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- Careers in medicine and the ancient Greeks
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.4
- In this lesson for grade six, students will learn about ancient Greek medicine and the Hippocratic Oath, and will research contemporary medical careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.
- Indian Museum of the Carolinas
- This Native American museum features the Indians of the past, present day Indian groups and Indians of North America.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Greece: Part 1
- This lesson is one of three created as an interdisciplinary unit on the connection between the art and artifacts of a culture and the values and beliefs of the members of that culture. This unit begins with a class-wide investigation of Ancient Greece and concludes with a visit to the Ackland Art Museum. During the visit, students will have the opportunity to assess their predictions about the Ancient Greeks. In addition, students will look at works of art from other cultures and compare and contrast the visual information provided about those cultures with visual information provided about Greek culture.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
- By Winn Wheeler.
- Asia
- Learn about the history, cultures, and geography of the nations and peoples of Asia from this sampling of great educational resources that can be found on LEARN NC.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Occaneechi Indian Village
- Enjoy authentic Native American food, dance, crafts, demonstrations, and traditions at the Indian village.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Archaeology as a career
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2
- In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- Site robbers
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.6
- Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- North Carolina numerals
- Students will design their own numeric system using North Carolina state symbols.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics and Social Studies)
- By Wendy White.
- Town Creek Indian Mound (NC Historic Site)
- This site provided by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History contains information about visiting Town Creek, a section on Montgomery County and the vicinity, a Native American Cultural Synopsis, and a section on the Pee Dee Culture.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Fundamental concepts: Introduction
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.1
- British archaeologist Stuart Piggott once called archaeology “the science of rubbish.” There is truth to his statement. Archaeologists spend lifetimes investigating the abandoned remains of ancient societies.
- India
- Having had few opportunities to learn about Asia when they were in school, many teachers find themselves challenged when faced with teaching their own students about India. We've put together a variety of resources from our collections that will not only provide you with the background information you need to know about the history, culture, and religions of India, but will also furnish you with the professional materials you need to catch your students interest and teach effectively about this complex nation.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through images
- The second part of a larger unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching the art and culture of Japan. Students create illustrations of classmates' descriptions of Japanese screens or scrolls.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education)
- By Michelle Harrell.
- Mending pottery
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.9
- Students will mend broken pottery to learn what archaeologists learn by mending pottery.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- North Carolina Museum of Art
- Find information about taking your class to visit the museum or arranging a museum professional to visit your school. Take a virtual tour of the museum and manipulate some of the objects available in 3-D. Explore the amazing collections and take advantage of the online teacher resources and student activities.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Spinning spider stories
- This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Quick study: Paleoindian Period
- A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Paleoindian Period and its key characteristics.
- South America
- From the ancient civilizations to the Spanish Conquistadors to the present day, the countries of South America have a rich history. These are a sampling of the resources that can be found on LEARN NC to use in teaching students about the people, cultures, and geography of this continent.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Inference by analogy
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.12
- Students will use historical sources and an archaeological site map to infer the use or meaning of items recovered from a North Carolina Native American site based on 17th-century European settlers' accounts and illustrations. They will also describe prehistoric lifeways based on archaeological and ethnohistoric information and explain why archaeologists use ethnohistoric analogy.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- The Equinox at Chichén Itzá
- In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 4.1
- Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs of the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá. ...
- Format: article
- Of earth, water, and fire: World pottery traditions
- In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about pottery traditions from around the world. Students discuss how these traditions are similar to and different from one another.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
