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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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Ackland Art Museum
Features online versions of art museum's exhibits and permanent collection, field trip guidelines and activities, lesson plans, and in-depth institutional background.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Halong Bay tour: Inside cave
With its famous beautiful limestone outcroppings and sapphire blue waters, Halong Bay is a popular destination for tourists. It is also a point of pride for the Vietnamese. They tell a myth about the origins of the limestone islands. In ancient times, when...
Format: audio
The Mint Museum
Access to digitized images from special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, along with activities for kids.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Plessy v. Ferguson
The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
Format: court decision/primary source

Resources on the web

Sunsite Digital Collections
Digital collections of images, manuscripts, biographies, and texts, parts of the Berkeley Digital Library. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: University of California at Berkeley
Virtual Museum Canada
Stories, artifacts and treasures that define Canada over the centuries presented in rich, interactive, multimedia virtual exhibits with an image gallery, a teachers' center, and a section of games. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Virtual Museum Canada