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- Archaeological sites open to the public
- A listing of field trip opportunities focusing on Native Americans as well as colonial times in North Carolina. Organized by county.
- Format: article
- The needs of animals
- In this lesson plan first grade students will examine photographs of 4-H club members with animals from North Carolina. They will make observations from the visual material to build an understanding of the needs of animals. They will begin to learn that these needs have remained the same in different times.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Henry Vanstory of Iredell County, one of the first club members to conduct a horse project in North Carolina
- In this black and white photograph, a boy in overalls and a straw hat stands in between two horses. A small garden with corn growing can be seen in the background.
- Format: image/photograph
- Juan Pardo, the Indians of Guatari, and first contact
- In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.4
- The Guatari Indians lived in an influential settlement near Trading Ford and were led by a female chief. In 1567, they encountered Spanish explorers led by Captain Juan Pardo who came through the North Carolina Piedmont with grand hopes of creating a powerful empire.
- Format: article
- Fort Dobbs
- The website provides a brief history of this North Carolina landmark. When visiting the fort, students will see archaeological sites, and displays of artifacts, and will enjoy the nature trails, and recreation facilities.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Zebulon Vance House
- Known as the Civil War governor, Zebulon Vance moved his headquarters to this house in Statesville during the last months of the war.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Lake Norman State Park
- Lake Norman was created when Cowans Ford Dam was built to generate electricity for the people of the area. Though rarely seen there are over 35 species of mammals in the park in addition to birds, amphibians, and reptiles. When visiting the park students will learn the importance of clean water to both animals and humans.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Allison Woods
- Offers outdoor classroom educational opportunities at Allison Woods or in your classroom for students age 6 and up.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Iredell Museums: The Children's Museum
- From hands-on learning experiences in the arts, culture and sciences to exhibits, programs, classes, and performances there is so much to do at the Children's Museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Iredell Museums: The Iredell Museum of Arts and Heritage
- Visit the museum to explore exhibits with scientific and historic interest.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Trees of North Carolina
- Students complete activities including tree and leaf identification, species comparison, online research, measurement, and creative writing in conjunction with monthly visits to the "Iredell County Outdoor Education Site"
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.
- Plants and Trees
- This selection of resources helps teach students about the importance of plants and trees to animals and humans. They also explain how how they grow, their structure and the elements they need to flourish.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Terrell Country Store in Iredell County, NC
- This is Terrell Country Store in Iredell County, North Carolina. Though Iredell County was formerly mostly rural, it is becoming rapidly more urbanized, and farms and smaller stores, such as this one, are disappearing just as quickly as the rest of the county...
- Format: image/photograph
- Christmas at Lake Norman, NC
- This is a boat decorated for Christmas at Lake Norman in Iredell County, North Carolina. Boat owners around the area gather and deck out their decks with Christmas lights, animated snowmen, and more.
- Format: image/photograph
- A fallen tree in Lake Norman
- This is a fallen tree in Lake Norman, as seen from a boat. Lake Norman is a man-made lake, the largest in North Carolina. The area is a popular place to live for people who commute to Charlotte but wish to live away from the hustle and bustle of the big city....
- Format: image/photograph
- Fog in a field in Iredell County, NC
- This is fog in a field near Statesville in Iredell County, NC.
- Format: image/photograph
- Bluegrass musicians in Union Grove, NC
- These are bluegrass musicians in Union Grove, North Carolina. Union Grove, located in Iredell County, was formerly the host of the Fiddler's Convention, which lasted from the 1920s to the 1970s. It is still host to the Old Time Fiddler's & Bluegrass Festival,...
- Format: image/photograph
- The development of sacred singing
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.11
- In the first half of the nineteenth century, the music of southern white churches expanded to express a broader range of emotions. To help singers, "shape-note" tunebooks were developed with easy-to-read notation. Includes audio of present-day shape-note singing.
- Format: article
- By Gavin James Campbell.
- A timeline of North Carolina colleges (1766–1861)
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.12
- Brief information about the more than thirty private colleges established in North Carolina before the Civil War.
- Format: timeline
