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What's the matter?: Students will categorize matter according to its properties.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Lisa Lawrence.

Dune migration: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 6; At the northern border of Nags Head Woods, one can see clear evidence of the migration of Run Hill Dune into and over Nag Head Woods due to the stronger northeast winds. This migration is occurring rapidly enough to bury entire trees within a matter of years...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Positively popcorn: This lesson should be used as a part of a unit on the three forms of matter. This is a fun activity on the process of how popcorn pops using gas as a form of matter.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science); By Jennifer Burton.

Pocosin wetland community: In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 19; Figure 17 is a view of a pocosin wetland community like those that comprise the source of the White Oak in Hoffman State Forest about thirty miles inland of Bogue Inlet. Pocosin is a Native American word reputed to mean “swamp on a hill.”...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Jellybean equations: Students will build chemical compounds using jelly beans and toothpicks to visually balance chemical equations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Nancy H. Sanders.

About the five features of effective writing: An explanation of the "Five Features of Effective Writing" model (focus, organization, support and elaboration, style, and conventions) with links to detailed articles, lesson plans, and exemplars of student writing.; Format: bibliography/help

Classification of matter: Students are introduced to the concept of different kinds of matter. Students create models of different substances to learn to identify the differences between elements, compounds, and mixtures. This lesson is developed so that teachers can use it with English as a Second Language students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science); By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.

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.

After the burn: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 11; Figure 10 shows the forest after the controlled burn illustrated in Figures 8 and 9. There are now signs of wire grasses here because the stems have been burned, but the roots and rhizomes are alive and well under the soil surface. Look back at; By Dirk Frankenberg.

LEARN NC Virtual Mentoring Program: LEARN NC mentors are experts in their subject matter and have effectively mentored teachers in their own school systems. Whatever the challenge, LEARN NC will be there from the first day of class through the final bell of the year.

Protected habitat: In Large sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 7; Figure 6 shows you an example of the protection system discussed on the previous page. The live oak on the left side of this photograph is growing in the lee of the sand dune in the background. This dune actually curves around to the left of the tree as well....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Communicating with parents: To communicate successfully with parents, be caring, professional, open, and organized.; By Kathleen Casson.

Inquiry: You are an earthworm: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.5; This lesson for grade 6 will help students understand the cycling of matter. Students assume they are earthworms and learn by asking questions about their life processes. The lesson also introduces career possibilities in the soil science field.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

Introduction: More than 9,000 years ago, the first humans arrived in what is now North Carolina. Their ancestors had migrated from Asia to North America about 12,000 years ago across a land bridge that had emerged when, during the last Ice Age, glaciers froze the oceans...; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative: Grassroots museums annually serve millions of citizens through general visitation, teacher training and special programs. Programs include both onsite and offsite presentations and reach students in every North Carolina school district.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Drawing sea turtles: This lesson plan takes students step by step through drawing a sea turtle, using the process to discuss the animal's anatomy.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Does it float? Exploring density: Density is a property of matter that requires abstract understanding from your students. This lesson plan is a hands-on lab for exploring the concepts of mass, volume, density, and their relationship. This lab achieves several 8th grade science objectives and incorporates mathematical objectives as well. The lab can easily be used as an introductory lab for the year, thus covering not only the content objectives, but also procedures for completing labs throughout the course of the year.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Trish Loudermilt.

DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program: The DESTINY (Delivering Edge-Cutting Science Technology and Internet Across North Carolina for Years to Come) Traveling Science Learning Program is Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s formal science education initiative serving pre-college teachers and students across North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Primary sources: a process guide for students: Questions to consider when reading primary source documents.; By Dan McDowell.

Smudge pit: Photograph of a smudge pit, a common archaeological feature found at Occaneechi Town. Smudge pits are small, shallow pits filled with charred corncobs or other plant matter. Such pits are thought to have been used in smoking (or smudging) hides.; Format: image/photograph

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