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Traditional weaving in Ecuador: Photographs and text illustrate traditional weaving in Ecuador, from carding and spinning wool to selling finished products at the market.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Traditional performing arts in Bali: Photographs and text illustrate traditional performance in Bali, including music, theater, and dance.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Activity: Quinceañera: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 3.2; Form a committee with some friends who can take you to a Latino tienda or mercado in your community. Divide up responsibility for finding certain articles that are used for a quinceañera,...; Format: activity

East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of the Cham and Khmer cultures of southern Vietnam and Cambodia, including a look at Angkor Wat and other great temples and cities.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Photo analysis: Focus on carpet weaving: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of carpet weaving.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

The sounds of prayer in Southeast Asia: This minilesson uses audio recordings of the prayers of three different religions as an introduction to the cultural diversity of Southeast Asia.; Format: lesson plan; By David Walbert.

Photo analysis: Focus on world pottery traditions: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of pottery-making.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

Crossing Cultures: Online course syllabus: Syllabus for Crossing Cultures, a course to help teachers gain a greater awareness of their own cultural background, as well as acquire tools to interact appropriately and effectively with people from a variety of cultures.; Format: syllabus

Reading guide: Cherokee women: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.7; These questions will help to guide students' reading of "Cherokee Women" and encourage them to think critically about the text. The questions focus primarily on the Cherokee matrilineal kinship system and on the cultural differences between the Cherokee and the Europeans who arrived in the early 1700s.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Mountain cultures graphic organizer: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.4; As students read the article "Peoples of the Mountains," this graphic organizer will help them develop an understanding of the cultures that existed in North Carolina's mountains hundreds of years ago.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Coastal Plain cultures graphic organizer: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.5; As students read the article "Peoples of the Coastal Plain," this graphic organizer will help them develop an understanding of the cultures that existed in North Carolina's Coastal Plain hundreds of years ago.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Piedmont cultures graphic organizer: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.3; This activity will assist students in understanding Piedmont cultures as they read the article "Peoples of the Piedmont."; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

In the spirit of... (museum post-visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. In the post-visit lesson, students will create plaster masks and write a brief description.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Tamela Davis.

Around the world, a multicultural unit: The students will listen to stories from different cultures. They will participate in directed discussion, followed by a related art activity.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Judy Cliver.

Culture everywhere: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.3; In their study of culture, students will use a chart to show the different ways that cultures meet basic human needs and recognize that archaeologists study how people from past cultures met basic needs by analyzing and interpreting the artifacts and sites that they left behind.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

In the spirit of... (museum pre-visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. In this pre-visit lesson, students will explore the cultures of the Western Hemisphere.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Shannon Kelly.

A marriage of cultures: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 5; With French and general Western media influence, many Vietnamese like to wear white or other color European-style gowns for at least some events in their multi-part marriage ceremonies. Unlike in the U.S., Vietnamese and other Southeast Asians usually participate...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Jewelry: Then and now: This lesson integrates fifth grade social studies with the visual art curriculum through a study of jewelry, both of the present and the past. Students will assemble a necklace from the beads and pendant that they create.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Michelle Morris.

Why is the past important?: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.2; As an introduction to the study of North Carolina's archaeological heritage, students will use personally owned object to share the importance of their past and connect this importance with reasons why the human past is important.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Indian Museum of the Carolinas: This Native American museum features the Indians of the past, present day Indian groups and Indians of North America.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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