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Commemorative landscapes: These lessons for elementary, middle, and high school were developed in collaboration with The University of North Carolina Library Commemorative Landscapes project to introduce and promote student understanding and writing of North Carolina’s history through commemorative sites, landscapes, and markers.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

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.

History of astronomy scavenger hunt: A unit on astronomy inevitably and rightfully begins with a look at the history of astronomy. This activity provides students with an opportunity to learn the basic facts of the history of astronomy by using the internet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies); By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.

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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

Fueling the fires of American industrialization: In this lesson from the Forest History Society in Durham, North Carolina, students examine the role wood played in the American Industrial Revolution. By calculating how much wood was consumed by U.S. railroads before and after the invention of wood preservatives,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 8 Social Studies); Provided by: Forest History Society

I hear the locomotives: The impact of the Transcontinental Railroad: In this lesson, found on the EDSITEment website, students analyze archival material in order to make connections between the arrival of the railroads and many of the changes that occurred subsequently in the United States and its territories. They learn... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

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