Presented are simulations, puzzles, class discussions, crafts and other activities designed to introduce the past cultures of North Carolina's coastal peoples to elementary and secondary students. The manual is one of several produced by North Carolina teachers and university faculty under the "Man and the Seacoast" project with Sea Grant funding. Included are over 50 lessons on resource use by coastal peoples, anthropological techniques, early explorers, and coastal geography. Each section contains background reading, vocabulary, several activities, and information on films, books and other related resources. Also provided are a summary of goals and behavioral objectives, and a table which relates these activities to state curriculum guidelines. (WB)