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- Carolina Ocean Studies
- A visit to the beautiful barrier islands and ocean reefs of North Carolina will help students understand the importance of our coastal environment and the habitat of the creatures that live there.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- MarineQuest
- Ocean education and marine environmental education programs providing "hands-on, feet-wet, high-tech" experiences for K-12 students.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- A land of many wetlands
- In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 1
- Eastern North Carolina is a land of many wetlands. More than forty different types have been identified by botanists with the state's Natural Heritage Program. Geographically, this wetland heritage was achieved in the most straightforward way: all of the land...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Cherokee relocation
- Using primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection, students will investigate the boundaries of the Cherokee lands set for North Carolina after the Revolutionary War.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Donna Hernandez.
- South America
- From the ancient civilizations to the Spanish Conquistadors to the present day, the countries of South America have a rich history. These are a sampling of the resources that can be found on LEARN NC to use in teaching students about the people, cultures, and geography of this continent.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Sea inventory
- In this lesson students will create a beach mural with sand, shells, and blue and white finger paints. They will count objects added to the mural as they go along.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
- By Dinah Jackson.
- Anticipation guide: "A Little Kingdom in Carolina"
- A learner's guide to the article "A Little Kingdom in Carolina," this activity will help student comprehension.
- Format: worksheet/learner's guide (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Tracing the Titanic tragedy
- Students will learn about the Titanic disaster as a historical event by reading informative articles and books and by use of the Internet. They will then produce a database of passengers with information about them and use the database to analyze the information.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Elizabeth Harren.
- The Science House
- Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training, and support projects, the NCSU Science House partners with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in mathematics and science.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Career areas of science: Vocabulary
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.1
- In this lesson for grade eight, students discuss different scientific disciplines and gain an understanding of the suffix -ology.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- A guided journey into the past
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.7
- In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use guided imagery to discover and judge an alternative way to enjoy artifacts without removing them from archaeological sites.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
- Integrating the internet into the curriculum: Jan Brett author study
- Jan Brett's books will be used to integrate technology into different areas of the curriculum. The seven activities will each take about 30 minutes depending on the class. The highlight of the author study will be the design of a class multimedia presentation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Barb Thorson.
- Operation beach teach
- This lesson is the introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. (See attachment: Pre-Activity). The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning experiences across the curriculum.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Melissa Tukey.
- Linking important geographic sites to world history
- Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
- By Guy Swanson.
- Sound to Sea Environmental Education Program
- Learn about the interconnectedness of man and nature and explore complex ecosystems at this camp and conference center located on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Topography of North Carolina and its influence on settlement
- This lesson explores where North Carolina is in relation to the United States and North America. Also, we will explore the different regions of North Carolina and how the topography of the region affected settlement.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Jessica Wilson and Tabitha Horton.
- Two worlds: Educator's guide
- Lesson plans and activities to be used with "Two Worlds: Prehistory, Contact, and the Lost Colony" -- the first part of a North Carolina history textbook for secondary students.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- The Fort Fisher program introduces students to the habitat and life history of "colonial-nesting coastal birds." The program also focuses on endangered, threatened and special-concern bird species.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Hammocks Beach State Park
- A visit to Hammocks Beach State Parks allows students to explore several different ecosystems - estuaries, maritime forest, and desert.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- What in the world does this have to do with maps and globes?
- This lesson focuses on the similarities and differences between a globe and a flat world map. It introduces critical vocabulary relating to cardinal directions and longitude and latitude.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Phebe Watson and Sylvia Easterling.
