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Acorns

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The Golden age

In this painting of the Golden Age of Greek Mythology, men, women, and children lounge play nearly naked with animals, including a peaceful lion and a dog, and are fed on the acorns of a great oak tree. The painting is a fresco (painted into wet plaster) on...

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Believe it or not! Reporting on amazing animals

In Rethinking Reports, page 2.3

A visual and oral presentation of an "animal report" can engage students' interest and develop their artistic and visual literacy skills.

By Melissa Thibault.

Exploring patterns you can feel and hear

The following lesson will enable students to develop tactile and auditory patterns. As students observe, analyze, and make predictions about patterns they will enhance their problem-solving and reasoning skills.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Carlene M. White.

Piedmont cultures graphic organizer

In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.3

This activity will assist students in understanding Piedmont cultures as they read the article "Peoples of the Piedmont."

Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

Quick study: Archaic Period

A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Archaic Period and its key characteristics.

William Hilton explores the Cape Fear River

In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.7

A 1663 report by the English explorer William Hilton about the geography and native peoples of the Cape Fear region, including a story of conflict between New Englanders and Cape Fear Indians. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Peoples of the Piedmont

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.4

In the years between 1000 and 1200 CE, Native life in the north and central Piedmont hadn’t changed much from prior Woodland times. People still lived in small hamlets whose houses strung out along river and stream banks. At times, the hamlets sat empty when people left to hunt and gather wild foods. But times were about to change. Around 900 CE, corn agriculture began. As a result, population began to grow, people began gathering in larger villages, and conflicts erupted.

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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)

The Birchbark House

This study guide was created by a group of third grade enrichment students. They were planning to read this book but could find no published guide to go with it. They decided to create their own as they read.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)

By Carolyn Ridgway.

Quick study: Woodland Period

A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Woodland Period and its key characteristics.

Peoples of the mountains

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.5

During the Mississippian period, corn agriculture became more important in the mountains of North Carolina. More productive agriculture supported larger populations and provided opportunities for accumulating wealth. This brought about increased social ranking and political centralization. The Mountain region was creating its own identity -- an identity that archaeologists tie to the modern-day Cherokee. Archaeologists have given the names Pisgah and Qualla to these Cherokee ancestors.

Format: article

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.

Archaeobotany

In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.6

Students will use pictures of seeds, an activity sheet, and a graph to identify seven seeds and the conditions in which they grow. They will also infer ancient plant use by interpreting archaeobotanical samples and determine changing plant use by Native North Carolinians by interpreting a graph of seed frequency over time.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

The village farmers

In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5

North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.

A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina

In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.8

A pamphlet produced in 1660s London at the request of the Lords Proprietors described the economic opportunity and religious freedom available to settlers in Carolina. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The pottery makers

In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.4

Archaeologists do a bit of shrugging when asked about the Woodland—that time and lifeway tucked between 1000 BC and AD 1000. Some things they readily understand, but others leave them wondering.

Resources on the web

Walk in the Woods

Take a cyberwalk in the woods and learn about the animals and plants you encounter or write a journal entry or story about nature! (Learn more)

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Provided by: University of Illinois Extension-Schools Online