LEARN NC: Search results

Teaching about North Carolina American Indians: This web edition is drawn from a teachers institute curriculum enrichment project on North Carolina American Indian Studies conducted by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Resources include best practices for teaching about American Indians, suggestions for curriculum integration, webliographies, and lesson plans about North Carolina American Indians.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Child labor in North Carolina's textile mills: The photographs of Lewis Hine show the lives and work of children in North Carolina's textile mill villages in the first decades of the twentieth century.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use: A “virtual field trip” through the North Carolina Piedmont and thousands of years of history explains the origin of Piedmont clays and how clay is made into pottery. With high-resolution photographs.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

The Great Depression: Impact over time: In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Diary of a journey of Moravians: First-hand account of the journey of twelve Moravian brothers from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Bethabara, North Carolina in 1753.; Format: diary (multiple pages)

Grimes Mill: Located at 600 North Church Street in Salisbury, this is the only roller mill museum in North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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)

Interstate highways from the ground up: This lesson gives students a first-hand opportunity to hear about the planning and effort it takes to build a highway by through an oral history of a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) resident engineer.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Montford Point Marine Museum: Visit this museum which preserves the legacy of the Montford Point Marines, African American Marines who served with courage and pride from 1942 to 1949.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Battleship North Carolina: Uses a variety of formats including oral histories, video footage, and zoomable images to cover the history of the USS North Carolina and other naval vessels afloat during WWII.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Reading primary sources: Newspaper editorials: This interactive guide to reading a 19th-century newspaper editorial steps through layers of questions, guiding the reader through the process of historical inquiry. This edition is one in a series of guides on reading historical primary sources.; Format: newspaper (multiple pages)

American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide: Each article in this series features an in-depth look at one aspect of the Library of Congress' American Memory with a special focus on North Carolina materials.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Shore-Styers Mill Nature Park: This primitive site lies alongside a large waterfall, and contains the ruins of a gristmill, circa 1895.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Reminiscences of Levi Coffin: The story of Jack Barnes: A chapter from the memoir of Levi Coffin, a Quaker abolitionist who was heavily involved in the Underground Railroad in the 19th century.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Northampton County Museum: Exhibits focus on the history of the Northampton County area from the prehistoric to the present.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Pottery Center: Interprets the history and technology of pottery-making in North Carolina and preserves a collection of North Carolina pottery and related artifacts.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Old Gilliam Mill: Located on Big Pocket Creek, the mill was built by Howell and John Gilliam in 1856. It is one of the largest grist and cotton mills in Central North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Chatham County Historical Association: Log Cabin Restoration Project: Visit the two log cabins that are being reconstructed by the Chatham Country Historical Association. Students will see how these structures were built and what life was like in the days of the pioneers.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Civil rights protests and dilemmas: In this lesson students explore well-known civil rights protests then listen to two oral histories of individuals who protested in their own way to promote equality for African Americans. Students specifically will consider personal risks involved in protest.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

More results: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ... | next | last

LEARN NC