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Wet rice in the highlands: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 3; This photograph, and most of the photos that follow, was taken in Mai Chau, in the highlands of northwestern Vietnam. In most of Southeast Asia, the highlands are too dry or steep to construct the standing water pools required to nourish wet rice. Therefore,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Young woman walks barefoot through unhusked rice drying in sun on mat: A young woman wearing a red and blue T-shirt and short skirt walks barefoot through a golden layer of unhusked rice that is spread out on a mat to dry in the sun. While it is drying, newly harvested rice must be guarded from birds and rotated on the mats so...; Format: image/photograph

Cutting rice stalks: Two women cut the ripe rice stalks for harvesting in the terraced rice fields of the Hyangja village in Nepal. Nepali women work hard farming, in addition to taking care of the household work. Early varieties of rice, which require less time to ripen, are...; Format: image/photograph

A person in a sunhat walks a water buffalo by wet-rice fields in Mai Chau: A person in a sunhat walks a water buffalo by wet-rice fields in Mai Chau. The farmer and young buffalo are walking on earthen dykes constructed both as dry paths and as walls to contain standing water needed by the rice plants during certain stages of their...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese man hoeing terraced wet-rice field: In the center foreground of this lush scene, a Balinese man is hoeing a wet-rice field terrace level in preparation for its next round of planting. Some terraced fields at heights above and below the farmer are flooded with water, but the man is turning dark...; Format: image/photograph

Highland girl holds younger child in rural area between Mai Chau and Ninh Binh: A highland girl holds a younger child in the rural area between Mai Chau and Ninh Binh. The older girl, who is probably in her early teens, wears a loose black blouse, and she is squinting in the sunlight. The front of her black hair is cut in bangs, and the...; Format: image/photograph

Corn hung to dry in Otavalo, Ecuador: Yellow corn, or maize, hangs high on a wall, drying. Ecuador is a ecologically-diverse nation, and its products reflect the area where they were produced. In the east, tropical fruits and rainforest products abound. In the west, the coastal plantations produce...; Format: image/photograph

"Eggs-tra" special sounds: Students will identify, compare, and classify the sounds made by plastic eggs filled with rice, pebbles, and salt. They will graph the results of their discoveries. They will then compose and tape sound pieces illustrating dynamic levels they discovered. Finally they will construct their own "maraca" using plastic eggs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education); By Sondra Edwards.

Soldiers' food: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.4; Soldiers in the Civil War survived on food that could be preserved and carried long distances -- mainly hardtack, cornmeal, bacon, molasses, and coffee.; Format: article

Grocery store matter: The lesson stimulates students' thought processes and makes students aware of the things around them by teaching them about the three kinds of matter and their properties.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Indiana Jennette.

Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through images: The second part of a larger unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching the art and culture of Japan. Students create illustrations of classmates' descriptions of Japanese screens or scrolls.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education); By Michelle Harrell.

Vietnam rural home- Tet preparations, pig: Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...; Format: audio

Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations: Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...; Format: audio

Life in camp: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.7; Camp Lee, S. C., Mch. 2d 1862 Dear Mother, As I write so many letters home to let you all hear from me and brother Tom, I will commence by telling you something about myself and him. I continue in very...; Format: letter

Vietnam rural home: Tet preparations, liquor: Tourists and locals in Hanoi frequently escape the city by spending some time in a mountain village close to the Chinese border. Sapa is a former French colonial hill station, still popular among tourists who come to experience the culture of hill-tribe villages...; Format: audio

Solar cooking: In this lesson, students will build a minimal solar oven that works using two cardboard boxes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Libby Morrison.

PIZZA = "Fractions: Any Way You Slice It!": During this lesson, students will explore and investigate the relationships among fractions. Students will use paper pizzas divided into fractional parts to compare equivalent fractions. They will see part-whole fractions as fair shares and begin to understand that the parts must be equal.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Alta Allen.

Vietnam waterways: Ecology and conservation: In this interdisciplinary lesson for grades 6-8, students will examine the relationship between the physical environment and cultural characteristics of the Mekong River valley in Vietnam. Students will evaluate the current conditions of the Mekong River and suggest long-range solutions for improving, restoring, or preserving the quality of the river.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.8; A pamphlet produced in 1660s London at the request of the Lords Proprietors described the economic opportunity and religious freedom available to settlers in Carolina. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

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