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Native Americans in North Carolina

In this lesson, students create a PowerPoint presentation describing the history and impact of one of the six major Native American tribes of North Carolina. The lesson requires them to demonstrate understanding of population movement, different perspectives,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

NCSSM Physics Labs

Find information and lab activities for physics topics, including mechanics, electricity and magnetism, nuclear, relativity, and waves and sound. Some of the labs contain video components. Courses may include astrophysics, advanced modern physics, and others. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina School of Science and Math

The New Deal: North Carolina's Reconstruction?

Sponsored by North Carolina State University, this website is a "guide for teachers" to enable students to author imaginary WPA interviews similar to those found in the American Life Histories, 1936-1940 of the American Memory Collection of the Library of... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Deborah Pendleton andJackie Brooks

North Carolina Botanical Garden Plant Information Center

Images and information about plants of North Carolina available in a searchable database. A partner project of North Carolina Botanical Garden and the UNC School of Information and Library Science. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina Botanical Gardens

The North Carolina City and County Management Association

A great collection of resources for teachers introducing North Carolina city and country government. Includes free lesson plans, a textbook, interviews, news articles, and contacts for classroom visits. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina City and County Management Association

North Carolina Civic Education Consortium

The North Carolina Civic Education Consortium works with schools, governments, and community organizations to prepare North Carolina’s young people to be active, responsible citizens. Formed in 1997, the Consortium distributes effective models, tools,... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill

North Carolina Geographic Alliance on EdNet

A community for teachers interested in sharing resources and information about teaching geography in North Carolina. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Geographic EdNet

North Carolina Museum of History

The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (NCNERR)

This site has information on estuaries in North Carolina as well as field trip information, lesson plans, hourly weather and water observations, an esturary cam, videos, and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve

Office of Environmental Education

The Office of Environmental Education "promotes environmental education throughout North Carolina. Their projects, programs, and publications help inform the general public, teachers, businesses, and other state organizations about their environment,... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Population growth and movement in 19th century North Carolina

In this eighth grade social studies lesson, students compare historical maps of North Carolina from 1823 and 1892 and propose reasons for the population change evidenced by the maps. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Reading maps for town size in North Carolina

In this lesson for second grade social studies, students analyze maps of North Carolina from 1910, 1940, and 2000. They compare the sizes of different towns on the maps and discuss how the sizes of the towns have changed over time. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Red Wolves of Alligator River

This site offers many articles and other resources for those wishing to learn more about Canis rufus (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Field Trip Earth

The relocation of the Cherokee in North Carolina

In this eighth grade social studies lesson, students explore the movement of the Cherokee population in North Carolina using historical maps and primary source documents. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Tracing abolitionist movements in North Carolina

In this United States history lesson, students read about major figures in the abolition movement in North Carolina. They then read documents written by these figures and create a PowerPoint presentation analyzing the information they read. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 11 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Using primary documents: Analyzing North Carolina maps

In this United States history lesson, students use pre- and post-colonial maps to analyze North Carolina and how mapping of the state has changed over time. They explore the maps using online tools and to answer the historical questions of how and why a state's... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Webquest: Building an historic district

In this lesson for eighth grade social studies, students use historical overlay maps to create an historic district in Oxford, North Carolina. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Webquest: The journeys and journals of John Lederer

In this eleventh grade language arts lesson, students study maps in relation to primary source texts to glean insights into the discovery of Western North Carolina. Students explore map features and how they increase understanding of the documents. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Where in North Carolina is . . . ? Teaching latitude and longitude

In this lesson for fourth and fifth grade social studies, students locate the birthplaces of famous North Carolinians on historic maps of North Carolina and describe their locations using latitude and longitude. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries