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- Milk it for all it's worth
- Students will cooperatively discover the equivalent measures of capacity. In addition, students will be given a unit price of milk and will be asked to calculate the price of other units of capacity based on the price given. They will then use this information to determine the most economical buy.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By ann dawson.
- 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.
- Measurement centers
- During a center-based activity groups of students will rotate around the classroom practicing non-standard unit of measurement concepts. In addition, they will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with measuring with rulers and will participate in a lesson about capacity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)
- By Amy Kershaw.
- The transformer room
- In A technological tour of the Biltmore Estate, page 11
- Interpreting the transformer room Wires come through the wall from the Generator Room which originally carried the power from the Dynamo Room to the Transformer Room. This room first was used to house a series of large Gould storage batteries,...
- By Sue Clark McKendree.
- On and offshore sand movement
- In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 4
- Figure 1 is a diagram from the author's book entitled The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast, published by UNC press in 1997. The figure illustrates how sand is moved on...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Partners in measurement
- Students will apply their knowledge and demonstrate their ability to use standard and non-standard customary units in a cooperative measurement activity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Vanessa Thomas.
- CareerStart lessons: Grade seven
- This collection of lessons aligns the seventh grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- Gallon man saves the day
- The "gallon man" is a graphic organizer that helps students visualize and remember the contents of a gallon. It makes conversions from pints to quarts etc., and it is very easy for students to use.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By Jimmy Davis.
- Why does the Piedmont have so much clay and how is it used?
- In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 2
- North Carolina's Piedmont has so much clay because clay is, quite literally, “common as dirt.” Seventy-five percent of the earth's surface is composed of silica (SiO2) and aluminia (Al2O3), the primary ingredients...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- North and South in 1861
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.1
- A comparison of the two sides at the beginning of the Civil War, focusing on their preparedness for war.
- Format: book
- Quick Draw
- In Problem centered math, page 4
- An engaging math activity that helps students develop and talk about spatial reasoning.
- By Grayson Wheatley.
- Teach an online course in your school
- This document explains how to teach an online course on LEARN NC's Moodle server.
- Format: article/help
- William Richardson Davie (1756–1820)
- William Richardson Davie was a prominent North Carolina lawyer, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, governor, and founder of the University of North Carolina.
- Format: biography
- A slave auction at Wilmington
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 2.7
- Letter from a German traveler describing a slave auction in the 1780s. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Coastal weather issues: Planning for a hurricane
- The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Karen Greene.
- Resources for teaching with photographs
- Websites, activities, books, and image collections for classroom use.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Reading picture books
- Two strategies for helping children understand a story through illustrations.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Outer Banks English
- In this lesson plan, students view a video about the dialect of North Carolina's Outer Banks and develop an understanding of linguistic patterns.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Hannah Askin.
- The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court
- In this lesson, students work in groups and individually to understand how the Constitution/Bill of Rights is a living document and how Supreme Court decisions protect the rights of all Americans.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
- By Grace Wasserman.
- Exploring the families of instruments
- Students will learn about the families of instruments and conclude the lesson by constructing a model instrument from one of the families studied.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education)
- By Leslie Cothern.
