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Landform adventure
This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Beth Edmonds.
What makes an estuary?
In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 2
Estuaries are defined as semi-enclosed bodies of water with intermediate salinities caused by the mixture of fresh and salt waters. That sounds simple enough, but the true qualities of estuaries are found in the interaction between the river and ocean inputs...
By Steve Keith.
Topography of North Carolina and its influence on settlement
This lesson explores where North Carolina is in relation to the United States and North America. Also, we will explore the different regions of North Carolina and how the topography of the region affected settlement.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Social Studies)
By Jessica Wilson and Tabitha Horton.
Physiographic diagram of the United States, 1954
Physiographic diagram of the United States, 1954
Legend reads "Physiographic Diagram, Erwin Raisz, 1954." Map shows state boundaries with mountains and bodies of water. Note that Alaska and Hawaii are not shown because they did not become states until 1959.
Format: image/map
A man guiding a woman into the Ganges River; Varanasi, India
A man guiding a woman into the Ganges River; Varanasi, India
A male bather holds the hand of a woman in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. The man wears a cloth around his waist and the woman wears a pink sari. On the shore at the edge of the river, a man wearing a white cloth around his waist sits cross-legged facing...
Format: image/photograph
Sunset on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
Sunset on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
A gold and plum purple sunset gilds the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Three boats filled with people glide through the water, and a third one is docked at the shore closest to the photographer. For Hindus, the Ganges River is the personification of the...
Format: image/photograph
More than just a rainy day: The water cycle
Students will identify water sources in the school environment in order to understand the origins of our water and to gain perspective about the students' place in the water cycle. Students will learn about the water cycle using a variety of resources and discover connections between the water cycle and the water that they use every day.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Science)
By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.
Water cycle word study
Students will look at the written similarities in the words used to describe the water cycle (ex., evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, accumulation, condensation), focusing on suffixes and prefixes as a way to gain understanding of those terms. Students will group words by meaning and label a blank water cycle chart based on the categories for the groupings they create. This lesson is designed in conjunction with “More than just a rainy day—the water cycle.”
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science)
By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.
Several bathers in the Ganges River; Varanasi, India
Several bathers in the Ganges River; Varanasi, India
Bathers, mostly male, wade in the Ganges River at Varanasi, India. Some stand on shore at the end of a set of steps called a ghat that leads to the water. Several boats are docked at shore. For Hindus, the Ganges River is the personification of...
Format: image/photograph
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Students will learn about the Carolina Bays, "one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern United States" when they visit Lake Waccamaw State Park.

Format: article/field trip opportunity
The road taken
This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
By Margaretc Bryant.
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.
Buddhist street parade, description
Part of a ten day vegetarian Buddhist festival in Trang, Thailand. This parade occurred during the day, and is one of the most unique aspects of this celebration. In this recording, you can hear the sound of firecrackers, and then I describe (with some surprise)...
Format: audio
Buddhist street parade, marching music
Part of a ten day vegetarian Buddhist festival in Trang, Thailand. This parade occurred during the day, and is one of the most unique aspects of this celebration. In this recording, you can hear the parade marching music, which was essentially a metal percussion...
Format: audio
Buddhist street parade, Chinese music
Part of a ten day vegetarian Buddhist festival in Trang, Thailand. This parade occurred during the day, and is one of the most unique aspects of this celebration. In this recording, you can a hear one style of music played during the parade. Of all the music...
Format: audio
Buddhist street parade, fireworks and drums
Part of a ten day vegetarian Buddhist festival in Trang, Thailand. This parade occurred during the day, and is one of the most unique aspects of this celebration. In this recording, you can hear the parade music, which was essentially a metal percussion instrument,...
Format: audio
North Carolina regions
Working in cooperative groups, the students will learn about their assigned regions of North Carolina. A list of questions will be generated. When the research is completed, the students will design a way to orally present the information to the class. This also will integrate Visual Arts and Informational Skills.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Social Studies)
By Patricia Britt.
Learning about the earth through remote sensing
In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.6
In this lesson, students will learn about remote sensing and satellite images, and will gain an understanding of how various professions use information gathered via these methods.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
Civil War army hospitals
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.9
A description of medicine, hospitals, and the work of army doctors and nurses in the U.S. Civil War.
Format: article
The golden chain
In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.5
This creation story told by the Yoruba of West Africa describes how Olorun (the all-powerful being) lived with heavenly beings called orishas around a young baobab tree in the sky, until a curious orisha asked permission to create something solid in the watery world below.