Educators' Resources

Lesson Plan: Development and Flooding: Is There a Connection?
In this lesson, students will take their knowledge about the hydrosphere and apply it to the issue of population growth and development.
Grades 9-12 - Science

Lesson Plan: Measuring the Waters
Students will discuss how humans use measurement to predict and plan for events. Students will learn how to use different tools for measurement, and which are better for long term or short term use. Using an excerpt from an oral history about measuring flood waters during Hurricane Floyd in 1999, students will understand how people devised ways of keeping measurements during that flood and earlier floods.
Grade 5 - Math

Audio Toolkit for Teachers
Become familiar with the audio format you will use with these oral histories and troubleshoot any potential problems before using audio in your classroom.

Oral History Overview
Gain a broad understanding of how you can use oral histories with your students (no matter what subject you teach,) why they are important, and what tools are available to make using oral histories much easier.

Other Resources
A list of other websites that use or explain oral histories.