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East Asian trading ships

Each student will work with a partner as an owner of an overseas shipping company with one cargo ship in East Asia. Students are given these instructions in the overview: In each Asian country that you travel to you will fill your cargo ship with items that you can buy from the list of exports. You will then try to sell these items when you travel to another country that is willing to import these commodities. The winner of the game is the company with the biggest profits at the end of the pretend 15 day time period. Good Luck!

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)

By Tami Kaiser Polge.

Communicating information and ideas: a philosophy of writing

In Writing for the Web, page 2

Many kinds of writing can be adapted for the web, but it's important to know what you're trying to communicate.

By David Walbert.

Human box and whisker plot

Students will learn how to construct box and whisker plots as they actively participate in being a part of one based upon their heights. As an extension of the lesson, students will learn how to interpret a graph of this type.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Mathematics)

By Nikki Honeycutt.

Accessing the American Memory collection: Multimedia formats and offline-use tips

In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 4

The American Memory collection contains a wide variety of formats including motion pictures, sound recordings, sheet music, maps, and photos. First, learn how to find them, then explore options for use in your classroom.

Format: article

By Melissa Thibault.

Industrialization and Progressive Reform in the Craft Revival

In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will analyze the process of making a hobby into a job. They will explore Craft Revival work environments, representations of industrial work environments, and data regarding Craft Revival work. To close the activity, students write a journal entry comparing Craft Revival and industrial work experiences.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)

By Patrick Velde.

Sports statisticians: Working with systems of equations

In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.10

In this lesson, students use the substitution and eliminations methods to solve systems of equations related to basketball statistics.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics)

By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

"A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront

In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies)

By Kathryn Walbert.

World War II at home: Victory Gardens

Students will learn about home front activities during World War II. Using primary source documents and photographs, students will discover how children their own age participated by growing Victory Gardens. They will design their own gardens and propaganda posters.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)

By Linda Mazzei.

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Format: policy/help

Take action, save the past

In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.8

In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use a problem-solving model to identify a problem and solve it creatively.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Winter advisory: The effect of salt on the freezing point of water

In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.9

In this lesson, students complete a lab to help them understand the effect of salt on the freezing point of water. Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using salt as a de-icing and anti-icing agent on roads.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Diseases of Africa

Students will demonstrate an ability to research diseases in Africa and the causes, symptoms, treatment, and long-range solutions involving infrastructure development. They will compare and contrast countries and diseases. Working in groups, students will do research and prepare a multimedia presentation on the disease.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Social Studies)

By Jim Carson.

Soil and erosion unit: Section 2

This unit will involve descriptive information on North Carolina soil types and how the presence of plants affects soil erosion. This section should be begun only after completion of Soil and erosion unit: Section 1.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)

By Amy Robertson.

Salt trading in Asia

In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the mineral salt from a variety of perspectives — scientific, geographic, and cultural. The lesson incorporates images of salt production in Nepal and Vietnam, and may be used with grade 4 or grade 7.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 7 Science and Social Studies)

By Edie McDowell.

Resources on the web

Segway' to the Future

Students will explain how Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway human transporter, fits the definition of an entrepreneur and inventor. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

North Carolina Teacher Academy

Get together a team of teachers to receive professional development in school leadership, instructional methodology, core content, and the use of modern technology at the North Carolina Teacher Academy. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: North Carolina Teacher Academy

National Humanities Center – Toolbox Library

This rich resource provides teachers with American history topics and content that they can use in their classroom to enhance their curriculum. Well organized, user friendly and easy to navigate. Some content is still under construction. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: National Humanities Center