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Classification and attributes: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.7; In their study of classification and attributes, students will use “doohickey kits” to classify objects based on their attributes, and explain that scientists and specifically archaeologists use classification to help answer research questions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Artifact classification: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.4; Students will use pictures of artifacts or objects from a teaching kit to classify artifacts and answer questions about the lifeways of a group of historic Native Americans.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Attributes by kids: This activity requires the student to demonstrate an understanding of classification, patterning, and seriation. The students will complete the project based on personal characteristics.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Guidance and Social Studies); By Bunnie R. Brewer.

Animal slide shows!: This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills and Science); By Margie Bartolomucci.

Classification with pictures: Students learn taxonomy through presenting a project to the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Lemuel Lamb.

The Pit: The Pit is a game that can be played to review any topic. It matches picture game cards to target vocabulary on a game board. This particular lesson focuses on classification of animals.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science); By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.

Classification of matter: Students are introduced to the concept of different kinds of matter. Students create models of different substances to learn to identify the differences between elements, compounds, and mixtures. This lesson is developed so that teachers can use it with English as a Second Language students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science); By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.

"Native Carolinians" additional activities: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.10; These lessons from the UNC Research Laboratories of Archaeology's Intrigue of the Past can be used as additional activities for the digital history textbook module "Two Worlds: Prehistory, Contact, and the Lost Colony."; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Intrigue of the Past: Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Conjunction of the Cape Fear River and the Northeast Cape Fear River: In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 4; The town of Wilmington is located at the junction of the Northeast Cape Fear and Cape Fear rivers. In this photo the Cape Fear River is entering from the bottom. The water in the Cape Fear River is just turning salty as it reaches Wilmington, the zero salinity...; By Steve Keith.

Scientific inquiry: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.8; In their study of scientific inquiry, students will use an activity sheet to make inferences about what activities go on at different places in school (desk, locker, etc.) and form an hypothesis about how space is used. They will also simulate how archaeologists learn about past people by designing and conducting a research project.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Green Wilma is missing!: This lesson is designed to be used after students have been exposed to animal classification, especially the characteristics of amphibians. Reading Green Wilma by Arnold Lobel and inviting students to respond through art and written expression is a good use of integration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Emily Rothrock.

Feathers, fins, fur, scales, and skin: Using observation, students will identify animal groups by their appearance. The students will move through animal centers looking for similarities and differences of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)

It's in the garbage: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.9; In studying archaeological concepts, students will analyze garbage from different places demonstrate competence in applying the concepts of culture, context, classification, observation and inference, chronology and scientific inquiry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Bloom's Taxonomy: Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification system developed in 1956 by education psychologist Benjamin Bloom to categorize intellectual skills and behavior important to learning. Bloom identified six cognitive levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,...; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Comparative anatomy: A continuum: In groups, students will design a presentation that will trace the development of an organ system through the major phyla of the animal kingdom looking for the relationships between structure and function by documenting adaptations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development, Information Skills, and Science); By Joan Warner and Melissa Thibault.

The problem with parallax: Students will increase their understanding of astronomical measurements by using parallax to measure distances on their school campus. They will also gain an appreciation of the difficulties with such measurements by statistically analyzing the class' results.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.

Sturgeon City: What was once a wastewater treatment plant now offers educational opportunities to students and a home to the native sturgeon species which once spawned in the waters of Wilson Bay.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Higher order thinking with Venn diagrams: Graphic organizers are powerful ways to help students understand complex ideas. By adapting and building on basic Venn diagrams, you can move beyond comparison and diagram classification systems that encourage students to recognize complex relationships.; Format: article/best practice; By David Walbert.

Using inquiry skills: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.1; This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to important scientific skills such as observation, inference, prediction, classification, and communication. Students practice some of these skills and discuss how they may be used in various careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.Edited by Julie McCann.

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