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Recipe: Pavo en Escabeche (Turkey in Escabeche): In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.3; Ingredients 1 turkey 2 lb. red onions 2 tablespoons prepared red seasoning 6 xcate chilies 1 head garlic 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon oregano 1 cup...; Format: recipe

Quick study: Archaic Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Archaic Period and its key characteristics.

Bird watching made elementary: Observing and identifying birds can be a gateway to a variety of learning experiences. This primer will get you started birding.; By Linda Dow.

Using a classroom webpage to communicate with parents: Kathleen Eveleigh keeps her parents involved in her first-grade classroom by integrating a classroom webpage with her daily instruction.; Format: article; By Sydney Brown.

All about life: A primary curriculum based around life and environmental science draws on children's natural curiosity to teach reading, math, and more.; By Myra Erexson.

Courses and causes: You don't need special skills, great physical abilities, or a lot of money to participate in environmental workshops — just the interest. Learning opportunities like those discussed in this article can invigorate your teaching, inspire your students, and get you involved in causes outside your school.; Format: article; By Linda Dow.

Shadows of North Carolina's past: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.2; Students will infer past Native American lifeways based on observation, construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history, and compare these lifeways and discuss how they are different and alike.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Quick study: Woodland Period: A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Woodland Period and its key characteristics.

The forest people: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.3; Paleoindian culture died out across North America by 8000 BC. Archaeologists say this was bound to happen. The Ice Age had ended, the megafauna were extinct, and the boreal forests faded as deciduous ones spread across the East in the warmer climate. Faced with significant environmental changes, the Native Americans adapted. Archaeologists call their way of life and the time in which they lived Archaic.

The pottery makers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.4; Archaeologists do a bit of shrugging when asked about the Woodland—that time and lifeway tucked between 1000 BC and AD 1000. Some things they readily understand, but others leave them wondering.

The village farmers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5; North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.

Dawn: Dawn in Turkey over a mountain range. The sun is just rising behind one of the mountains, and the sky brightens from dark orange to white, starting at the edge of the mountains.; Format: image/photograph

Women and children in Amsaya, Turkey: Three generations are shown in this photograph, a grandmother, her daughter, and three grandchildren. They are standing in front of their whitewashed house in Amsaya, Turkey. The grandmother is wearing the traditional Muslim headdress, the hajib. Her glasses...; Format: image/photograph

Mediterranean Sea, between Alanya and Anamur, Turkey: A view of the Mediterranean Sea from the rocky coast of Turkey, between two tourist locales, Alanya and Anamur. Alanya was a favorite seaside resort of the Seljuk Turks 800 years ago, famous now for its beautiful beaches and weather. Anamur holds a well known...; Format: image/photograph

Girl posing near Dogubayazit, Turkey: A young girl poses for the camera in front of a pile of dark colored rocks near Dougbayazit, Turkey. The dark skinned, smiling girl is wearing an orange corduroy tunic with her hair tied up turban-like in a purple scarf.; Format: image/photograph

Man selling goods in Istanbul, Turkey: An older man sits on a curb with a table of bottles in front of him. The bottles are filled with a variety of substances in several colors. The man has on a dark suit, with a round, dark green hat exposing his ears and face, the lower half of which is covered...; Format: image/photograph

Woman carrying child: A Turkish woman in red and gold robes walks along a road, carrying a child wrapped in a blanket. The woman's head is covered in a deep red scarf, with a larger, white shawl over top of the scarf.; Format: image/photograph

Lake below mountains: A large, dark glass lake expands beneath a ridge of grandiose snow capped mountains. A row of light colored houses follows the curve of the lake beneath the slope of the mountains. A road winds beside the houses.; Format: image/photograph

Camels overlooking the city: Two camels, the right sitting, and the left standing, look over Goreme and a light blue sky. There is a tall silver-grey tower standing to the left of the camels. A cobblestone street angles down the hill in front of the camels.; Format: image/photograph

Roman ruins in Termessos: A broken, grey pillar is overgrown with greenery. It sits in front of two crumbling arches, both with greenery on top and inside them. blocks of grey stone sit ajar between the broken pillar and the arches.; Format: image/photograph

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