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Working in the fields

In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 5

Both men and women work in the wet-rice fields. Rural women living in highland Southeast Asia typically scale high mountains and do hard outdoor physical labor, which keeps them physically fit and strong. With one basket strapped at the waist and another larger...

By Lorraine Aragon.

A farmer is bent at the waist working in a wet-rice field at Mai Chau

A farmer wearing a conical sunhat is bent at the waist working in a ripening wet-rice field at Mai Chau. With one basket strapped at the waist and another larger one nearby, the farmer may be weeding the rice field, or else foraging for edible plants or fish.

Format: image/photograph

Screech Owl Farm School

Students will learn about farm ecology when they participate in one of the tailor-made field trips at one of the local partner farms.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

"For What Is a Mother Responsible?"

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.5

1845 newspaper editorial about a mother's responsibilities for her children's education and character. Includes historical commentary.

Format: article

Commentary and sidebar notes by Kathryn Walbert.

"We have unexpectedly become civilized"

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.4

Letter from citizens of Turkey Town in the Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate, 1829, opposing relocation. The authors pointed out the irony that even after becoming "civilized" as white people had claimed to want, they were nevertheless being pushed off their land. Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Probate inventory of Valentine Bird, 1680

In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.2

Probate inventory of one of the participants in Culpeper's Rebellion in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.

Format: inventory

Probate inventory of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1777

In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.9

Probate inventory of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.

Format: inventory

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.

An Address to the People of Granville County

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.2

Excerpt of a speech by George Sims, Granville County school teacher and Regulator leader, in 1765. Sims blames corrupt lawyers and public officials for the problems of small farmers in the Piedmont. Includes historical commentary.

Format: speech

Resources on the web

Robot farmers

In this Science Update from Science NetLinks, students hear about how cheap robots may revolutionize farming. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science