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Light Bulb: A color photograph of an antique light bulb sitting on a purple cloth. The light bulb is clear and has a white tag attached to the bottom of it.; Format: image/article

Time - Light and shadow (visit): This lesson focuses on light and shadow. Students will examine several paintings at the Ackland Art Museum for light and shadow.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Denise Young.

Generator: The massive structure in this photograph is a generator. It is painter black and is located in the basement of the Biltmore House. The generator has two large wheels. A light bulb shows how much light was produced at that time. Today's light bulbs produced...; Format: image/article

Amazing liquid conductor: Students will mix a variety of liquid solutions together to see if they will light a light bulb in a electrical circuit. They will be able to identify liquid electrical conductors and nonconductors. Also they will be able to identify that liquid solutions that contain a noticeable amount of acid or salt are good conductors of electricity. Each group of students will make a closed circuit to test their solutions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Martha Martin.

A developing chestnut oak forest: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 4; Figure 2 shows a younger forest at about 2200 feet, with smaller oaks, a relatively open canopy, and the dense shrub and small tree layer (called the understory by ecologists) that develops on the floor of open-canopied forests. Note also the twisting...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Finding an emotional outlet you can get into: In The First Year, page 3.8; If you don't take care of yourself and respect your own needs, you can't meet your students' needs, either.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Getting an angle on light: Students will discover that the angle of the sun can mark time and is responsible for the color we see in the sky. Students will also understand that light can be reflected and refracted.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Janet Jones.

Roman face in cistern: There is a carved stone face enveloped in black. The face is illuminated by a single light that is lighting it from above. The face is tilted back, so that the light hits the face on the forehead and looks like the eyes are looking up toward the light. The...; Format: image/photograph

Sita's son is twinned: In The Ramayana, page 7.8; This mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple illustrates when Sita's son is sent to fetch water in the forest. On the right side of the frame, Sita stands in a blue-tinted forest and hands her son a bowl with which to fetch water from a nearby pond. A god, watching...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Teaching suggestions: Graveyard of the Atlantic: These suggested activities will help your students develop a deeper understanding of the information in the article "Graveyard of the Atlantic."; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Bodie Island Lighthouse: Although the lighthouse is closed to the public, the old keeper's house of Bodie Island Light houses a National Park Service visitors center.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Blue mosque at night: A photo taken of the Blue mosque at night. In the photo, the mosque is lit up from lights surrounding it. There are four large towers that each have three rings of light evenly spaced up them. Then the mosque itself has several layers and domes, starting out...; Format: image/photograph

Roanoke River Lighthouse: A new addition to Plymouth, North Carolina's landscape is a reproduction of the original 1866 Light Station. Operated by the Maritime Museum, this lighthouse is like no other on the coast and is a treat to visit.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The battle continues: In The Ramayana, page 3.8; This detail of a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, where Hanuman descends lithely down poles beside a circular well to seize the guards, shows how the powerful and clever monkey god can single-handedly defeat the hapless demons who defend Ravana's palace....; By Lorraine Aragon.

Gneiss and gabbro: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 9; Figure 7 shows a close-up of the contact between the gneiss and the intruded gabbro. The gneiss is at the top. It is light colored and its surface is pocked by erosion. The gabbro is on the bottom, is darker and has a much smoother surface. The knife (shown...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Study your rocks and eat them too!: The instructor will use a liquid batter to cook pancakes to model the formation of igneous rocks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By George Scherger.

Interior of spruce-fir forest: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 13; Figure 11 shows an interior view of the spruce-fir forest on Roan High Knob. Note that trees of all sizes occur here, that they are crowded together so densely that some even grow on top of boulders as is the case in the foreground. Note also that dead trees...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

The spray zone: In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 13; One of the unique features of the Jocassee Gorges region is the plant community that flourishes in the spray zone around the base of the waterfalls. Figure 10 shows visible evidence of the spray that sustains these unusual communities. If you look closely...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.

Molakai (Kalaupapa) Light in Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI: Molokai (Kalaupapa) Light, Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii. It is the tallest US lighthouse in the Pacific. It was automated in 1970 and remains active today. It is located in Kalaupapa National Historical Park and is open to the public. The lighthouse at one time...; Format: image/photograph

Classroom environment: the basics: Your classroom is "home away from home" for you and your students. Make it attractive, comfortable, and functional.; By Denise Young.

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