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Alcohol and other drugs: This lesson addresses the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs on a young person's body. It also covers the primary reasons why students try illicit drugs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance); By Tina Hartig.

Sex under the influence: The use of alcohol and other drugs increases the risk for unplanned, unprotected sex. This action exposes young people to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy. The lesson engages students in the decision-making process regarding risk and checks their understanding of behaviors that put them at risk.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living); By Kathy Crumpler.

Strawberry DNA extraction: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.2; In this lesson for grade seven, students extract DNA from a strawberry and discuss careers related to genetics.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science); By Michelle Arias.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.

Reform movements across the United States: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.2; In the 1830s and 1840s, a wave of social and political reform swept the United States. Various groups of reformers, often inspired by religion, worked to expand the vote, promote equal rights for women, improve labor conditions, build free public schools, limit alcohol use, and improve treatment of criminals and the insane.; Format: article

John Lawson's assessment of the Tuscarora: In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.4; Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina discussing the sources of conflict between the Tuscarora and English settlers in North Carolina and Lawson's hopes for integrating the Tuscarora into colonial society. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education: "Specializes in developing programs for youth to address health concerns like childhood obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy food choices, tooth decay, drug and alcohol abuse, unintentional injuries, and teen pregnancy."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

We read every day!: Students will, through observation outside of the classroom, gather and bring to class five items that exhibit different sources of information comprised of more complex vocabulary.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)

Confirming and visualizing Lewis dot structures: With this activity, students can calculate and visualize the atomic and molecular structures of bonds and lone pairs in the molecule methanol (methyl alcohol, CH3OH).; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Bob Gotwals.

Vietnam rural home- Tet preparations, pig: Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...; Format: audio

Pashupatinath tour: Cremation ceremony: In this recording, you can hear Ajit, who works as a tour guide in Pashupatinath, describing a Hindu cremation, which we can see taking place on a ghat near the Bagmati River. As you learn from the recording, cremation is an important ritual that includes...; Format: audio

National Institute of Environmental Health: Tour the National institute of Environmental Health campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and learn about environmental health as well as career options for those who are interested in going into the field of biomedical research.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Density of common liquids: Each lab team will determine the density of water and one of the sample liquids. The class will then compile their information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics and Science); By Sansia Coble.

Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations, liquor: Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...; Format: audio

What a revival is: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.4; Explanation by Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875), Christian revivalist preacher, of what a revival is and why it is necessary. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations: Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...; Format: audio

Cell theory and plant respiration: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.4; In this lesson, students conduct an experiment using plants to gain an understanding on the effects of sunlight on cell processes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Summer safety!: The children will learn to identify unsafe situations and name hazardous activities they may encounter or see during the warm months between May and September.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)

Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.4; Cargo manifests of various ships that ran the Union blockade to bring goods from Nassau, in the Bahamas, to Wilmington, North Carolina, during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

"Some grievous oppressions": In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.4; Excerpt of a sermon published by Herman Husband, Regulator leader, in 1770. Husband argued that North Carolina's colonial government was unfair to small farmers. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: pamphlet

Whigs and Democrats: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.1; After the War of 1812, the two-party system of Federalists and Democratic-Republicans collapsed, and an era of one-party rule was known as the Era of Good Feelings. But new conflicts arose over the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the Second Bank of the United States, and tariffs, and two new parties, the Whigs and the Democrats, emerged. In North Carolina, the Whigs gained power in the 1830s and began a period of reform.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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