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White clay and Wedgwood pottery: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 11; Figure 9 shows an example of one of the well-documented cases in which the British colonial economic policy was applied in North Carolina. In 1767, the famous English pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood sent a representative to North Carolina to obtain a...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Contemporary life in Vietnam: Photographs and text describe contemporary life in Vietnam and the impact of economic and social reforms since the 1980s.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

YMI Cultural Center: This cultural center was created to preserve the visual and performing arts heritages of African-Americans and other minorities. The Center has an art gallery with over 100 works of art from renowned artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, John Biggers. It also offers art classes to all age groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Economics: Market surveys: This lesson plan is for an accelerated, academically gifted 4/5th grade combination class. The unit of study is economics (social studies). The SCoS goals and objectives cross grade levels and curriculum areas because of the nature of the children for whom this lesson was designed. This lesson was designed as a supplemental lesson for a unit I taught called Mini-Society (supported by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership). I taught this unit for the first time this year after attending a workshop at Chapel Hill, NC. This lesson enhances the Mini-Society unit in which children create their own businesses.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); By Denise Delp.

North Carolina living through photos, then and now: Students will examine historical photographs of North Carolinians at work or in social settings. They will develop and share skills of “reading” photographs. Then they will use these skills to identify “historical clues” in a photo, and draw their own version of the same person or people in North Carolina today.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Michael Sharp.

Uses of rocks and minerals: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.4; In this lesson plan for grade 6, students will gain an understanding of the economic importance of rocks and minerals by exploring their applications in various careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

Nonnative grasses at Run Hill Dune: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 8; The Run Hill Dune is owned by the Nature Conservancy, and few attempts have been made to stop or slow its migration. This is largely because the dune is migrating over undeveloped portions of Nags Head Woods and thus poses no threat to major economic interests....; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Letter activity one: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 2; The following excerpt is from a letter from Mr. Sherlock Bronson, a lawyer and president of Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation, to the Honorable Graham Braden, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives. It was written March 16, 1939. The...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

On wheels: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 15; On this modern metal bridge at Hué, a woman and child bicycle on the right while in the middle, women and men move faster on motorcycles. In the warm climate and frugal economic conditions of Southeast Asia, motorcycles and motor scooters are practical and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

How much is that cupcake really worth?!: Use this as an introductory lesson to supply & demand for Economic, Legal and Political Systems students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By Joy Walker.

Australia: Careers, collisions, and compromises: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.8; In this lesson for grade seven, students learn about Australia and discuss the compromises that are sometimes necessary between economic development and environmental preservation. Students work through problem-based learning questions using Australia as the background.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Joann Via.Adapted by Meredith Ebert.

Confederate currency: An inflation simulation: Using primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection, this lesson provides a brief simulation of inflation during the Civil War while introducing students to issues faced on the home front.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Lewis Nelson.

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Longleaf pine savanna: In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 3; We begin with the longleaf pine savanna. We start with this habitat not only because longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is the official state tree, but also because these habitats are simply beautiful to behold. These communities evolved...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 19; No structure better symbolizes the human struggle to cope with natural processes of the Outer Banks than the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The first Cape Hatteras lighthouse was built in 1802, more than 3,000 feet from the coeval shoreline. The base of that first...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Farmhouse light in Medellín, Colombia: A metal and glass lantern adorns a white stucco wall. The wall is topped by a tiled roof. Medellín was founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1616. It remained a small town until the nineteenth century. Today it is the second largest city in Colombia, behind...; Format: image/photograph

The Craft Revival and economic change: In this lesson plan, originally published on the Craft Revival website, students will interpret photographs and artifacts as representations of western North Carolina’s economy at the turn of the century. They will also analyze historical census data and produce a visual web that will represent the changing nature of the economy of western North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Social Studies); By Patrick Velde.

The Union blockade: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.5; At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War, Union forces blockaded Confederate ports to stop exports of cotton and imports of war supplies.; Format: article

Exploring the 1835 NC Constitutional Convention: This Internet Scavenger Hunt allows students to read the actual proceedings of the 1835 Constitutional Convention while they discover for themselves some of the significant amendments that were made. The activity also sets the foundation for class discussions about why the state Constitution was amended in 1835 and what impact the amendments had on religious groups, free blacks, and American Indians.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Barbara Jean.

Life on the land: The Piedmont before industrialization: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.1; In the decades after the Civil War, commercial agriculture and industry made their way into the North Carolina Piedmont, requiring subsistence farmers to adapt their farms and their ways of life to new economic realities.; Format: article; By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.

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