Stone Mountain State Park's environmental education learning experience, Our Changing Land, introduces the student to the geology of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with emphasis on Stone Mountain, through a series of hands-on activities. The learning experience is designed for grades 4-6 and meets curriculum objectives of the standard course of study…

This activity packet was designed to introduce students in grades 5-7 to the geology of the Blue Ridge Mountains through hands-on activities for the classroom and the outdoor setting of Mount Jefferson State Park (Jefferson, North Carolina). Previsit activities introduce students to the different rock types: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.…

This book is a collection of 10 teacher-developed instructional units at the elementary/middle grade level which are compatible with the principles and theories of the North Carolina Curriculum Framework for Gifted Education. The units can be used in a variety of settings, are designed to develop basic competencies, and include specific strategies…

Nine lessons are provided in this interdisciplinary unit which examines how the early maritime cultures have affected the lifestyles of today. The unit is designed to supplement fifth and sixth grade social studies, art, science, language arts, mathematics, music, and reading curricula. Each lesson includes lessons concepts, competency goals,…

Describes a collaborative curriculum program developed by the library media specialist and classroom teachers for a sixth-grade unit on space exploration at a North Carolina elementary school. Staff development, shared activities of teachers and the library media specialist, and special activities in the library media center are described. (LRW)

One of four curriculum guides designed to aid teachers of grades K-9 in implementing a balanced, dynamic traffic safety program, this level C guide contains materials for teachers of grades 4-6. Four units in pedestrian, bicycle, school bus, and passenger safety are presented, and minicycle and optional farm vehicle safety units are introduced.…

This computer skills curriculum guide contains activities for the public schools of North Carolina; these lesson plans are designed specifically for grades 6-8 and focus on spreadsheets. Lesson plans for each grade include a list of materials needed, lesson time, teacher preparation activities, outline of activities, and instructional measure. For…

Described as a working plan to assist elementary special education teachers in programming, the guide is prefaced by discussions of the philosophy of special education and the goals and characteristics of the educable mentally handicapped. The curriculum areas covered are language arts and the primary studies of language arts, reading, arithmetic,…

The book provides 13 model interdisciplinary teaching units for use with academically gifted students in grades four through nine. Each unit contains an introduction; objectives; introductory developmental culminating and evaluation activities; materials; and a bibliography. Topics of the teaching units include cemeteries, famous women, coastal…

Guidelines for designing, implementing, and conducting occupational exploration programs for grades 7-9 are contained in this document, which was developed for use with public schools in North Carolina. Discussion covers the philosophy of occupational exploration, mission statement, continuing objectives for grades 7-9, program description of…