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Waves and erosion

In Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes, page 5

Figure 4 shows that rising sea level brings the eroding power of waves to the sound side of barrier islands as well as to the ocean side. Here we see the steep and collapsing face of an old beach ridge along the Roosevelt Nature Trail on the sound side of...

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.

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.

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.

Buddhist festival music and fireworks

Part of a ten day vegetarian festival in Trang, Thailand. This is an evening event held at the temple that acts as a fundraiser and opportunity for people to get together. At the beginning of this recording, you can hear Hans from Netherlands explaining what...

Format: audio

Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer

Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...

By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Buddhist festival firecracker ceremony

Part of a ten day vegetarian festival in Trang, Thailand. This is an evening event held at the temple that acts as a fundraiser and opportunity for people to get together. The final event of the evening is when several bamboo poles of firecrackers are detonated....

Format: audio

Reading comprehension strategies for English language learners

In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 2

Strategies like think-pair-share, think-alouds, and GIST can help English language learners, content-area learners, and all students make sense of text while they read.

By Ellen Douglas.

Natural diversity

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.1

North Carolina has within its borders the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River, a broad, low-lying coastal area, and all the land in between. That variety of landforms, elevations, and climates has produced as diverse a range of ecosystems as any state in the United States. It has also influenced the way people have lived in North Carolina for thousands of years.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Style

In The five features of effective writing, page 5

Style, the fourth Feature of Effective Writing, is what makes an author's writing unique. Here's how to help your students establish a style appropriate to different genres and audiences.

By Kathleen Cali.

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.

Running the blockade

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.3

Confederate spy Belle Boyd's tale of running the Union blockade from Wilmington, North Carolina. Includes historical commentary.

Shifting coastlines

In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.3

In their study of North Carolina's changing coastline during the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, students will determine the positions of the coastline at different times and decide what types of archaeological information has been lost due to rising sea levels.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

Selected excerpts from Harriet Jacobs slave narrative

Harriet Jacobs was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. As a young woman she ran away from her master, hiding out in a crawl space above a storeroom in her grandmother’s house for seven years. In 1842, she escaped to the North and lived as a fugitive while she worked to reunite herself with her two children. In these excerpts from her memoir, she describes her childhood, her years in the crawl space, her escape to the North, and her experiences as a free woman.

Format: book/primary source

Resources on the web

Do you hear what I hear?

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore the dynamics of a sound wave. Students use an interactive Java applet to view the effects of changing the initial string displacement and the initial tension. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

NCSSM Physics Labs

Find information and lab activities for physics topics, including mechanics, electricity and magnetism, nuclear, relativity, and waves and sound. Some of the labs contain video components. Courses may include astrophysics, advanced modern physics, and others. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina School of Science and Math