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A black bear in Glacier National Park, MT

A black bear in Glacier National Park, Montana. Visitors to the park are encouraged to use caution around all animals, especially bears, when hiking near or photographing them. A stunning vista in Glacier National Park, Montana. The park protects over one...

Format: image/photograph

Bear painting on major temple interior wall

Painting of a bear on an interior wall of the major temple at Town Creek Indian Mound. The recreated temple approximates the most important house of worship at Town Creek. Each wall is painted with an image of a different animal, representing the town's different...

Format: image/photograph

Forests and fires

In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 1

Americans of different eras have viewed forest fires very differently. Most modern Americans view them as natural disasters. They base this opinion on widely publicized devastating fires that have swept through the brushland areas near Los Angeles and Yellowstone...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

American black bear

The students will examine the structural characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the American Black Bear necessary for survival.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

By Shanda Myers.

Rowan County Nature and Learning Center

Birds of prey, mammals, and reptiles can be seen at the Nature Center Complex. For younger children there is a petting zoo.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Mountain cultures graphic organizer

In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.4

As students read the article "Peoples of the Mountains," this graphic organizer will help them develop an understanding of the cultures that existed in North Carolina's mountains hundreds of years ago.

Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Animal Adaptations

Beaks to pry open food, spots to blend in with their habitat, and feathers that shed water are some examples of animal adaptations. We have compiled this sample of instructional resources on animal adaptations that can be found on LEARN NC

Format: bibliography/help

Amending the U.S. Constitution

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.8

Text of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution, passed after the Civil War to abolish slavery and to guarantee the civil rights of African Americans.

Format: constitution

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Peoples of the mountains

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.5

During the Mississippian period, corn agriculture became more important in the mountains of North Carolina. More productive agriculture supported larger populations and provided opportunities for accumulating wealth. This brought about increased social ranking and political centralization. The Mountain region was creating its own identity -- an identity that archaeologists tie to the modern-day Cherokee. Archaeologists have given the names Pisgah and Qualla to these Cherokee ancestors.

Format: article

William Byrd on the people and environment of North Carolina

In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.6

William Byrd II, a wealthy plantation owner from Virginia, was one of several men commissioned to survey the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina in 1728. His journals describe the people and environment of the region, though not all of his stories are believable. Includes historical commentary.

Format: diary

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Nathan Cole and the First Great Awakening

In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.13

Diary of a Connecticut man from the 1760s tells of his conversion experience after attending a revival at which the famous minister George Whitefield preached. Historical commentary explains the differences between eighteenth-century and present-day religion and revivals.

Format: diary

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

"Fear of Insurrection"

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.3

Excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs, in which the author recalls the hysteria in Edenton, North Carolina, after Nat Turner's Rebellion. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

The pathfinders

In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.2

An essay covering the pathfinders of the Paleoindian Period. Learn about the trek across Beringia and the lifeways of these early American Indians.

Selected excerpts from Frederick Douglass slave narrative

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1818. He escaped from slavery at age 20 and became an active figure in the abolitionist movement, eventually becoming one of the most important black American figures of the 19th century. In these excerpts from his first autobiography, he describes his experiences as a slave.

Format: book/primary source

James Curry escapes from slavery

In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.12

Excerpt from the memoir of James Curry, former slave in North Carolina, describing his escape to the North and plans to move to Canada. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.

Format: essay

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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.

Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer

They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...

Format: article

By Marjorie Hudson.

Resources on the web

North American Bear Center

Listen to the sounds of a bear family conversing. Learn to look for signs of bears in the woods. Browse through real-life photos that reveal the hidden world of bears. All this and lots of information too to help you get to know about the bears of North America. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: North American Bear Center