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From clay to pot: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 12; The remainder of this field trip is devoted to showing what humans must do to convert the clays recovered from the ground as shown in the first two photographs into the objects shown in Figures 3 through 9. We need to begin by describing what happens to native...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Figure Eight Island: In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 17; We now turn our attention to Figure Eight Island, a privately owned island about 25 miles north of Oak Island and Hurricane Floyd's landfall. Although Figure Eight Island was not the site of hurricane landfall in 1999, it was in the sector of Hurricane Floyd...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Federal Point Basin: In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 10; A few miles south of Snow's Cut, past Fort Fisher and the ferry to Southport, we come to the Federal Point Basin. The basin is part of the Zeke's Island Estuarine Reserve and is a research area for scientists at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher....; By Steve Keith.

The hero connection: From Beowulf to Batman: After reading Beowulf,students will identify Beowulf's heroic traits, generalize from these traits a list of typical traits for heroes, and then use these traits to compare Beowulf with contemporary heroes. As a culminating activity, students will define their concept of hero and then create a booklet of personal heroes from various areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Hilda Caldwell.

Fitness with a jumpstick: The lesson includes a variety of activities for strength, endurance, and flexibility with the use of a jumpstick. Intervals of jogging and exercises of major muscle groups include an element of fun. The teacher's leading role adds intensity and excitement to these activities.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living); By Bozena Mielczak.

Magnetic magic: Students will explore and experiment with a magnet's mysterious invisible strength by rotating through five hands-on centers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Thelma Pike.

Using extended similes to elaborate and add style: Students will analyze a series of extended similes, develop criteria for strong and weak extended similes, and begin using extended similes as a tool for elaboration in their own writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Jennifer Smyth.

Zigzag jump rope relay: Students participate in a jump rope relay race.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living); By Wilhelmina Cartwright.

L. R. Harrill sitting at his desk: In this black and white photograph, Lera Harrill is sitting at a desk. Among other things, there are flags, a minature cow, and a picture of his children on his desk. On one wall is a 4-H pledge. On the wall behind him is an animal hide with the following...; Format: image/photograph

Excerpt from Uncle Tom Jones slave narrative: Thomas H. Jones was born into slavery near Wilmington, North Carolina. He lived on a plantation until about 1815, when he was sold to a Wilmington storekeeper. Later, as a free man, he moved to the North and played a vocal role in the antislavery movement in the 1850s and 1860s. In this excerpt from his memoir, Jones describes some of his experiences as a slave.; Format: book

Stone carvings in Mahabalipuram, India: These are stone carvings in Mahabalipuram, India. The one furthest to the left is a woman dressed in a clingy dress. She is holding a pot in her left arm and is holding a pitcher loosely in her right hand with the mouth of it turned down. Her expression is...; Format: image/photograph

Fast food frolics: Students will research nutritional guides from local fast food restaurants. Based on this research, students will compare menus for nutritional values and create healthy and unhealthy meal advertisement posters.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Healthful Living); By Lisa Pastor.

Organization of Civil War armies: Article describes the levels of organization of northern and southern armies and the officers who commanded at each level.; Format: article

“I am very sorry. It is going to happen again”: In The First Year, page 4.2; Maintain your commitment to classroom organization and management all the way through the end of the year.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Conjunction of the Cape Fear River and the Northeast Cape Fear River: In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 4; The town of Wilmington is located at the junction of the Northeast Cape Fear and Cape Fear rivers. In this photo the Cape Fear River is entering from the bottom. The water in the Cape Fear River is just turning salty as it reaches Wilmington, the zero salinity...; By Steve Keith.

Detail of four-armed Hanuman fighting (Thai Ramayana mural): This detail from a painted Ramayana mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple shows the monkey god Hanuman perching on his arms upside down as he fights valiantly in the service of Prince Rama. Descending from a boulder, Hanuman wields swords and knives with his...; Format: image/photograph

About LEARN NC: LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, provides lesson plans, professional development, and innovative web resources to support teachers, build community, and improve K-12 education in North Carolina.; Format: article/help

Examining effective openers and closures in writings: Students will listen to a reading of Dr. Seuss' and Jack Prelutsky's Hooray for Difendoofer Day! Students will then work cooperatively to edit one another's rough drafts of analytical essay, focusing on openers and closures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.

General Taylor Storming Monterey (sheet music): From the Library of Congress: From the manuscript band books of the Manchester Cornet Band (founded in 1854), first set, no. 17. This is a curious composition. While we do not know its date, it was probably written not later than 1848, the year...; Format: image/music

Vance's proclamation against deserters: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.12; North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance's proclamation announcing punishments for deserters from the Confederate army and for anyone harboring them, May 1863. Includes historical commentary.; Format: proclamation

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