This short video wraps up the 3-part Spencer Mountain series, explaining the local history around the mountain.

Join me as I uncover the secrets of one of Gaston’s County’s most beloved but overlooked landmark: Spencer Mountain. In this video, I investigate such questions as: who owns the mountain? How did it form? And- can I go to the top? But, a visit to the mountain raises more questions than it answers, so stay tuned for next week’s Part 2 as I continue to explore the history of this mountain.

Lesson Plan using a Cyberchase activity that provides students with practice in accumulating positive and negative point totals in the context of a competition. The activity is motivated by the For Real segment of a Cyberchase episode that emphasizes positive and negative numbers.

This brief video lesson describes the miraculous journey of infant sea turtles as these tiny animals run the gauntlet of predators and harsh conditions. Then, in numbers, see how human behavior has made their tough lives even more challenging. Discussion/assessment questions and suggested supplemental resources are also included.

This brief video lesson describes the symbiotic relationship that exists between the Clark's nutcracker and the whitebark pine tree. Discussion/assessment questions and suggested supplemental resources are included.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.

This 1:36 minute video provides visuals, strategies, and an overview of Cluster 1: Using Numbers to Explore Our Mathematical Community. Cluster 1 is taught during the first 3-4 weeks of school.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.

This 2:51 minute video provides an overview of NC2ML Cluster 2: Building a Conceptual Understanding of Addition and Subtraction. Cluster 2 is about a 3-4 week unit of study.

Resources include active webpages with text about major topics associated with climate change issues and a music video for the song "Take Aim at Climate Change." The lyrics in the rap music video provide background content information about the causes and effects of global climate change. A supplemental page links footnoted information in the lyrics to additional web resources.

This article for elementary teachers focuses on three tools that allow educators to publish to the web for free - Instructional Architect, Filamentality, and TeacherTube. Design hotlists, webquests, scrapbooks, and upload video.

How have agricultural challenges in the past been solved through the use of technology? What kinds of challenges do farmers face today? What tools do they use to help them fix the problems? Support your STEM and Social Studies curriculum with this video that profiles a California pistachio farmer who developed an iPad app to improve irrigation. Then, use the accompanying lesson plan to have students research historical and contemporary agricultural innovations.

This site contains several distinct lessons that focus on the defining characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals. Beginning with illustrations of various categories of triangles (acute, obtuse, right, scalene, isosceles, equilateral), students use an applet to explore what combinations of three side lengths can constitute a triangle. They then extend these techniques to the study of quadrilaterals. The unit concludes with a contrast between the rigidity of triangles and the nonrigidity of quadrilaterals, with implications for the construction trades. Problems and solutions, suggestions for homework exploration, video clips, and notes for the teacher are included.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Matt, Digit and Slider must create an exact copy of a large ring in order to activate a powerful force and foil Hacker. To make sure the copy they make is perfect, they have to know what the ?radius? of a circle is and figure out a way to carefully measure it. Teaching tips are also provided that discuss frame, focus and follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.

This brief video lesson describes DNA and its role and importance in living organisms. This is a very comprehensive overview of how DNA determines form and function, manages protein synthesis within individuals, and ultimately drives evolution. Discussion/assessment questions and suggested supplemental resources are also included.

In this resource, students will learn to use the language in a variety of situations with fluency and flexibility by watching a video. Additionally, students will learn about the impact of the use of technology on the lives of the residents of a community in Veracruz, Mexico who don't have access to electricity.

Healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy ecosystem, and is inextricably linked to the biota found beneath the surface. This activity demonstrates an easy way to discover life within the soil.

Healthy soil gives us many benefits, including nutritious food. During this video, I interview a local farmer to find out how he takes care of his soil. I also demonstrate an activity where students can try their hand at designing their own soil-friendly yard or green space, either at home or at school.

This article provides an overview of the free online tool VoiceThread and discusses how elementary teachers might use it in language arts and science classes. Resources provided.

This brief video lesson lists the basic components of the cell theory and outlines the historical development of and the scientist contributions to the theory. Discussion/assessment questions and suggested supplemental resources are included.