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Demonstration: This education reference article explains the demonstration method of teaching.; Format: article; By Heather Coffey.

Farmville's choice: In this lesson, students will learn about rural life in North Carolina at the turn of the century. Home demonstration and 4H clubs implemented many programs to help people learn better farming techniques, ways of preserving food, and taking care of the home. Several North Carolina leaders went to great lengths to ensure the success of these programs. In part of this activity, students help the town of Farmville dedicate a monument to one of those people.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

The Wright Tavern: Built in 1816, the Wright Tavern was in operation for over a century. It is a "rare example of a frame construction dog-run building and the finest existing example of this plan in North Carolina." It is open for tours by appointment only.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mountain Farm Museum: Historic buildings, farm animals, and demonstrations can be seen at the Smoky Mountains National Park Mountian Farm Museum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Why does chemistry matter in my life?: This series of high school chemistry lesson plans addresses questions about the relevance of chemistry in everyday life.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Meherrin Indian Tribe powwow: Attend a powwow and see demonstrations of Meherrin Indian culture through dance, a drum competition, pottery, and beading.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Bea Hensley, Blacksmith: A National Heritage Fellowship Award winner, Bea Hensley has been blacksmithing since he was a young man. Today, he and his son give demonstrations of traditional techniques to create fine ornamental ironwork.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Physical and chemical changes: This is a PowerPoint presentation to help students distinguish between physical and chemical changes. It includes teacher demonstrations to check the students' understanding.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Louise Whealton.

Chem-speak (introduction to chemical equations): Students will understand what constitutes a chemical reaction and how chemical equations represent chemical reactions by means of discussion and demonstrations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Brenda Rock.

Reconstructed 1701 Occaneechi village and 1880s era farm: Visit the Occaneechi village and learn about culture and history of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Indians.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Anti-war demonstrations: In Postwar North Carolina, page 7.9; Although the anti-war protests of the 1960s and 1970s are remembered today mainly as something young people participated in, people aged 18 to 29 actually were more likely to support the war than their elders, and college campuses were deeply divided on the issue. Protests in cities drew people of all ages and backgrounds. This page includes video of a 1967 march on the Pentagon.

Western North Carolina Air Quality Awareness Program: The NC Division of Air Quality in Western North Carolina offers free programs in schools on a variety of air quality topics.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach: This collection of kindergarten lesson plans uses classic nursery rhymes to teach curriculum objectives in math, English language arts, science, and healthful living.; Format: (multiple pages)

Desegregating public accommodations in Durham: In Postwar North Carolina, page 5.6; After the Freedom Rides of 1961 led to integration of interstate buses and terminals, the Civil Rights Movement moved on to "Freedom Highways" in 1962 -- campaigning to end segregation at establishments that served the traveling public. The Howard Johnson's restaurant on Chapel Hill Boulevard became a focal point in Durham.; Format: article

Live-at-Home in North Carolina: In this lesson students will examine pictures and documents relating to the Live at Home program started in North Carolina by Governor O. Max Gardner to help North Carolina farmers refocus on food crops rather than cash crops during the Depression. These photographs, from the Green 'N' Growing collection at the North Carolina State University, will help students draw conclusions about the culture of North Carolina in the early 1930s and understand how they overcame the hardships of the Depression.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Loretta Wilson.

Protesting School Integration in Kinston: Students hold picket signs against integration at a Democratic rally held by Governor Dan K. Moore in Kinston, North Carolina in September 1965.; Format: image/photograph

Who's holding the pencil? And did anybody learn?: In The First Year, page 3.4; Demonstrations can be useful, but be aware of what students are doing and thinking while you're holding the pencil.; Format: article; By Kristi Johnson Smith.Commentary and sidebar notes by Lindy Norman.

Anti-Civil Rights Protesters: This photograph was taken at an anti-civil rights demonstration in High Point North Carolina during the 1960s. Young, white, male students stand next to a policeman and hold derogatory signs as they protest school integration.; Format: image/photograph

Phases of the moon: Young children may have the idea that the moon actually changes shape. This lesson explains that this apparent change is a result of the moon's revolution around the earth.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Science); By Jacquelyn Arthur.

Cedarock Historical Farm: Relive the American way of life at this farm which dates back to the 1830s.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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