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Baseball fun: Percentages, decimals, and fractions: Students will learn the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics found on baseball cards.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics); By Adrian Bustle.

g: A pendulum: Students will time the periods of pendulums to determine if length or mass affects them. Students can then use a pendulum to calculate the acceleration of gravity.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Bill Sowell.

Planets' relative gravity spreadsheet: The students use online resources to find information about the eight planets in our solar system. Then, using the relative gravity of each planet, they will create a spreadsheet to calculate what the weight of an average man and woman (possibly their own weight or the weight of other objects) would be on each of the planets.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By Susan Blevins.

The forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 1; The relationship between elevation and forest types is one of the most striking features of the ecology of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The major determinent of this relationship is climate: Average temperatures in the Blue Ridge decline about 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Houses set back from the shoreline: In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 13; Figure 10 shows another view of the Oak Island beach after Floyd. The beach here looks much like it did before the hurricane. The only real evidence of damage is the modest cliff formed at the front of the dunefield. There is no evidence of damage to shorefront...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Workers' pay and the cost of living: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.8; In this activity, students examine census records of North Carolina tobacco mills and retail prices of food to determine how much money factory workers made in "real dollars."; Format: activity; By David Walbert.

What causes sea level change, and why is it rising now?: In Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes, page 2; North Carolina's coastal zone preserves evidence of both the current rise in sea level and the long decline that preceded it (see the Coastal Wetlands field trip included in this series). Evidence of declining sea level is found in the series of old shorelines...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Breathe in, breathe out: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.3; In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss lung capacity and brainstorm careers in which it's important to have a good lung capacity. Students will conduct an experiment to measure their lung capacity.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science); By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.

Houses built too close to shore: In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 14; Figure 11 shows a row of houses near those in Figure 10. These were not set back far from the average high tide line. All of these houses are now on the upper edge of the beach, and sea water washes around their foundations at high tide. There is a real question...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity four: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will examine primary source photographs and biographical information that were collected for the Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation to set up a data record.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Wealth and education in North Carolina, 1900: In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.5; Report on the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools for 1903, listing data on value of property owned by each race and on school size and attendance. Includes historical commentary.; Format: data set; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Predicting the future with best-fit lines: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.1; In this lesson plan, students use scatter plots and best-fit lines to make predictions based on data. Students also discuss how scatter plots and best-fit lines are useful in certain careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Leap frogs tend toward the center?: Students learn the meanings of the central tendency concepts range, mean, median, and mode. They will make origami frogs, jump them across a track and record the length of their jumps and the total number of jumps across trials.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Erin Foerster.

Personal trainers: Working with slope: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.2; In this lesson, students make calculations based on slope and answer questions about slope (rate of change).; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Weather conditions database: Students will search and sort various fields of a given database file.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 ); By DPI Integration Strategies.

Letter activity one: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 2; The following excerpt is from a letter from Mr. Sherlock Bronson, a lawyer and president of Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation, to the Honorable Graham Braden, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives. It was written March 16, 1939. The...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Jim Crow and segregation: This is an integrated lesson plan that incorporates both eighth grade language arts and history. Using Internet research, literary analysis, and persuasive technique, students will practice reading and writing skills while analyzing the impact of Jim Crow Segregation on African Americans living in North Carolina and elsewhere.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Burnetta Barton.

North Carolina's lonely mountains: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 1; One of the most striking sights on North Carolina's inner Piedmont is the solitary peaks or ridges that loom above the plateau's average elevation. Some of these are among the state's most visited parks: Hanging Rock, Pilot Mountain, Crowders Mountain, Stone...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

The growth of tourism: Southern Pines: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.10; Report on a trip by doctors to Southern Pines, North Carolina, suggesting that its healthful climate made it an excellent destination for urban tourists and people recovering from illnesses. Includes historical commentary.; Format: article; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Spreadsheet formulas: This lesson will provide practice using formulas, print options, functions, and adjusting column widths.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills); By DPI Integration Strategies.

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