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Farmville's choice: In this lesson, students will learn about rural life in North Carolina at the turn of the century. Home demonstration and 4H clubs implemented many programs to help people learn better farming techniques, ways of preserving food, and taking care of the home. Several North Carolina leaders went to great lengths to ensure the success of these programs. In part of this activity, students help the town of Farmville dedicate a monument to one of those people.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs of Mecklenburg County on first anniversary of its organization: In this black and white photo, a large group of women pose on the steps of a brick building with three archways. They are all wearing long dresses and hats. They are members of the Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs of Mecklenburg County and are celebrating...; Format: image/photograph

Thai rock band, Chiang Mai: Though the music and the sound might make you think that you are in a club in the United States, this band was recorded in a club in Thailand. Western music (like rock, pop, and rap) is enjoyed all over the world. A traveler can hear it on the radio coming...; Format: audio

4-H and Home Demonstration during the Great Depression: During the first few years of the Great Depression, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service agents focused on emergency relief for adult farmers rather than the 4-H program. By 1933 club enrollment fell to its lowest levels since 1925, and the summer...; Format: article; By Amy Manor.

North Carolina Federation of Women's Club Executive Board.: North Carolina Fedartion of Women's Clubs, Executive Board at Pinehurst, May, 1925.; Format: image

North Carolina State 4-H Council officers of 1952 standing with L. R. Harrill: In this black and white photograph, Lera Harrill poses with the 4-H Council members of 1952. Harrill stands in the middle in a black coat.; Format: image/photograph

“Getting to know you” questionnaire: Title: Getting to Know You Binder Section: Daily Work Date: Name: Subject:...; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Life in the mill villages: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.3; By 1900, more than nine-tenths of textile workers lived in villages owned by the companies that employed them. Mill villages included stores, churches, and schools, but workers found ways to avoid too much dependence on their employers.; Format: article; By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.

4-H Club girl showing off Canned Goods: This black and white photograph shows a 4-H club girl standing in front of an open floor-to-ceiling cupboard that has six shelves filled with canned goods. The girl holds two canning jars in the crook of her left arm and is reaching for another jar with her...; Format: image/photograph

Feeding a Hog: This black and white photograph shows two little boys, Dallas and David Proctor, standing next to a huge black and white hog. The younger child is standing on the hog's right side and is holding a dried ear of corn. The older child is standing on the other...; Format: image/photograph

4-H Rural Life Center: A great place to experience rural life in Halifax County in the early 1900's.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

4-H on the home front: In this lesson plan, secondary students will analyze a variety of primary source textual materials to investigate how young rural people were encouraged to support the war effort during World War II.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Effects of civil action: In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University: Visit the Nuclear Engineering Department at NC State University and learn about the field of nuclear engineering and industrial applications.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Instructor teaching boys about plumbing: An instructor is shown teaching a group of boys about plumbing at North Carolina State 4-H Short Course in 1932. The black and white photograph was taken in the basement of a brick building. The instructor, wearing a tie, is pumping water at one of the two...; Format: image/photograph

Capital Area Visitor Information: Find information for scheduling a free comprehensive tour of many of Raleigh's cultural attractions and a description of the sites you can visit, including the State Capitol, the State Legislative Building, the Executive Mansion, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the North Carolina Museum of History, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

World War II at home: Victory Gardens: Students will learn about home front activities during World War II. Using primary source documents and photographs, students will discover how children their own age participated by growing Victory Gardens. They will design their own gardens and propaganda posters.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); By Linda Mazzei.

Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education: Students will learn the importance of North Carolina's wildlife resources at this environmental education facility.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

When you don't have all the answers: Linda Dow suggests freeing yourself from the necessity to be the eternal expert and descibes techniques for sharing the responsibility for learning and teaching alongside your students.; By Linda Dow.

The needs of animals: In this lesson plan first grade students will examine photographs of 4-H club members with animals from North Carolina. They will make observations from the visual material to build an understanding of the needs of animals. They will begin to learn that these needs have remained the same in different times.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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