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- Conjunction of the Cape Fear River and the Northeast Cape Fear River
- In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 4
- The town of Wilmington is located at the junction of the Northeast Cape Fear and Cape Fear rivers. In this photo the Cape Fear River is entering from the bottom. The water in the Cape Fear River is just turning salty as it reaches Wilmington, the zero salinity...
- By Steve Keith.
- The 2004 presidential election in historical context
- Historian William E. Leuchtenburg talks about past presidential elections and how the 2004 election fits or defies precedents.
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Field trips in context
- Opportunities abound in North Carolina for hands-on interdisciplinary learning experiences.
- Format: article
- By Lesley Richardson.
- Reading photographs
- A picture is worth a thousand words — but which words? Questions can help students decode, interpret, and understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
- Racing against catastrophe: a webquest for English I teachers
- Students often have difficulty making connections between classic books and their contemporary lives. This Webquest puts you in the role of student to find learning strategies that scaffold the meaning-making process as your own students read.
- Format: /lesson plan
- By Kim Bowen and Shayne Goodrum.
- Tips for parent conferences
- Basic suggestions and points to keep in mind when meeting with parents.
- By Mitch Katz.
- Tools of the trade for information seekers
- A guide to understanding and using search engines, directories, and the invisible web.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- A perspective on inquiry
- In this interview, Norman Budnitz, cofounder of the Center for Inquiry Based Learning, talks about inquiry and how to teach with it in a K–12 classroom.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Science Family Fun Night
- One night a month Vivian Smith opens her classroom to families where they work together to solve logic problems and conduct experiments. Learn how this science teacher increases family involvement in her students' education and find ideas for science experiments, webquests, projects, and construction contests.
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Reaching Latinos through social studies
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.1
- Teachers can help immigrant students feel more comfortable in the classroom by basing social studies lessons on students' own knowledge and backgrounds.
- By Paul Fitchett.
- The rise of Populism
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.1
- American farmers faced new economic difficulties after the Civil War. In response, they organized to promote cooperation and to defend their interests politically. In the 1890s, they joined with labor unions to create the People's (or Populist) Party.
- Format: article
- Archaeology as a career
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2
- In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- Copyright for educators
- In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 3.2
- This article explains copyright and U.S. copyright law primarily with respect to education. For a full discussion of copyright law and its implications, consult the U.S. Copyright Office. Rights reserved to...
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Fair use
- In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 3.3
- Fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose such as commentary, criticism, or parody. "Fair" uses do not require permission from the copyright owner. Determining fair use...
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- The “Old Fire”
- Smoke billows from the “Old Fire,” a wildfire that raged in the San Bernardino Mountains of California in the fall of 2003. In this view from a distant peak, gray-white smoke rises in great clouds from green mountains, partly obscuring a sky with...
- Format: image/photograph
- Bodies of civilians killed in My Lai massacre
- Bodies of civilians, mostly women and children, are strewn in a road after the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968. Some are visibly bloody and the youngest child is probably no older than 1. In 1968, U.S. forces considered the My Lai area to be a stronghold...
- Format: image/photograph
- Dragon dance, intermission music
- On the streets of Trang one night, people gathered to watch a dragon dance. This involved a few men, a beautiful dragon costume that fit over their heads so only their legs were showing, and several poles spaced apart on the blacktop. These men are more like...
- Format: audio
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
- Format: court decision/primary source
- Spanish empire failed to conquer Southeast
- In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.6
- Juan Pardo’s expedition erected six forts in the Southeastern interior, including one at Guatari. Most of them seem to have fallen in short order. That result wasn’t surprising. The forts were isolated, lightly garrisoned in most cases, dependent on the Indians for food, and prone to trigger Indian resentment.
- Format: article
- Loading cotton. San Joaquin Valley, California.
- In this black and white photograph, a man wades through a mountain of cotton carrying a bag.
- Format: image/photograph
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