Lesson Plans
Contemporary American Indian Tribes in North Carolina
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: Community CollegeOverview of Lesson: This lesson focuses on contemporary American Indian tribes in North Carolina to increase awareness of and build an appreciation for the tribes located in North Carolina. Students will select one of the eight state-recognized tribes in North Carolina, research the tribe via a graphic organizer, and then create…
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Current Foundations of American Indian Cuisine
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: Community CollegeStudents will learn about American Indians of North Carolina and discover American Indian foodways and cuisine. Students will also gain a better understanding of food-related issues impacting American Indian communities, including issues related to food sovereignty, nutrition and access to healthy food, and equity and food distribution. After viewing the…
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Decoding History Through Indigenous Art
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: 9-12In this lesson students will explore pictographs and petroglyphs, created by Indigenous peoples, to understand how the geographic location and physical environment can impact the medium that is used to document human experiences. They will then create a visual of their own, sharing their life in images. Through small and…
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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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Does Modern Mean Better? Comparing “Modern” and “Traditional” Economic Models Through the Lens of Long-Term Sustainability
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: 9-12The lesson will be designed to compare the prevailing “Western” free market economic development model, based on competition, consumerism, and resource depletion, to various examples of traditional-Indigenous economic development models which are based on principals of balance, reciprocity, conservation, and resource sustainability. Students will compare examples of Indigenous economies with…
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Empowering Poetry: Educating Women, Improving the World
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Kate Wernersbach from Wake Early College of Health and Sciences OVERVIEW OF LESSON: This lesson is designed to create awareness about UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4): Quality Education and Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5): Gender Equality through literature and nonfiction texts. For an entire unit, students…
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Environmental Racism and the Tragedy of the Commons
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 9-12This lesson is designed to engage students with critical thinking regarding the environment, sustainability, and environmental racism and justice. The lesson focuses on an in-depth comparison between the widely accepted Western idea of the Tragedy of the Commons, championed by Garrett Hardin, and the experiences and knowledge of Indigenous peoples….
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Exploring Indigenous Cultures and Creation Stories
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: K-5Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultures by exploring a variety of creation stories. They will recognize the diversity and significance of these narratives and how they reflect cultural identity. It is important that students understand that all creation stories should be respected as an important aspect…
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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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