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Mature pine savanna: In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 6; Figure 5 shows a pine savanna that is more mature than those shown earlier. The area illustrated is being managed as habitat for one the signature species of the longleaf pine savanna, the red cockaded woodpecker. These small birds nest in old-growth longleaf,...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

The five senses: Hearing: We hear through movement of the ear drum which is tightly stretched across the ear canal and vibrates when air waves push it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Wicky Porch.

Musical mountain: Students will learn to hear the differences between low, middle, and high pitches. They will be able to visualize these differences by looking at the low, middle, and high points of a mountain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education); By Margaret Harris.

High and low bears: This is a lesson that introduces and reinforces the music concept of pitch.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education); By Penny Adams-Manolas.

Developing continuous air during articulation: Combining long tones and burst-tonguing will assist many beginning instrument players to eliminate excessive breaths while articulating.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education); By Lynn Dale.

The remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town: These are the remains of a foundation of a building in historic Brunswick Town, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. In the mid-1700s, this town was a bustling shipping and political center. It was known for exporting tar, pitch, and turpentine, essential...; Format: image/photograph

Let's hear it for sound!: This lesson will help students build an understanding of the concepts of sound (vibration, pitch) through participation in a variety of hands-on experiments. By observing, predicting, and analyzing results, students can actively investigate the science of sound.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Carol Helms.

Create a Music Carnival: This is a lesson in which the students will combine their knowledge of rhythm, pitch, and tone color with their imaginations to create original compositions about animals. They will use "Carnival of the Animals", by Saint-Saens, and "Peter and the Wolf", by Prokofiev, for comparisons.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Music Education); By Rowena Licko.

Sound properties and careers in music: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.8; This lesson for grade six uses a hands-on lab to help students understand key concepts in the properties of sound, and how they can be applied to careers in music.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Music Education and Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.Edited by Julie McCann.

Tar Heels pitch in: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.7; "Tar Heel," evidence indicates, was a derogatory nickname applied to North Carolina soldiers by others in the Army of Northern Virginia. It was a natural, given that the boys from the piney woods oftentimes were harvesters of tar, pitch, and turpentine. It...; Format: article

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.

Naval stores and the longleaf pine: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.4; North Carolina's extensive longleaf pine forests provided the natural resources needed to produce materials needed to build and maintain ships -- not only timber but tar, pitch, and rosin. These "naval stores" became North Carolina's most important indusstry in the eighteenth century, but today, the longleaf pine forests are nearly gone.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Pitchfork: Video showing construction of a pitchfork or hayfork and describing its use in early farming.; Format: video/video

Personal trainers: Working with slope: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 2.2; In this lesson, students make calculations based on slope and answer questions about slope (rate of change).; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Mathematics); By Debbie Brooks, Peggy Dickey, and Jan Sullivan.

Plantation-style buildings in Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI: Plantation-style buildings in Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI. Most buildings in the town are constructed in this style, with low-pitch hipped roofs, porticos, and vertical siding. These type of buildings originated in sugar cane and pineapple plantation camps and...; Format: image/photograph

Jones Lake State Park: A visit to Jones Lake Park not only teaches students about the habitats and animals that can be found there, but the phenomenon of the Carolina Bays is also explored.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Wild and wacky warm-ups: The lesson describes choral music warm-ups for improving singing posture, breath control, vowel placement, and rhythmic reading skills. Basic sight reading skills are reviewed and reinforced to enhance independent musicianship.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education); By Georgia Stephens.

The importance of rice to North Carolina: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.2; Rice was a very profitable crop in the late 1600s. People in foreign lands were already familiar with it, and it was gaining popularity as a food for the growing slave trade. Rice production helped support North Carolina's economy for many years, relying largely on slave labor. The abolition of slavery marked the beginning of the end of rice plantations in North Carolina.; Format: article; By Keri Towery.

Naval stores: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.3; Introduction From early Colonial times until the Civil War, the naval industry was important to North Carolina. The term naval stores describes all products of the gum of the pine tree. The name itself explains its use in the shipbuilding industry....; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

November 2 - November 5, 1753: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 7; Nov. 2. As these diary entries illustrate, covered wagon travel presented countless difficulties. We rose early, having slept little because the smoke troubled us all night. At day-break...; Format: diary/primary source

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