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Mature pine savanna: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 6; Figure 5 shows a pine savanna that is more mature than those shown earlier. The area illustrated is being managed as habitat for one the signature species of the longleaf pine savanna, the red cockaded woodpecker. These small birds nest in old-growth longleaf,...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

An introduction to teacher research: Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.; By Amy Anderson.

The student pathfinder: By creating pathfinders, students not only learn to manage time and produce a higher quality research project, but they also develop twenty-first century learning skills.; By Melissa Thibault.

Labor unions in the cotton mills: This lesson for grades 11–12 will help students recognize the value of primary sources in studying and understanding history. Students will learn about the labor union movement in the U.S. by listening to oral histories, and will deliver a persuasive speech arguing for or against unionization.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Linville Caverns: Discovered in the 1800's by men intrigued by the mystery of fish swimming out of the mountain, the Linville Caverns are underground labyrinths created from slowly moving ground water.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Carson House: Pleasant Gardens was one of the earliest settlements in the area. It is home to the beautifully landscaped Carson House, a stagecoach inn built in the 1700s and now a pioneer history museum listed on the National Register.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Concept chairs: A format for classroom discussion: This is a culminating activity that provides a format so that all participants are drawn into a discussion.
The discussion for the "Concept Chairs" will be based on a unit of study that assesses the effectiveness of the Judicial System while examining various types of justice within society (social, personal and constitutional). Primary texts, fictional literature and non-print sources will provide the basis for this discussion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Marion O'Quinn.

Keith Haring and Radiating Figures: Students will examine the work of Keith Haring and then look at how simple figures and patterns create movement in an artwork.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Marion McClure.

Collaging symmetry: Students will create a symmetrical artwork with construction paper, glue, and yarn. This lesson will allow students to use critical thinking to create an original work. They should learn that there is more than one solution to a creative problem.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education); By Marion McClure.

A wall in Linville Caverns: This is a wall in Linville Caverns. The caverns offer tours that guide visitors through the caves and allow them to see interesting creatures and mineral deposits, such as these stone rivulets. The caverns are located in Marion, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

The Edenton "Tea Party": In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.7; In October 1774, several prominent women of Edenton gathered at the home of Elizabeth King, with Penelope Barker presiding, to sign a petition supporting the American cause. This letter describing the event, which came to be known as the Edenton Tea Party, appeared in a London newspaper. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot.; Format: book (multiple pages)

The Buncombe Turnpike: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 7.6; The Buncombe Turnpike began in the early nineteenth century as the Drover's Road through western North Carolina, used to drive livestock to market. The Turnpike brought trade and increased prosperity to the region and especially to Asheville. After the Civil War, economic recession and the rise of railroads led to its decline.; Format: article

Populists, fusionists, and white supremacists: North Carolina politics from Reconstruction to the Election of 1898: In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.2; After Reconstruction, Conservatives (later Democrats) reversed many of the gains Republicans had made while in power. In the 1890s, the new People's (or Populist) Party joined with Republicans in a "fusion" campaign that briefly won control of the state government.; Format: article; By Nicholas Graham.

The Battle of Bentonville: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.9; Memoir of a Confederate soldier describing the march to Bentonville and the battle there on March 19, 1865. He describes the desperate state of the Confederate army by the end of the war. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Unloading tobacco, Durham, 1939: The record for this image, provided by the The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture reads: Unloading tobacco from trailer into baskets according to the grade, the night before auction sale, in warehouse. Durham,...; Format: image/photograph

A revolution in agriculture: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.2; Science and technology made farmers more productive in the nineteenth century, but added expenses that drove small farmers off the land.; Format: article

Marion Butler and fusion politics: In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.5; After the death of Populist leader Leonidas LaFayette Polk in 1892, North Carolina Populists turned to Sampson County native Marion Butler to lead their party. Butler was instrumental in the "fusion" campaigns of the 1890s that joined the Populist and Republican tickets.; Format: biography

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