In this lesson, students will be able to recognize the capacity of art to both reflect and shape community values; identify ways in which attributes such as color, viewpoint, style, and composition convey ideas; and develop interpretations of artwork based on visual evidence and evaluate alternate viewpoints expressed by peers.

Students assume the roles of detectives as they investigate the occurrences during the Salem Witch Trials. They also assume the roles of lawyers and explore the principles of American democracy through the documents and laws that are meant to protect citizens from such unjust treatment in modern history.

This lesson investigates where and why the English colonists settled in America. The lesson also looks at leaders who had an impact on the development of the colonies and their reasons for founding the colonies.

During this lesson, students begin by exploring several ways in which humans have changed their physical environment and evaluate whether those ways might be considered positive or negative. The students then take a close look at erosion on the Outer Banks and decide whether or not it should be prevented. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

In this resource, students can learn about the impact of fishing and fishing communities through out the United States. This site is connected with the Smithsonian Museum.

Students will understand that applying the various Elements of Geography helps us to understand our past.  By exploring the World in Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, and Environment and Society, we can use Geography to comprehend the issues of history, identify where events took place, what those places were like, how the places changed over time, and how people thought of the world at different times.

This lesson helps students gain a better understanding of geographic tools and their application for interpreting information. Students learn about why the early colonists settled in the areas they did and the types of economic patterns that emerged due to the physical environment. In the process, students differentiate between different types of regions and how they may develop based on human actions or their physical geography

In the previous unit, students learned about European exploration and colonization in the Western Hemisphere. Students were introduced to the English colonial regions (New England, Middle and Southern colonies) and reasons for coming to the New World. This lesson investigates where and why the English colonists settled in America. The lesson also looks at leaders who had an impact on the development of the colonies and their reasons for founding the colonies.

In this lesson, students learn about the political, economic, and geographic regional differences that led to conflict in the United States through map sketches, primary sources, problem-solving and points of view.

In this lesson, students learn about how ideas, innovations, inventions, and accomplishments changed life in post Civil War America. Students analyze primary sources, research and create a front page for a newspaper that reflects the spirit of innovation and perserverance.

In this lesson, students will explore how the market economy and technological advances have impacted and continue to influence human settlement and ecosystems of the TarPamlico River Basin, by focusing on the longleaf pine ecosystem. In Activity 1, students are introduced to the landscape of the basin during the 1700’s, which appeared forbidding and dense to the visitor. Activity 2 allows students to explore some of the economic benefits of longleaf pine forests and the results of human activity on the ecosystem. Activity 3 incorporates current knowledge, technology and views of managing forests for both ecological and economic gain.

In this lesson, students will use primary source materials to investigate the economy, physical geography, and cultural aspects of the Northern States and the Southern States prior to the Civil War.

In this resource, students can learn about different waterways which were constructed during the 19th Century in the United States. This resource is connected with the Smithsonian Museums.

Students learn about how ideas, innovations, inventions, and accomplishments changed life in post Civil War America. Students analyze primary sources, research and create a front page for a newspaper that reflects the spirit of innovation and perserverance.

In this lesson, students can learn about the traditions of the Sioux, who resided in the Midwestern part of the United States. This lesson focuses on their winter traditions, including the migration patterns which they followed.

Students can learn about the traditions of the Sioux, who resided in the Midwestern part of the United States. This lesson focuses on their winter traditions, including the migration patterns which they followed.

A student team of engineers, design a way to transport water from Point A to Point B without wasting or spilling any water.

In this resource, students can learn about the ways which the United States maritime history after World War II. This resource is connected with the Smithsonian Museums.

Students will learn about the connection Native people have to their natural world. Students will make observations about how the A:shiwi (also known as Zuni) people adapt to their environment and the cyclical aspect of their cultural and agricultural practices. Students will expand their knowledge through independent research on another Native community and their interactions with the natural world.