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- Nags Head Woods: A maritime forest
- In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 2
- In many cases, the natural processes on the Outer Banks evolve from predetermined conditions, as exemplified by the landscape of Nags Head Woods. Nags Head Woods is a mature maritime forest that is bounded on three sides by the large dune complex of Jockey's...
- By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.
- Pocosin community
- In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 17
- We cannot close this field trip to Camp Lejeune without taking you quickly to some of the other rare plant communities that are found there. Camp Lejeune is recognized by biologists as globally significant for its populations of rare plants and animals (Figures...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- 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.
- Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations
- Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...
- Format: audio
- Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations, liquor
- Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...
- Format: audio
- Vietnam rural home- Tet preparations, pig
- Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...
- Format: audio
- Balinese landscape and farmwork painting
- This Balinese painting from the village of Ubud shows traditional themes of rice farmers in a lush tropical landscape. In a terraced vista of blue ponds and light green plants, three men work the land as a bare-breasted young woman passes by carrying a basket...
- Format: image/photograph
- Sacred ponds
- A color photograph of an arched wall that leads to a long pond that is sacred. On the side of the pond there are walls with more archways. The pond is rectangular, and the walls surrounding it are all white and tan stone. There are a couple of trees around...
- Format: image/photograph
- Fruit vendor in Guadalajara's Blue Water Park
- A vendor sells fruit and fruit juice from a covered stall in a park. A patron chooses among the many varieties. Guadalajara was founded soon after the conquest of Mexico in the sixteenth century and has grown to be one of Mexico’s primary cities. It is the...
- Format: image/photograph
- Amusement ride in Guadalajara, Mexico
- A child rides a small amusement ride in a park. The ride consists of colorful cars decorated as fish revolving around a central column. Guadalajara was founded soon after the conquest of Mexico in the sixteenth century and has grown to be one of Mexico’s...
- Format: image/photograph
- Venture Smith describes his enslavement
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.5
- Excerpt from a late eighteenth-century book by a freed slave in Connecticut. Describes his capture and enslavement at the age of six. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.
- Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve
- A visit to the Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve gives insight into the uses of the land from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century. Students can explore trails and learn about the plants and animals that are found there as well as the importance of protecting nature and our natural resources.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Howell Woods Learning Center
- A visit to the learning center teaches students about the importance of protecting the environment for the plants, animals, and us.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Connemara: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- A place of solitude and peace for Carl Sandburg and his wife, Connemara is managed by the National Park Service. The home "preserves the Sandburg legacy for future generations."
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Nags Head Woods
- Visit this complex maritime forest ecosystem tucked away on the Outer Banks in Nags Head, North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Camp Don Lee
- Check out the programs available to classroom students at this beautiful camp located near Arapahoe, North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Soil and erosion unit: Section 2
- This unit will involve descriptive information on North Carolina soil types and how the presence of plants affects soil erosion. This section should be begun only after completion of Soil and erosion unit: Section 1.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Amy Robertson.
- A pond in Person County, NC
- This is a pond in Roxboro, North Carolina. According to the photographer, it is a good spot for fishing.
- Format: image/photograph
- Plant and Animal Interdependence
- Plants and animals depend upon each other for survival. These model resources explain the importance of this delicate chain of life.
- Format: bibliography/help
- A glossy pond at Clayton Community Park
- This is still, smooth pond at Clayton Community Park in Clayton, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
