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Women as merchants: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 9; Women throughout Southeast Asia regularly work in outdoor markets, both as preparers and sellers of food items. This woman, at an outdoor market in Hanoi, sells variously colored noodles from large trays. Noodle-making is a fine art in Vietnam, where ingredients...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Meeting North Carolina's mammals: Coyotes, deer, rabbits, and raccoons range nearly everywhere in North Carolina. By looking for signs and tracks around your school campus, students can learn all about them.; By Linda Dow.

Keys to success for English language learners: Tips that any teacher in any classroom can use to help ESL students learn the curriculum while learning English.; By Audrey L. Heining-Boynton.

It's in the garbage: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.9; In studying archaeological concepts, students will analyze garbage from different places demonstrate competence in applying the concepts of culture, context, classification, observation and inference, chronology and scientific inquiry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Hanoi woman laughing with toothpick in her mouth: A middle-aged Hanoi woman, standing in a storefront, is laughing with a toothpick in her mouth. Her hair is parted in the middle and tied back. She is wearing a dark, long-sleeved blouse with covered front buttons. The woman photographed is most likely a shopkeeper...; Format: image/photograph

Woman selling noodles at outdoor market in Hanoi: A woman sits at a stall selling piles of noodles from three large trays displayed at an outdoor market in Hanoi. The front pile is brown, the middle one is white, and the rear one is orange. The vendor wears a yellow-striped blouse and her hair is tied back....; Format: image/photograph

Demon king Ravana offers treats to Sita (Thai Ramayana mural): The demon king Ravana offers treats to Sita as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. In this palace porch room, Sita sits and turns her back to Ravana as he holds out a gift for her. Sita's head is turned back towards Ravana and she waves a stick in...; Format: image/photograph

Vietnam train experience: Though I usually took the bus to travel over longer distances in Vietnam, I had hoped to save time during one part of my trip by taking the train. The larger windows, the roomier seating and the speed usually make the train a better ride. This did not prove...; Format: audio

Restaurant sign showing crossed fork and spoon: A light blue restaurant sign shows a crossed black fork and spoon inside a circle with a white arrow pointing to the eating establishment. The sign is suspended from the side by a pole and blue sky and clouds are visible in the background. While rice farmers...; Format: image/photograph

Young man prepares skewered meat for sale from lunch cart: A young man prepares a grilled and skewered meat specialty for sale from a streetside lunch cart. The cook, seen from the back, is wearing blue jeans and a striped T-shirt. Directly in front of him is a shelf extending from the cart which supports sheafs of...; Format: image/photograph

A food stand vendor fans cooking fire as young man watches: A food stand vendor fans his smokey cooking fire as a young man in a white T-shirt watches from his side. The vendor is cooking satay, chunks of grilled meat on skewer sticks, which is a favored dish throughout Indonesia and the Malay world. The meat is generally...; Format: image/photograph

Grilled meat on skewer sticks wrapped in banana leaf package for take-out: Grilled meat on skewer sticks is wrapped in a neatly pinned banana leaf package for "take-out." The food inside the package is called "satay," which are chunks of grilled meat on skewers, which is a favored dish throughout Indonesia and the Malay world. The...; Format: image/photograph

Interior view of students and teacher eating in classroom: In this black and white photograph, eight boys and girls of various ages are eating lunch in their classroom. Two of the boys are standing and appear to be serving the other students. They sit on benches that seat two and dine on their desk. Many of the students...; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Eugene Puckett of Clayton and family eating a meal: In this black and white photograph a family of five is seating around a small table in the kitchen eating a meal. Mr. and Mrs. Puckett sit across from each other. He has his hair slicked back and wears overalls. Although Mrs. Puckett sits with her back to...; Format: image/lesson plan

Family sitting at table, eating dinner and drinking milk: In this black and white photograph, a family is seated at a round wooden dining table eating a meal. The family consists of a mother, father, two daughters, a son, and an older man who is probably the grandfather. Both of the men wear suits. The mother wears...; Format: image/photograph

Spain and America: From Reconquest to Conquest: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.1; In 1491, no European knew that North and South America existed. By 1550, Spain -- a small kingdom that had not even existed a century earlier -- controlled the better part of two continents and had become the most powerful nation in Europe. In half a century of brave exploration and brutal conquest, both Europe and America were changed forever.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Trawick Ward explains ancient pits: Video of archaeologist Trawick Ward at Occaneechi Town explaining why ancient pits were dug and refilled.; Format: video/video

The employee clubhouse: In 1933, the Employee Clubhouse opened in Woodcote, managed by Marjorie Edwards. Marjorie was not paid a salary; rather she made a profit from the meals she served. Marjorie’s responsibilities as a hostess were to keep the house clean, and to serve weekday...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

An account of the slave trade on the coast of Africa: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.6; Excerpt from a book by a former surgeon on a slave ship, describing the horrors of the Middle Passage from Africa to America. Historical commentary is included. Warning: This document may not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

Summary of a report sent to Bethlehem: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 16; In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.4; In 1733, a group of Moravians -- a Protestant Christian denomination originating in fourteenth-century Bohemia -- moved from Europe to North America seeking freedom from religious persecution. In 1753, a group of twelve single brothers left Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for a new settlement in North Carolina. Their report back to Bethlehem describes what they found in their new home. Includes historical commentary.; Format: report

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