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

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Sir Walter Raleigh and South America
Short explanatory passages written for students about the life of Sir Walter Raleigh, specifically as it pertains to the history of South America.
Format: series (multiple pages)
The Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail
Now a hiking trail, the Roanoke Canal "shows some of the best preserved early 19th-century canal construction in the nation."
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The historic Roanoke Canal in Halifax County, NC
The historic Roanoke Canal in Halifax County, NC
This is the historic Roanoke Canal in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The Roanoke Canal Museum is located in the building up the stairs at the right.
Format: image/photograph
Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, NC
Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, NC
This is the Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, North Carolina. There have been several lighthouses built to help sailors find safe entrance to the Roanoke River since 1835 when Congress funded construction of a light vessel. In 1866, the original...
Format: image/photograph
Mallards strutting beside the Roanoke River
Mallards strutting beside the Roanoke River
Mallards strut down the bank of the Roanoke River in Martin County. The Roanoke River flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
Battle of Roanoke Island
Battle of Roanoke Island
Format: image/illustration
Roanoke/Cashie River Center
Open Tuesday-Saturday, this is a great place to take students to learn more about the wetlands and the history of the area.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Map of Roanoke Island, 1862
Map of Roanoke Island, 1862
Map of Roanoke Island and Croatan Sound, showing the Confederate forts and the dispositions of the Federal and Confederate fleets, 7 February 1862.
Format: image/map
A tree over the Roanoke River
A tree over the Roanoke River
This is a tree arching over the Roanoke River in Martin County. The Roanoke River flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
Roanoke Island Festival Park
There is so much to see at the Roanoke Island Festival Park. From the Elizabeth II ship and the settlement site to the Roanoke Adventure Museum, students will have a wonderful time and learn about the history of the native people and settlers during colonial times.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
A shack on the Roanoke River in Martin County, North Carolina
A shack on the Roanoke River in Martin County, North Carolina
This is a shack on the Roanoke River in Martin County, North Carolina. The Roanoke River flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
Roanoke River Lighthouse
A new addition to Plymouth, North Carolina's landscape is a reproduction of the original 1866 Light Station. Operated by the Maritime Museum, this lighthouse is like no other on the coast and is a treat to visit.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Ducks on the Roanoke River
Ducks on the Roanoke River
These are ducks on the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
Roanoke River in winter
Roanoke River in winter
This is the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
The Lost Colony
In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 3
Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition met constant storms...
By William M. Wisser.
Theater at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Theater at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
The outdoor theater at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island where Paul Green's drama The Lost Colony is performed.
Format: image/photograph
War on the Outer Banks
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.2
Article describes action along the coast of North Carolina during the Burnside Expedition, 1862.
Format: article
Fort Raleigh: Earthworks
Fort Raleigh: Earthworks
A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been located exactly. After intensive archaeological studies and excavation from...
Format: image/photograph
Fort Raleigh: Earthworks and entrance to fort
Fort Raleigh: Earthworks and entrance to fort
A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been located exactly. After intensive archaeological studies and excavation from...
Format: image/photograph
The effects of the Great Depression in North Carolina
This lesson is designed to give the students a better understanding of the personal effects of the Great Depression on the people of North Carolina. It also uses the student's creativity to help others understand these effects.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies and Theater Arts Education)
By Yvonne Carroll.