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Good medicine: Students will examine changes in technology, medicine, and health that took place in North Carolina between 1870 and 1930 and construct products and ideas which demonstrate understanding of how these changes impacted people living in North Carolina at that time. To achieve these goals, students will employ the eight intelligences of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies); By Leslie Ramsey.

Resources on the web

Map Collections: 1500-2004: This site contains rich cartographic image information that is not easily located. This site is a component of the American Memory collection: Places in the News. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress.... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Library of Congress

Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind: Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind , the companion website for a film by the same title produced by PBS, provides a variety of teacher and student resources to supplement viewing of the documentary. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

Museum of Broadcast Communications: Sponsored by The Museum of Broadcast Communications, this site contains an online Television Encyclopedia, a comprehensive archive of radio and television history and programming. Educational resources and lesson plans support the site's content. The content... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Museum of Broadcast Communications

National Constitution Center: This website features rich content that is broad in scope and depth with detailed information about the Constitution of the United States. Users can search the museum's interactive content by topic, keyword, and supreme court cases. A Constitution timeline... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Constitution Center

The National Gallery of Art: This premier national art museum's website features online exhibits and information about artists, in-depth select European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and graphic arts. The website includes multimedia and podcast presentations of some... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Gallery of Art

National Marine Sanctuaries: An essential resource for the classroom studying marine science. Includes virtual tours of marine sanctuaries of the United States and their territories, virtual dives, photos, videos, lesson plans, lab experiments, workshops, and much more. Learn about coral... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Museum of the American Indian: This website uses Flash technology to present online multimedia exhibitions about the history and culture of American Indians. An excellent online educational resource about codetalkers during WWI and WWII is also available. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

National Women’s History Museum (NWHM): Students can learn about famous women who have made a contribution to the United States. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

The New Americans: This site provides information on five immigrant groups in the United States, including their histories, cultures, and current situations. Eleven lesson plans related to immigration can be accessed in the educator's section of the site. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Independent Television Service

New Perspectives on the West: Sponsored by PBS and a companion to the documentary series, The West, this site enables the user to take a guided tour through the history of the American West and explore elements of Western history -- profiles, documents, images -- that encourage visitors... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

The New York Historical Society: This organization is dedicated to the preservation of New York City's historical resources and the "founding of our country." The site contains a schedule of upcoming programs, images of artworks from the Society's museum, and an archive of past and present... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: New York Historical Society

North By South: Culture, traditions, history and impact of the communities resulting from the 1900-1960 African-American migrations from south to north. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Kenyon College

North Carolina Museum of History: The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan

NPS Fire Management Program Center: Sponsored by the National Park Service this website features comprehensive information about fire events, management, prevention and resources. Students can learn about fire, its consequences, and its use as a natural resources management technique. Take the... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Park Service

The NYPL Picture Collection Online: More than 30,000 digitized images from books, magazine, newspapers, original photographs, prints, and postcards from the 1700s through 1925. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: The New York Public Library