Essential Question
What was life like for a black middle class family in the early 20th century?

Objective
1. To list some of the values and objectives of the black middle class at the beginning of the 20th century;
2. To outline efforts made by Dr. Pope and other African Americans to gain civil rights in the years before the modern Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s;
3. To identify the attributes that helped Dr. M.T. Pope succeed as an African-American entrepreneur and citizen;
4. To research how race relations shaped their community, past and present.

Background
Time Period: 1880-1920
Topics: This lesson could be used in teaching units on African-American history--including themes on segregation, the Jim Crow era, the growth of the black middle class, and the beginning of the movement for civil rights in the early 20th century.

Students will illustrate how the use, conservation or depletion of natural resources affects an area. They will also show how people "return to nature" hoping to find inspiration that will help them cope with the stresses of their everyday lives.

In this lesson, students perform a close reading of an informational text to learn about the history of the Blackstone Canal.

By the Battle of Bentonville, one of the last major engagements of the Civil War, the United States Army Medical Department had developed an effective system for operating field hospitals and an ambulance corps. This improved organization was typical of the advances in logistics that helped the North's war effort.

Topics: The lesson could be used in units on the Civil War. Students will strengthen their skills of observation, research, and analysis of a variety of sources.

Time period: Late 19th century

In this lesson, students use primary source documents to research Lincoln's life. Students will then write a journal entry as Abraham Lincoln.

In this lesson, students explore the total solar eclipse of 1900 and how Wadesboro, NC was chosen as a place of study for the eclipse. Through several reading and hands-on activities, students will learn more about eclipses, what causes them, and their paths.

Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England would finally gain an interest in the New World in an attempt to keep up with Spain and other European powers who had long been exploring and settling the area. This activity explains why the 1580s were set up for this exploration, and why Roanoke Island was the final destination.

Objective(s):
Understand the causes and effects of Elizabethan Expansion in to the New World
Explain how the first attempt at English Colonization contributed to the eventual development of North Carolina
Explain how Roanoke Island played a key role in this expansion
Describe why 1580's Europe was ready for a new explorations
Explain how location and place have presented opportunities for the movement of people North Carolina

In 1584, Walter Raleigh funded his first voyage to the New World after being granted the patent from Queen Elizabeth I and quickly set about seeking a location for his future colony. His explorers not only located Roanoke Island quickly, but had their first important interaction with the Native Algonquians in the area.

Through this reading and activity, students will: a) Gain an understanding of England’s first glimpse of the New World; b) Explain the interaction between the Native Algonquians in the area and the Englishmen; c) Examine the benefits of the location of Roanoke.

Students can learn about the Fur Trade surrounding Fort Union in Montana during the 19th Century. They will learn about the economic impact and the relations between the whites and the Native Americans.

Students will create a model in order to investigate how a glacier carves an area and label the characteristics formed by the glacier's movement.

Students can explore the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park museum digitally with the Virtual Junior Ranger Museum Activity using our online museum and reading the questions on the Virtual Junior Ranger webpage.

This activity is for ages 8+ and will give you an opportunity to learn about the American Revolution, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, and learn how to interpret artifacts!

In this lesson, students analyze "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus and explain its importance as an example of how the Statue of Liberty continues to bring meaning to different groups of people.

Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station is an excellent reminder of the stations constructed by the U.S. Lifesaving Service (U.S.L.S.S.) during its 44-year existence (1871-1915). The original station building was among the first seven constructed on North Carolina's treacherous Outer Banks in 1874. Use this lesson plan to learn more about Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station.

This resource provides basic information to help students evaluate the quality of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

Essential Question
What impact did geography have on the Wright brothers’ early experiments in flight? How has the technology created by Wilbur and Orville Wright impacted individuals and groups in North Carolina and the US?

Objective
Students will be able to a) understand the geographic factors that influenced Wilbur and Orville’s decision to come to North Carolina, b) explain the changes brought about by the Wright brothers’ invention, and c) create an original work to communicate ideas and feelings.

Students will learn about the impact which the Spanish explorers had on the Native Americans in the area which is now the state of New Mexico.

Students will learn about the cultural traditions of the Pueblos by studying their pottery.

North Carolina's state capitol rises majestically on Union Square in downtown Raleigh, a city specifically created in 1792 to serve as North Carolina's permanent capital. Built between 1833-40, the granite building is one of the finest and best preserved examples of civic Greek Revival architecture in the United States. Relatively small in comparison to many other state capitols, this impressive structure has stood as a symbol of pride to North Carolinians for more than 150 years.

Topics: This lesson could be used in American history courses in units on the early National period, North Carolina state history, or early 19th-century politics and government.

Time period: Early 19th century

Topics: This lesson could be used in American history, social studies, and geography courses in units on technological and scientific advances at the turn of the 20th century, aviation history, or great inventors. It also could be used in a unit commemorating the anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903.

Time period: Early 20th century

Objectives for students
1) To describe the status of human flight experiments at the turn of the 20th century.
2) To determine why the Wright brothers chose the Outer Banks of North Carolina to conduct their flight experiments and how conditions in this region impacted their efforts.
3) To describe the challenges faced by the Wright brothers during their flight experiments and how they overcame them to achieve controlled powered flight on December 17, 1903.
4) To examine how the Wright brothers' historic accomplishments at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina have been commemorated.
5) To research efforts to commemorate important people and events in their own community.