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A mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains: This is a mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The Uwharries cut through Randolph, Montgomery, Stanly, and Davidson Counties, and their foothills lie in Cabarrus, Anson, and Union Counties. They are now protected as a National...; Format: image/photograph

Morrow Mountain State Park: Students will learn about the geological processes which formed the Uwharrie Mountains when they visit Morrow Mountain State Park.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Two worlds: Educator's guide: Lesson plans and activities to be used with "Two Worlds: Prehistory, Contact, and the Lost Colony" -- the first part of a North Carolina history textbook for secondary students.; Format: book (multiple pages)

North Carolina rivers: Students will locate 28 rivers within the state of NC, noting names and origins of names, directions of flow, navigability, and development of population centers in relation to the rivers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Mike Stevenson.

Analyzing North Carolina's natural history: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.4; These two short activities will allow students to examine the changes that occurred as the earth formed and assess their impact on what is now North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science and Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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.

The natural history of North Carolina: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.2; If the five billion years of the earth's history were condensed into a single day, humans would have arrived in North Carolina just two tenths of a second before midnight! This article summarizes the major biological and geological events in North Carolina's history and explains how the land and environment of today came to be.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Intrigue of the Past: Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Stratigraphy and cross-dating: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.3; Students will use an activity sheet to interpret archaeological strata using the law of superposition and apply cross-dating to determine the age of other artifacts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

The pathfinders: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.2; An essay covering the pathfinders of the Paleoindian Period. Learn about the trek across Beringia and the lifeways of these early American Indians.

The forest people: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.3; Paleoindian culture died out across North America by 8000 BC. Archaeologists say this was bound to happen. The Ice Age had ended, the megafauna were extinct, and the boreal forests faded as deciduous ones spread across the East in the warmer climate. Faced with significant environmental changes, the Native Americans adapted. Archaeologists call their way of life and the time in which they lived Archaic.

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