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Volunteers from Port Discover at a school in Pasquotank County, NC: Volunteers from Port Discover man a display table at a school in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Port Discover is a hands-on science and health center for northeastern North Carolina, geared towards students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Volunteers...; Format: image/photograph

Bald Cypress branch: This is a Bald Cypress branch in Pasquotank County. The species is fairly common to eastern North Carolina. This was one of many stops on a guided walk for children given by a Port Discover volunteer during Take a Child Outside week.; Format: image/photograph

ECSU Planetarium: The planetarium offers a variety of educational programs for students with star shows, laser shows, and a wide range of videos and laser disc presentations.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Elizabeth City State University duking it out for the ball: An Elizabeth City State University basketball player and a Virginia State player duke it out for the ball. ECSU is part of sixteen schools in the University of North Carolina system. The university offers several majors and graduate programs and participates...; Format: image/photograph

Birds spotted on a Port Discover adventure: A group of birds poses on a dock for a group of children on a Port Discover bird-watching adventure. Port Discover is a hands-on science and health center for northeastern North Carolina, geared towards students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Volunteers...; Format: image/photograph

A Santana quad tandem in the River City Cycling Club in Elizabeth City, NC: This is a quad tandem cycle in the River City Cycling Club in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Museum of the Albemarle: Students can explore the lives of inhabitants, the development of industries, and the Albemarle area's social and cultural background at this museum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Port Discover: Students will enjoy visiting this new hands-on science and health center which is geared to the pre-k to fifth grade curriculum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

African American college students, 1906: In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.7; Records of pupils at the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools (now Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University), 1906, with information about parents' occupations and how students paid their expenses. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Will of William Cartright, Sr., 1733: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.6; Will of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

The burning of Elizabeth City: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.4; Excerpt from Richard Creecy's memoir describing the fall of Elizabeth City to Union troops in February 1862 and its partial burning by residents. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

Learning in colonial Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.8; During the late 1600s and early 1700s, education in Carolina was largely informal. Most children learned by watching and imitating parents and older community members. The sons of the wealthy were sent away to schools in other colonies or in England. The first efforts to provide formal education in Carolina were made by religious groups — the Quakers, the Baptists, and the Presbyterians.; Format: article; By Betty Dishong Renfer.

1835 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.3; Amendments to the North Carolina state constitution passed in 1835. Includes historical commentary.; Format: constitution

U.S. House of Representatives: In Election 2008, page 2.4; There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...

U.S. House of Representatives: There are 13 congressional districts in North Carolina. A map of North Carolina's congressional districts is available from...

Cary's Rebellion: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.1; Because North Carolina permitted religious freedom, Quakers made up a large portion of the colony's early population and were heavily represented in its government. A division opened in the colony between the Quaker party and supporters of the Church of England, and disputes between the two sides led to violence in 1710–1711.; Format: book

Natural diversity: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.1; North Carolina has within its borders the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River, a broad, low-lying coastal area, and all the land in between. That variety of landforms, elevations, and climates has produced as diverse a range of ecosystems as any state in the United States. It has also influenced the way people have lived in North Carolina for thousands of years.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer: Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...; By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

The First Provincial Congress: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.6; After the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, Britain retaliated with a series of punitive measures that colonists called the "intolerable acts." In August 1774, North Carolina's colonial leaders met at New Bern to set out their princples, to plan further opposition to Britain, and to choose delegates to a Continental Congress. This excerpt from the proceedings of that First Provincial Congress includes historical commentary.; Format: document

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