Lesson Plans
All Are Welcome / Be an Upstander
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: K-5By Laurie Newhouse from Dillard Drive Magnet Elementary OVERVIEW OF LESSON: After learning their rights and responsibilities, students will practice them by becoming upstanders who show respect through their actions and words by creating banners and posters to demonstrate “All are welcome” and by building a caring school community. SUGGESTED…
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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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American Indian Pottery of North Carolina, Past and Present
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: K-5Students will study pottery made by American Indians in North Carolina to learn how it marked the beginning of a new way of life for these first peoples. Lifeways began to change from transient hunters and gatherers to living in semi-permanent and permanent villages when pottery and horticulture became an…
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American Indians of North Carolina and Tribal Seals
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: K-5Students will research the archaeological histories and contemporary cultures of the eight state-recognized American Indian tribes in North Carolina to explore how different tribal identities are reflected in the images and symbols used in the tribes’ seals. To create a personal connection with what they learn, each student will then…
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Ancient North Carolinians’ Foodways and Sustenance
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: Community CollegeIntegrating the study of Ancient North Carolinians’ foodways and food practices into classroom instruction provides a gateway to explore and connect the people who lived in North Carolina in the past with people who live in North Carolina today, including contemporary American Indians. Food and eating traditions of any group…
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Ancient Tools of North Carolina
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: Community CollegeThis lesson focuses primarily on archaeological tools used by ancient indigenous North Carolinians in order to give students insights into and an appreciation for past and present-day technologies along with how these technologies have changed over time. Using the Ancient North Carolinians Virtual Museum website, students will research various tools…
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Annotated Bibliography
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Angela Love Moser from Innovation Early College High School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will conduct research on a problem in the world today and connect this problem to at least three of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Then, students will identify six to eight sources and use the…
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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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Connecting the Past and the Present: Celebrating North Carolina’s American Indian Heritage
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: Community CollegeTo gain an understanding of American Indian and Ancient North Carolinians prior to the great changes wrought by the arrival of European settlers, students will begin by studying archaeological work done in the state since the 1980s, especially centering on the virtual exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History entitled North…
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