North Carolina in order to create an Honors U.S. History Project. Students then will create a comprehensive study of those tribes to be compiled into a notebook to be copied and shared with the eighth grade teachers of North Carolina History in our county.
Related pages
- Intrigue of the Past: Teach your students about North Carolina's fascinating past. This edition contains lesson plans about the fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, as well as essays for the teacher with detailed information about four periods in North Carolina's ancient history.
- Horizons Unlimited: This wonderful education center and museum provides hands-on programs for students in the areas of history and the physical and biological sciences.
- Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center: This 4-H Educational Center provides year-round programming, including team-building and environmental education to students in 2nd through 6th grades.
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- Learn more about Amazon, American Indians, North Carolina, Richmond County, South America, South American Indians, animals, anthropology, archaeology, fossils, history, history museums, natural history, paleontology, pottery, science, tintype photographs, turpentine, and weapons.
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This museum is recognized for its diverse and unique collections. Their emphasis is on the history and cultures of Early American life; beginning with Native American occupation and continuing to the present. Other exhibits include 19th-century pottery, antiques, medical memorabilia, Civil War relics and a turpentine still. The museum is located at 131 W. Church Street in Ellerbe and is open Monday-Friday 10 to 4 and Saturday-Sunday 2 to 5. Call 910-652-6378 or send email to info@rankinmuseum.com to arrange a visit.