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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Lost Colony

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders act as FBI investigators to "solve" the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island. They decide how they would investigate the situation and develop their own conclusions of what happened these colonists.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: John W. Shirley: Sir Ralph Lane

For Students 9th - 10th
Lane is best known for being sent to the New World on a mission to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island, by order of Sir Walter Raleigh. Discover how successful his expedition was and other biographical data about the explorer.
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Article
Other

Herald Tribune: Venice Man Told He's a Descendant of 400 Year Old 'Lost Colony'

For Students 4th - 8th
An interesting article that discusses a possible genetic link between a man named Lawrence Berry who could be a descendant of the lost Roanoke Island colonists. It explains some history of the colony, possible theories about the...
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Handout
Other

Lost Colony: England's Expeditions to the New World 1584 1590

For Students 4th - 8th
A short history of the attempt to establish a British colony on Roanoke Island which ended with the mysterious disappearance of the colonists.