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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

Farm animal immigrants: Students will identify a rare or endangered farm animal and then locate its country of origin on a world map. Students will also research the animal and its uses to determine why it was imported.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); By Meg Millard and Pamela Webb.

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

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education: A New Jersey-based organization whose mission is to provide "real world" resources for classroom education in engineering and science. Professional Development opportunities in New Jersey available. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Stevens Institute of Technology

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