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How much is that cupcake really worth?!: Use this as an introductory lesson to supply & demand for Economic, Legal and Political Systems students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By Joy Walker.

Artesian well: This diagram illustrates an artesian well. An artesian well is a well bored perpendicularly into water-bearing strata lying at an angle, so that natural pressure produces a natural supply of water with little or no pumping.; Format: image/article

Economics: Market surveys: This lesson plan is for an accelerated, academically gifted 4/5th grade combination class. The unit of study is economics (social studies). The SCoS goals and objectives cross grade levels and curriculum areas because of the nature of the children for whom this lesson was designed. This lesson was designed as a supplemental lesson for a unit I taught called Mini-Society (supported by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership). I taught this unit for the first time this year after attending a workshop at Chapel Hill, NC. This lesson enhances the Mini-Society unit in which children create their own businesses.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); By Denise Delp.

War tourism: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 17; At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels dug by Communist guerillas have been restored and are open for visitors. Tourists can enter some of the tunnels and examine supply storage areas as well as false entrances created...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Underground resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 12; When U.S. forces could not control the tunnel areas effectively with ground troops, they dropped bombs on the area, seriously damaging the tunnel network and surrounding land. At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels...; By Lorraine Aragon.

River trade: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 14; This boat is docked along the Mekong River near Mytho. Such boats, propelled by outboard motors mounted on the back, are typical, medium-sized river and coastal island ferry boats in Southeast Asia. The waterways of the Mekong are the region's primary conduit...; By Lorraine Aragon.

White Oak River estuary: In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 8; Figure 6 is a view of the high salinity, open water area of the White Oak River estuary about 4 miles inland of the mouth. Salt marsh still occurs on the estuary floor, but it is clearly much less extensive than closer to the ocean and its sources of sediment....; By Dirk Frankenberg.

W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir: The W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is in the beautiful Yadkin River Valley and it provides flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife management. Outreach programs teach students about nature and the importance of stewardship to the environment.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Home renovation: Working with area: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.9; In this lesson for grade six, students will work together in cooperative groups using the internet to calculate the cost of finishing a basement.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.

Fort Fisher: Photos of artifacts and the Fort Fisher oceanfront as well as several Civil War battle maps. Also contains information about the river defenses, running the blockade, the attacks on Fort Fisher, and the aftermath. Additionally, there is a section that explains the role of Fort Fisher during WWII.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Life in camp: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.7; Camp Lee, S. C., Mch. 2d 1862 Dear Mother, As I write so many letters home to let you all hear from me and brother Tom, I will commence by telling you something about myself and him. I continue in very...; Format: letter

Excerpt from William H. Robinson slave narrative: William H. Robinson was born into slavery in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of 12 siblings. After slavery ended in 1865, he worked for many years as a traveling singer and banjo player, then attended Central Tennessee College and became a minister. In this excerpt, he writes about the secret meanings of many spirituals.; Format: book

White clay and Wedgwood pottery: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 11; Figure 9 shows an example of one of the well-documented cases in which the British colonial economic policy was applied in North Carolina. In 1767, the famous English pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood sent a representative to North Carolina to obtain a...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Blue Ridge Parkway Travelogue: Students plan and develop a week-long trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway, from beginning to end. The virtual tour culminates in the creation of a travelogue that will outline the trip.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Rachel Elliott.

A plea for supplies: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.8; Letter from Lt. Col. S. H. Walkup to North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance describing the pitiful situation of Confederate troops in the fall of 1862 and asking for supplies. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Termites, ink pens and pheromones: Students will investigate the behavior of termites to understand and use the scientific method.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Jacki Clark.

Dune erosion on Bear Island: In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 10; Figure 7 shows that not all of the barrier islands are flattened when hurricanes make landfall over them. This photograph shows the beach and seawardmost dunes of Bear Island after five hurricanes battered them in two years. The remnants of dead maritime thicket...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Communicating with parents at the beginning of the year: In The First Year, page 1.3; Start communicating with parents at the beginning of the year, to establish a relationship before you have anything negative to say.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

U.S.S. Reuben James: This picture of the Navy destroyer, U.S.S. Reuben James, was taken April 29, 1939 on the Hudson River in New York. The ship has four smokestacks and two masts. On October 31, 1941,while escorting supply ships to England, the U.S.S. Reuben James was torpedoed...; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Barbara Wagoner: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.3; WAGONER, MRS. BARBARA; married; two children; aged 20 years; reside in Wilkes Co., N.C. Children: Jacob, aged one year. Buck, aged 9 — child by husband's first wife. INCOME: About $20.00 per month. Husband is laborer on government park project in this...

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