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Comparing and contrasting colonial rice and tobacco agriculture: This graphic organizer will help students understand the processes of growing rice and tobacco in colonial North Carolina after reading two related articles from the North Carolina digital history textbook — "The...; Format: document/worksheet

Farmville's choice: In this lesson, students will learn about rural life in North Carolina at the turn of the century. Home demonstration and 4H clubs implemented many programs to help people learn better farming techniques, ways of preserving food, and taking care of the home. Several North Carolina leaders went to great lengths to ensure the success of these programs. In part of this activity, students help the town of Farmville dedicate a monument to one of those people.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Graphic organizer: Janet Schaw on American agriculture: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read a diary excerpt about agricultural practices in the Carolinas on the eve of the American Revolution.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Great Depression: Impact over time: In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Mountain cultures graphic organizer: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.4; As students read the article "Peoples of the Mountains," this graphic organizer will help them develop an understanding of the cultures that existed in North Carolina's mountains hundreds of years ago.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Resources on the web

Ag in the Classroom - Teacher Awards: Lesson plans and resources for the study of agriculture in North Carolina, including economic impact, history, and children's activities. The program offers a teacher award; nomination forms are available on the website. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: North Carolina Farm Bureau

Green 'N' Growing - The History of Home Demonstration and 4-H Youth Development on North Carolina: A digital collection of photographs aand other primary source materials relating to the history of the 4-H and Home Demonstration programs of North Carolina. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: North Carolina State University D.H. Hill Library

North Carolina Botanical Garden Plant Information Center: Images and information about plants of North Carolina available in a searchable database. A partner project of North Carolina Botanical Garden and the UNC School of Information and Library Science. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: North Carolina Botanical Gardens