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Irrigating the fields: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 4; Wet-rice farming requires that plants stand in water during early stages of their growth. The water then must be drained away before the rice fully ripens for harvesting. Bamboo wheels such as the one shown here aid this process of water management in places...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Water-powered Tibetan prayer wheel in western mountain, Nepal: Tibetan prayer wheel underneath a chorten. The wheel is turned by the force of water from another part of the chorten. Prayer wheels do not have to be water-powered, often they are hand-held, but all are inscribed with Buddhist prayers or mantras. Spinning...; Format: image/photograph

Bamboo water wheel irrigating rice fields at Mai Chau: A bamboo water wheel is being used to irrigate rice fields at Mai Chau. The current of the stream turns the large wheel. Curved bamboo slats set at the circumference of the wheel lift water from the stream and, as the wheel turns, dump water into a bamboo...; Format: image/photograph

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

November 6 - November 9, 1753: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 8; Nov. 6. We took up our journey; Br. Hermanus remained behind to thrash oats for Mr. Johnsen. We had to drive through many muddy places and the wagon was often in danger of sticking fast. We had much work cutting out the road, which was so narrow that...; Format: diary/primary source

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

Classifying transportation objects: In this lesson the students will sort, classify, and label transportation items by various attributes.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics); By LuAda Skaggs.

Diary of a journey of Moravians: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.3; In 1733, a group of Moravians -- a Protestant Christian denomination originating in fourteenth-century Bohemia -- moved from Europe to North America seeking freedom from religious persecution. In 1753, a group of twelve single brothers left Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for a new settlement in North Carolina. These excerpts from their diary show the difficulties they faced on their journey. Includes historical commentary.; Format: diary

October 28 - November 1, 1753: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 6; Oct. 28. This historical marker stands along the route of the Great Wagon Road. We rose early to continue our journey. One of our horses was sick. After a mile and a half we bought...; Format: diary/primary source

Their Seething of Their Meat in Earthen Pots: "Their Seetheynge of Their Meate in Earthen Pottes." Theodor de Bry's engraving of two American Indians cooking over a fire, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the center of the...; Format: image/illustration

Elisha Mitchell explores the mountains: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 7.5; Letter from Elisha Mitchell to his wife while doing a geologic survey in northwestern North Carolina, 1828. Mitchell discusses his work, the places he stayed, and the people he met. Includes historical commentary as well as a contemporary map and a Google map with relevant locations marked.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Of earth, water, and fire: World pottery traditions: In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about pottery traditions from around the world. Students discuss how these traditions are similar to and different from one another.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Will of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1776: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.8; Will of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

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