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Ag in the Classroom - Teacher Awards
Lesson plans and resources for the study of agriculture in North Carolina, including economic impact, history, and children's activities. The program offers a teacher award; nomination forms are available on the website. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: North Carolina Farm Bureau
Alliance for Language Learning
As the Voice of Foreign Languages for the state of North Carolina, the Alliance for Language Learning actively advocates on issues relating to foreign language education. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Alliance for Language Learning, Inc.
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
artNC
Images and background information on works of art, classroom activity ideas and lesson plans, and program listings. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: North Carolina Museum of Art
Blackbeard the Pirate and the Presumed Wreck of the Queen Anne's Revenge
Stories of Blackbeard and his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, along with the archaeology of the ship's excavation in 1996 and images of artifacts found on board. From the North Carolina Maritime Museum. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: North Carolina Maritime Museum
Carolina Coastal Science
An innovative, inquiry-based science resource that utilizes the interactive technologies of the World Wide Web to explore science in coastal Carolina. Find interactive maps of coastal North Carolina, video clips, discussion questions, and more -- all centered... (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: North Carolina State University
Circa NC East
A digital collection of historicaly significant resources of eastern North Carolina including maps, 20th century photographs, colonial and maritime records, and more. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Beaufort County Community College Learning Resources Center
Civil War Memoirs of Herbert E. Valentine
A collection of maps, sketches, and memoirs of Herbert Eugene Valentine, a Union Army soldier, from his experiences in North Carolina during the Civil War. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Craft Revival - Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present
This web-based digital history uses primary source documents such as letters, photographs, and other objects to tell the story of the handicraft revival in western North Carolina between 1895 and 1945. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Western Carolina University, Hunter Library
Crafting North Carolina: A Hands on Exploration of North Carolina's Hand-made Heritage
North Carolina's geography, history, and resources brought to life through the crafts of the state. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Mint Museum of Art
Craven County Digital History Exhibit
Primary sources from historic New Bern and Craven County, North Carolina, include documents, currency, and maps. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: New Bern - Craven County Public Library
Democracy and the Media
Learn how the media has had an effect on the American political process from the earliest beginnings of our country to today. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: North Carolina State Archives
Digital Durham: Life and Labor in the New South
Primary sources explore emancipation, industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in the context of the New South. Includes maps, images, letters, journals, and business ledgers. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Duke University
Distance Learning from DPI
Find information and obtain access to North Carolina Public School's Distance Learning System for high school students and teacher professional development. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Division of Air Quality: Ozone Forecast
Daily air quality forecasts of ground-level ozone for regions in North Carolina during the months of May through September. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: NC Dept of Environmental and Natural Resources
Documenting the American South
Ten thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs for the study of Southern history, literature, and culture. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Doughboys and Camp Greene
Life in Charlotte, North Carolina during World War I is told through entries in a soldier's diary, the complete text of the book The Echo of the Bugle Call, and an image gallery of postcards, photographs, and drawings. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Durham County Library North Carolina Collection
Photographs from historic Durham City and County can be searched or browsed by thumbnail. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Durham County Library
Eastern North Carolina Digital Library
Digitization project encompassing collections pertaining to the history of eastern North Carolina. Included are images and videos from historic locations. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: East Carolina University Joyner Library
The Eden House Site: An Early Albemarle Settlement on the Chowan River
Follow an archaeological dig to learn about how people lived in colonial North Carolina and how archaeologists work. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: North Carolina Department of Transportation