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- Hanuman searches for herbal medicines
- In The Ramayana, page 5.4
- A giant white Hanuman scales a mountain about double his height to find medicinal herbs for Laksman. Hanuman's arms are stretched upward and he wears golden clothes and ornaments. Hanuman's smaller monkey troops follow behind him, running on the ground and...
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Mass of maize
- Students will weigh different products made from corn to determine if a cup of each product has the same mass. Students will use measurement and estimation skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Julie Franklin.
- 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)
- Savvy soil
- The students will compare and contrast the physical characteristics of three soils: clay, humus, and sand. They will create double bubble maps and list poems about the soils.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
- By Karen Smith.
- Sand Scene
- The photo shows an area of sand that has been manipulated by the wind to look like it was cut into the smooth, odd shape that it now has. The sand looks a little like a snake that is coiled around itself - there is a back ridge that curves around to the left...
- Format: image/photograph
- Partners in measurement
- Students will apply their knowledge and demonstrate their ability to use standard and non-standard customary units in a cooperative measurement activity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Vanessa Thomas.
- What causes sea level change, and why is it rising now?
- In Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes, page 2
- North Carolina's coastal zone preserves evidence of both the current rise in sea level and the long decline that preceded it (see the Coastal Wetlands field trip included in this series). Evidence of declining sea level is found in the series of old shorelines...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Tile work at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India
- Two men stand in a doorway at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India. They are both wearing white pants and white shirts with burgundy and yellow turbans. The molding around the doorway is decorated with mandalas and flower patterns. The wall above the doorway...
- Format: image/photograph
- A walk through the solar system
- A practice in scientific notation, measurement, and scale distances, this lesson plan integrates mathematics into the science curriculum.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics and Science)
- By RhondaS Dausman.
- How long is your smile?
- Students will use standard and nonstandard measurement to measure their smile.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By Julie Little.
- Hanuman climbs mountain for herbal medicines (Thai Ramayana mural)
- Hanuman climbs a mountain to obtain herbal medicine ingredients, as seen in a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. A giant white Hanuman scales a mountain about double his height to find medicinal herbs for Laksman. Hanuman's arms are stretched upward and he...
- Format: image/photograph
- 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.
- The Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center at River Park North
- This park with its new nature center is a fun place for students to go and learn about the indigenous species of eastern North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Scale drawings
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will use maps to measure the distances between cities in North Carolina. Students will write equations using the maps' scales to calculate the actual distances in miles.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
- By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.
- Exploring pumpkins
- This lesson will allow students to use a variety of methods to explore pumpkins.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics and Science)
- By Angelia Braswell.
- Feathers, fins, fur, scales, and skin
- Using observation, students will identify animal groups by their appearance. The students will move through animal centers looking for similarities and differences of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)
- Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate!
- Using chocolate as a theme, students will become involved in reading, writing, math, word study/spelling and other developmentally appropriate (integrated) activities. The unit includes centers for the classroom along with whole group activities.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
- By Luwonna Oakes.
- Celebrating the freedom to read
- Banned Books Week teaches the importance of our First Amendment rights and draws attention to the danger of restricting information in a free society.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Blast off the wet way
- This lesson takes 6–10 days and includes math classes in which students will serve as observers and will calculate the height that the rocket reached and time elapsed. In the science class the students will design, build, launch, and do a detailed analysis of the acceleration, speed, and force produced by water-filled two-liter rockets.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Jack Curtis.
- The tobacco industry and Winston-Salem
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.8
- Tobacco was one of two industries that changed Winston-Salem and Forsyth County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Format: article
