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Africa: Interpreting physical maps: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.1; In this lesson for grade seven, students look at a physical map of Africa and use it to speculate how the geography of a given region might affect human culture in that area.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Mary B. Taylor.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Analyzing historical maps of North Carolina: In this lesson students will analyze historical maps and will use their knowledge of history, observation skills, and inference to draw conclusions about the events that affected the geographic development of North Carolina over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Loretta Wilson.

Blue Ridge Parkway Travelogue: Students plan and develop a week-long trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway, from beginning to end. The virtual tour culminates in the creation of a travelogue that will outline the trip.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies); By Rachel Elliott.

Colonial and state records of North Carolina: Lessons developed using the Colonial State Records of North Carolina collection from Documenting the American South; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway: In these lessons and units for eighth grade, students delve into the rich primary sources and historical overlooks from the Driving Through Time project and explore the history of the Blue Ridge Parkway.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Greece: Part 1: This lesson is one of three created as an interdisciplinary unit on the connection between the art and artifacts of a culture and the values and beliefs of the members of that culture. This unit begins with a class-wide investigation of Ancient Greece and concludes with a visit to the Ackland Art Museum. During the visit, students will have the opportunity to assess their predictions about the Ancient Greeks. In addition, students will look at works of art from other cultures and compare and contrast the visual information provided about those cultures with visual information provided about Greek culture.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); By Winn Wheeler.

Integrating the internet into the curriculum: Jan Brett author study: Jan Brett's books will be used to integrate technology into different areas of the curriculum. The seven activities will each take about 30 minutes depending on the class. The highlight of the author study will be the design of a class multimedia presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); By Barb Thorson.

Introducing the Blue Ridge Parkway: In Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway, page 4.1; In this lesson, students will be introduced to the Blue Ridge Parkway. They will work in groups to analyze historical photographs of the Parkway in order to determine what purpose it serves and why it is such a unique landmark.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); By Melissa Harden.

The key to a map: The students will use a map of the classroom to strengthen their map reading skills. They will work in groups and use a prepared map of the classroom to find hidden messages.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Melissa Lasher.

Kindergarten walk: This is an introductory lesson in a series of lessons on our community and community helpers. Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins will be used as the pattern to plan our own walk around our school playground. Students will then create a simple map of our school playground.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics and Social Studies); By Michelle Hensley.

The land of milk and honey: Relocated or not: In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 4; In this lesson, students read primary sources to learn about the establishment of the city of New Bern, North Carolina. The students will also use maps to draw conclusions about what was read.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Lara Willox.

Landform adventure: This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Beth Edmonds.

Linking important geographic sites to world history: Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies); By Guy Swanson.

The migration of the monarch butterfly: The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies); By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.

North Carolina regional travel brochure: The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Deborah Harrell.

North Carolina rivers: Students will locate 28 rivers within the state of North Carolina, noting names and origins of names, directions of flow, navigability, and development of population centers in relation to the rivers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies); By Mike Stevenson.

Regions of Nepal: A virtual trek: This lesson for grade seven helps students understand the connections between geography and culture. Students experience a virtual trek through the different regions of Nepal, conduct research about the ethnic groups living in each region, and maintain travel logs documenting what they've learned.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

The regions of North Carolina: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.2; In this lesson, students analyze the differences between North Carolina's geographical regions: the Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Inner and Outer Coastal Plain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The road taken: This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies); By Margaretc Bryant.

Shifting coastlines: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.3; In their study of North Carolina's changing coastline during the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, students will determine the positions of the coastline at different times and decide what types of archaeological information has been lost due to rising sea levels.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

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