Curriculum Level: 6-8
American Indian Archaeological Sites of North Carolina
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 6-8In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of ancient American Indians in North Carolina, especially the influences that geography and environment had and continue to have on settlements and lifestyles. Students will learn about the past through archaeology by focusing on one of the American Indian archeological sites….
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Clean Water for All
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8, 9-12By Kate Wernersbach from Wake Early College of Health and Science OVERVIEW OF LESSON: This lesson is designed to create awareness about UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Students will conduct research about each of the eight SDG 6 Targets (listed below) and then apply their…
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Comparing Electricity Usage in Different Countries
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Sean Wheat from Oberlin Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will examine how electricity is generated in North Carolina and around the world, with a focus on using map resources to identify the different types of electrical plants. Focusing on energy and percentages from different sources, students will…
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Diet, Health and Food Systems
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Yusupha Auber from East Cary Magnet Middle School: Center for Global Studies & World Languages OVERVIEW OF LESSON: In the early morning, my students regularly consume Takis, Doritos, various sweets, and caffeinated energy drinks with more than the recommended daily serving of sugar. Often, when they ask for something…
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Exploring Indigenous Cultures of North Carolina: Part I, THE PAST
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 6-8, 9-12, Community College, K-5This brief slide deck and associated text provides background information for teachers using any of the lesson plans developed as part of the 2021-2022 UNC World View Fellows Program, Exploring Indigenous Cultures: Ancient North Carolinians, Past and Present. Educators are welcome to use these slides to introduce or enhance any of the lessons…
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Exploring Indigenous Cultures of North Carolina: Part II, THE PRESENT
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 6-8, 9-12, Community College, K-5This brief slide deck and associated text provides background information for teachers using any of the lesson plans developed as part of the 2021-2022 UNC World View Fellows Program, Exploring Indigenous Cultures: Ancient North Carolinians, Past and Present. Educators are welcome to use these slides to introduce or enhance any of the lessons…
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Exploring Plastic in Oceans
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Kristen Cox from East Cary Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: This lesson will allow students to explore the impact of plastic in oceans. They will discuss how this affects life in the water and ultimately impacts humans as well. By the end of the lesson, students will explore…
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Exploring the Challenges of Food Security in Global Communities: A Research Simulation
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Alissa M. McElreath from Dillard Drive Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: After researching the Global Food Security Index, students will select a global community and make an argument for which of Michael Pollan’s four food chains (Industrial, Industrial-Organic, Local and Sustainable, Hunter-Gatherer) would best address issues of food…
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From Artifact to Art
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 6-8, 9-123D printing is the perfect connection between science and art. Seeing artifacts in a museum is one thing, but holding an artifact in your hand is quite another. In this lesson, students will examine scans of archaeological artifacts, and will learn how to translate 3D scans into printable files. After…
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Housing Affordability for Teachers in North Carolina
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Yusupha Auber from East Cary Magnet Middle School: Center for Global Studies & World Languages OVERVIEW OF LESSON: The mathematical goal of this lesson is to reinforce the concept of proportional relationships. It is assumed that students have completed Unit 1: Scale Drawings and Unit 2: Introducing Proportional Relationships….
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