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Arachnid anatomy!: This lesson is part of a science unit entitled “Spiders: Fact and Fiction.” During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Susan Sharples.

County government in North Carolina: Students will become familiar with aspects of county government in North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Sadie Allran Broome.

What time is it?: Students will learn to recognize analog and digital clocks. They will also gain skills to tell time to the hour on both clocks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Alysia Baysden.

Beginning lesson on coordinate grids: First quadrant: Students will investigate the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system. They will use online activities developed by Shodor.org to identify the coordinates of points, or plot specific points. Then students will progress to an activity where they direct a robot through a mine field laid out on the coordinate plane. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop - "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students" by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Bonnie Boaz.

Beans and how they grow: The students will incorporate computer skills, math, and literature with books such as: Miss Rumphius and The Reason for a Flower.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Betty Black.

Sex under the influence: The use of alcohol and other drugs increases the risk for unplanned, unprotected sex. This action exposes young people to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy. The lesson engages students in the decision-making process regarding risk and checks their understanding of behaviors that put them at risk.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living); By Kathy Crumpler.

Oregon Inlet: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 16; The formation and migration of inlets is another important natural process that takes place on the Outer Banks. Inlets perform two primary functions during storms. They allow the storm surge that piles up in the sound to escape, and they also allow the fresh...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Grouping skills for mastery: In Math for multiple intelligences, page 4; Thematic planning helps relate mathematics to students' lives.; By Gretchen Buher.

Working with parabolas: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.3; In this lesson, students graph a quadratic equation to find a solution to a hypothetical scenario involving event planners.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Comparing governments - Local, State, and National: This lesson on comparing governments will focus on looking at the similarities and differences between local, state, and federal governments in North Carolina and the United States. It is suggested that this lesson be followed by Comparing governments - International. This plan could be easily adapted for eighth grade or high school ESL students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Tami Weaver and Wendy Pineda.

Surprise box descriptions: Students will learn to give oral definitions and descriptions. Each student will take a turn describing the contents of a plastic egg with a category plus attribute format. Other members in the group will have an opportunity to guess the contents of the egg after listening to the description.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Susan Karcher.

Blogging: an introduction: Weblogs, or "blogs" for short, have many uses in education, as tools for publication, research, administration, and more.; Format: article; By Bobby Hobgood.

Bouncing ball experiment: In this experiment students should be in groups of 3. Students will drop a ball from different heights and measure the corresponding bounce. Since each group will use a different ball, they will generate different sets of data. They will be asked to discuss and compare their linear function with that of their classmates. They should practice measuring the ball bounce before they begin to collect data.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By alicia jones.

The first national government: The Articles of Confederation: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.1; The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy.; Format: article

Measuring pots: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.7; Students will use an activity sheet or modern pottery rim sherds to compute circumference from a section of a circle and construct analogies based on their own experience about possible functions of ancient or historic ceramics.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics and Social Studies)

"Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web?": Through use of a fun and informative online story, students will explore the parts of the computer, as well as discover that words have multiple meanings.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)

Keith Haring and Radiating Figures: Students will examine the work of Keith Haring and then look at how simple figures and patterns create movement in an artwork.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Marion McClure.

Slice it! Rotate it!: Volumes of revolution: The students will first view the animated slicing and rotating of various area about the x-axis or about different lines at internet sites. Then the student will complete a lab experience in which various food items will be examined as to what planar region created them.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Sharon Whitted.

Exploring the Food Guide Pyramid: Students will learn the 6 groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. Students will become familiar with how foods are categorized within the Pyramid. Students will also become familiar with serving sizes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 ); By Elizabeth Carswell.

Anatomy of the heart: Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science); By Daniel Isenberg and Sharon Mcdonald.

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