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In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 8

Moving over to the east bank of the river, we can follow River Road to the River Road Park, the site of the fishing pier you saw at the start of this tour. The photo here shows a tangled mat of Spartina debris washed ashore by a storm....

By Steve Keith.

Comics in the classroom

Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.

Format: article

By Ross White.

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.

Working with available space

Despite a space with limited possibilities, Becky Smith has organized a high school biology classroom where she can work and her students can learn. A classroom profile.

By Sydney Brown.

Same age - food made the difference

A black and white advertisement to encourage balanced diets. There are three photos - A larger top photo that displays two different mice, one on the right is healthy looking and the one on the left is much smaller and looks very sick. Below that photo there...

Format: image/article

Selected excerpts from Harriet Jacobs slave narrative

Harriet Jacobs was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. As a young woman she ran away from her master, hiding out in a crawl space above a storeroom in her grandmother’s house for seven years. In 1842, she escaped to the North and lived as a fugitive while she worked to reunite herself with her two children. In these excerpts from her memoir, she describes her childhood, her years in the crawl space, her escape to the North, and her experiences as a free woman.

Format: book/primary source

Counting fun

This is a lesson on counting that takes 30 minutes. It is a good whole group activity for beginning counting, (forwards and backwards), and numeral recognition 1-10 to use early in the year. It is also good for math in literature. The activity can be extended as a counting game to use individually or small group during work stations.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Karen McNeely.

Animal friends

This lesson helps students explore personal beliefs and feelings toward others. Students will examine stereotypes and how they influence interactions. The lesson emphasizes peer relationships, awareness of feelings, understanding/accepting differences and self-knowledge.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

By Beth Lindsey.

Using the mouse

For young children, the mouse will be the primary interface they use with the computer. Although most do not have any difficulty correlating the movement of the mouse with the movement of the cursor on the monitor, they do often get confused with clicking, double clicking, and click and drag. This is the introductory lesson in mouse use for a Kindergarten class. It is spread over three days to accommodate short attention spans.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills)

By Ralph Wagner.

"Mice" in the Media Center

This lesson plan will foster literature appreciation in the Elementary School through sharing a variety of books(fiction and non-fiction) poems, puppets or models, focusing on a mouse or mice as a main character or characters.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills)

Learning about animals with Three Blind Mice

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 7

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students listen to the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice." They compare mice to other animals based on their size and think of foods that begin with different letters of the alphabet.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science)

By Lisa Wright.

Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach

This collection of kindergarten lesson plans uses classic nursery rhymes to teach curriculum objectives in math, English language arts, science, and healthful living.

Format: (multiple pages)

Resources on the web

Blazing a Genetic Trail

Provides information and reports on flawed genes that cause disease. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Pest World for Kids

Did you know that an ant can lift 20 times its body weight? Find out about all sorts of common pests, how they have adapted, and how to protect yourself and your house from their potential damage. Have fun with the quizzes and games. Includes lesson plans... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Pest Management Association

Planet Tolerance

Listen to folk tales from Turkey and Cuba, make a storybook that is all about you and friendship, search for hidden messages, and more at this site designed to help you learn about appreciating difference and respecting rights. Resources for teachers and parents... (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Tolerance.org

Learning centers: From shared to independent practice

To become proficient at any skill, hands-on practice is necessary. This ReadWriteThink lesson provides a framework for using a shared reading experience to introduce independent literacy learning centers. Teaching students to work independently is critical... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Crystal meth

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the drug crystal methamphetamine may cause permanent birth defects. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 7 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Young blood

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how young blood can help old muscles heal faster. An experiment found that blood from younger mice stimulated stem cells in the muscles and livers of older mice. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science