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Spreadsheets for dinner: Students will identify spreadsheet terms, create a spreadsheet about nutritional content of foods, and add the columns of the spreadsheet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living); By Laurie Myers.

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.

Venus flytrap: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 14; Figure 13 shows the most famous rare plant of longleaf pine savannas, the Venus flytrap. These predatory plants capture and digest insects between the folds of their specialized leaves. You can see the comb-like extensions of the leaf edges that interface...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Health and the Human Body: How do the cells in different systems of the human body differ in form and function? Explore human body systems, their cellular components, and biological hazards that affect your body's health.; Format: bibliography/help

Genetics: Eye color, hair color, height, and other traits as well as predisposition to certain diseases are all determined by genes. This sampling of resources take you into the world of heredity and genetics and the cutting edge technologies of cloning, gene therapy, and DNA forensics.; Format: bibliography/help

What happens to plant cells in hypertonic and hypotonic solutions?: Students will be using actual laboratory examples and classroom examples to understand the movement of molecules across the cell membrane. Looking at weight change in potato cells, color change in diffusion, and the shrinking of living tissue will allow the student to experience diffusion and osmosis.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Tricia Kershner.

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.

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.

Introduction to spreadsheets: In this two-week unit the students will use a teacher made spreadsheet to learn how calculations work. Then student teams will work together to create their own "store" order form on a spreadsheet. The final part of the lesson is a simulated game show where students "shop" at each others stores, trying to spend an exact amount of money without going over, getting closer to their required amount than any other team.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills); By Christine Weaver.

Microbiology: Bacteria in our environment: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.5; In this lesson, students will learn about bacterial cells and will participate in a lab measuring the growth of bacterial colonies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Camden County Heritage Museum: Visitors to this museum can see historic artifacts of Camden County as well as the preserved county jail.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Technological artifacts and the evolution of the student desk: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.2; In this lesson, students discuss a variety of definitions for the word technology and the relationships between technology, science, and society.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

CareerStart lessons: Grade eight: This collection of lessons aligns the eighth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.; Format: (multiple pages)

Is ATP worth the investment?: In this lesson plan, students learn about ATP using an economic analogy. Students use simple financial tables to explore the concepts of cost, revenue, and return on an investment as it applies to ATP in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By MaryBeth Knight Greene.

Port Discover: Students will enjoy visiting this new hands-on science and health center which is geared to the pre-k to fifth grade curriculum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Stocks report: Students will create graphs illustrating changes in stocks and answer questions using the graphs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills); By Susan Blackwell.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: As an extension of a weather unit, second grade students will use the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett to explore compound words using an introduction to spreadsheet.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By Mary Rizzo.

It's all about them!: Students will create a class database in preparation for the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills using information about their classmates.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Computer/Technology Skills); By Skip Thibault.

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center: Located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a fascinating place to visit to learn more about astronomy.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Grammar Scramblers, spreadsheets, and parts of speech: Students use and create Grammar Scramblers with a spreadsheet in order to practice identifying and using parts of speech in a fun way.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–9 English Language Arts); By Tom Munk.

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