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Map of the contentents through geologic time: Sequence of five globes show positions of the continents and oceans in Permian (225 million years ago), Triassic (200 million years ago), Jurassic (135 million years ago), Cretaceous (65 million years ago), and present periods, as the single landmass of Pangaea...; Format: image/illustration

Plate tectonics animation: This animated video demonstrates plate tectonics, illustrating how the continents may have acquired their present configuration.; Format: video/video

A boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 7; Figure 5 shows a boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss quarried out of the mountainside and doing duty now as a persuasive "No Entry" signal to those thinking of using an off-limits Forest Service road. The bands of quartz show up nicely in this recently exposed...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Why does North Carolina have so many, and so many kinds of, monadnocks?: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 2; North Carolina has more than a dozen monadnocks scattered among its Blue Ridge mountains, and another ten or more on its Piedmont Plateau. These monadnocks formed during dramatic and diverse events that occurred as the state's crust formed. Most of these geologic...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Australia: Learn more about the history, cultures, and geography of the “land down under” with this sampling of great educational resources found on LEARN NC.; Format: bibliography/help

Kathmandu street trolley: I recorded this as I was riding in a trolley with a Nepali politician who had offered to take me to some of the historic highlights of the city. We took this trolley from Kathmandu to the ancient walled city Bhaktapur. As public transportation went, this trolley...; Format: audio

Stone Mountain: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 12; Quartzite is not the only erosion-resistant rock that has formed monadnocks on North Carolina's Piedmont. Another major rock type — granite — has also been responsible for monadnock formation. Granite is a granular rock made primarily of feldspar...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Spirituals and the power of music in slave narratives: In this lesson for grade 4, students will learn about the importance of music in the lives of slaves by reading slave narratives and listening to recordings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Music Education and Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

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.

Map of the New World, 1540: This map of the Americas, the first to show them as two connected continents not connected to any other landmass, first appeared in Sebastian Münster's edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia in 1540. This version appeared in an Italian...; Format: image/map

How is coastal sand formed into barrier islands?: In Small sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 2; Coastal sand is organized into barrier islands when three conditions are met: There is a supply of sand sufficient to form islands; sea level is rising; and there are winds and waves with sufficient energy to move the sand around....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Shadows of a people: Introduction: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.1; Lessons in this part stand alone, yet link to and expand on some tidbit in Chapter 3. They focus emphasize that the “Indians” Columbus met were not frozen in time as many people even today believe. Their history is one of time passage, of journeys, of adaptations, of settling, of interactions, of conflict—everything that is the fabric of life.

The mystery of the first Americans: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.2; In the second half of the twentieth century, archaeologists agreed that those “first Americans” migrated from Asia across Beringia and into North America between fourteen and twenty thousand years ago. Recently, though, new evidence has come to light that has led some archaeologists to doubt that theory and to suggest new possibilities.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Exploring probability: Through teacher guidance, students will experiment with objects to generate probable outcomes to consider probability.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics); By John Cleveland.

The natural history of North Carolina: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.2; If the five billion years of the earth's history were condensed into a single day, humans would have arrived in North Carolina just two tenths of a second before midnight! This article summarizes the major biological and geological events in North Carolina's history and explains how the land and environment of today came to be.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

What in the world does this have to do with maps and globes?: This lesson focuses on the similarities and differences between a globe and a flat world map. It introduces critical vocabulary relating to cardinal directions and longitude and latitude.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Phebe Watson and Sylvia Easterling.

Flyers, brochures, and workshop tools: Want to learn more about how you can use LEARN NC's website and resources in your classroom — and share your knowledge with others? Whether you're adding to your own toolbox or arranging staff development, these tools will get you started. All flyers and brochures may be downloaded, printed, and distributed for purposes of sharing information about LEARN NC's website and services.; Format: /help

Careers in border security: Working with passports: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.2; In this lesson for grade six, students will gain an understanding of careers in transportation and border security and will create their own passports.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); By Julie McCann.

Shifting coastlines: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.3; In their study of North Carolina's changing coastline during the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, students will determine the positions of the coastline at different times and decide what types of archaeological information has been lost due to rising sea levels.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

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