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- The land of milk and honey: Relocated or not
- In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 4
- In this lesson, students read primary sources to learn about the establishment of the city of New Bern, North Carolina. The students will also use maps to draw conclusions about what was read.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Lara Willox.
- Landform adventure
- This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Beth Edmonds.
- Learning about the earth through remote sensing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.6
- In this lesson, students will learn about remote sensing and satellite images, and will gain an understanding of how various professions use information gathered via these methods.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science and Social Studies)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- Linking important geographic sites to world history
- Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)
- By Guy Swanson.
- Mapping HIV infection in Africa
- Using statistical information and maps, students will note the correlation between socio-economic factors and the impact of HIV/AIDS in the countries of Africa.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
- By Greg Mitchell.
- The migration of the monarch butterfly
- The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.
- My North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 1.3
- Using word association and early maps of North Carolina, students will examine their preconceptions about the state and connect them to what they learn. This is intended to be used before any lesson about colonial times or discovery of America in general—the students can consider themselves "explorers" along with the ones they learn about.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Jennifer Job.
- Native Americans in North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.6
- In this lesson, students create a PowerPoint presentation giving the history and impact of one of the six major Native American tribes of North Carolina. They will show understanding of population movement, different perspectives, and the roles the Native Americans played in the development of the state.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- North Carolina maps
- A collection of lesson plans for grades K-12 centered on historic maps of North Carolina
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- North Carolina regional travel brochure
- The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Deborah Harrell.
- North Carolina rivers
- Students will locate 28 rivers within the state of North Carolina, noting names and origins of names, directions of flow, navigability, and development of population centers in relation to the rivers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
- By Mike Stevenson.
- Population growth and movement in 19th century North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 2.7
- In this lesson, students explore the movement of populations during the 19th century with focus on major growth in industry and transportation by using atlas maps from the period and other resources. Students analyze reasons for migration and city growth and present these reasons through use of technology.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- Reading Blue Ridge Parkway historic maps
- In Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway, page 1.1
- This lesson serves as an exploratory introduction to reading historic maps. In preparation for this lesson, teachers may want to review the North Carolina Maps resource Why use historic maps in the classroom?
- Format: lesson plan
- By Katy Vance.
- Reading maps for town size in North Carolina
- In North Carolina maps, page 1.1
- In this lesson, students examine maps and map features to evaluate town size and growth over time.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Job.
- Regions of Nepal: A virtual trek
- This lesson for grade seven helps students understand the connections between geography and culture. Students experience a virtual trek through the different regions of Nepal, conduct research about the ethnic groups living in each region, and maintain travel logs documenting what they've learned.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- The regions of North Carolina
- In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.2
- In this lesson, students analyze the differences between North Carolina's geographical regions: the Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Inner and Outer Coastal Plain.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- The road taken
- This lesson will introduce and reinforce main transportation routes for people and goods in North Carolina. Students will enhance map skills including using cardinal and intermediate directions, using a mileage chart, and planning transportation routes. Students will reinforce their knowledge of resources found in North Carolina as well as name and identify the three regions of North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
- By Margaretc Bryant.
- Scale drawings
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will use maps to measure the distances between cities in North Carolina. Students will write equations using the maps' scales to calculate the actual distances in miles.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
- By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.
- Shifting coastlines
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.3
- In their study of North Carolina's changing coastline during the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, students will determine the positions of the coastline at different times and decide what types of archaeological information has been lost due to rising sea levels.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Science and Social Studies)
- A Siouan village
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.6
- In their study of an excavated village site, students will record observations about a site feature and infer how past peoples used individual features and the site as a whole. They will also summarize how archaeologists use observation and inference to determine past lifeways.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
