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Those feuding Greeks!

This lesson is designed to familiarize students with the philosophical, political, economic, military and social differences between Athens and Sparta.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)

By Pernell Collett.

Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina

This is Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It is located about fifteen miles north of Asheville. It is a private liberal arts school affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The college was founded in 1856. Originally, it was named...

Format: image/photograph

The old-fashioned soda shop at Mars Hill College

This is an old-fashioned soda shop at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Mars Hill College is located about fifteen miles north of Asheville. It is a private liberal arts school affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The college...

Format: image/photograph

Mini totem poles

Students will create mini totem poles using paper towel tubes and Crayola Model Magic clay. Totem poles of Northwest Coast Indian tribes will be explored.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

By Mary Ann Athens.

Bicycles: Scourge of the streets?

In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.4

Newspaper editorials about a collision between a bicylclist and a pedestrian in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1897. Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

Spinning spider stories

This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

By Edie McDowell.

Henry Grady and the "New South"

In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.2

Excerpt from a speech by Atlanta journalist and editor Henry Grady, praising the South's recovery from the Civil War, advocating industrial development, and inviting cooperation between North and South. Includes historical commentary.

Format: speech

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

Small arms in the Civil War

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.2

Article describes the weapons carried by infantry and cavalry soldiers during the U.S. Civil War. Includes video of a Civil War reenactment.

Format: article

The Buncombe Turnpike

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 7.6

The Buncombe Turnpike began in the early nineteenth century as the Drover's Road through western North Carolina, used to drive livestock to market. The Turnpike brought trade and increased prosperity to the region and especially to Asheville. After the Civil War, economic recession and the rise of railroads led to its decline.

Format: article

Poor Richard's Almanack

In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.12

Excerpts from the alamanc published by Benjamin Franklin show what colonial Americans read and what topics interested them, including weather predictions, religion, history, astrology, and schedules of court dates. Includes both images of the original almanacs and transcriptions as well as historical commentary.

Format: magazine

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

Resources on the web

Ancient Greece

Students design a new subway station in Athens that will include a museum of ancient artifacts, artworks, and ruins. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

Interactive maps, ancient Greek language lessons, and information about life in Athens help you to explore Greek history, politics, culture, art, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: PBS