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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Harkers Island, NC (http://www.nps.gov/calo/)

Provider: National Park Service

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Appropriate grades
3–8
Subjects
science (biology and life science, environmental science, geology, natural history), social studies (North Carolina)
Provider
National Park Service

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The seashore is a 56-mile long section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. The three undeveloped barrier islands which make up the seashore - North Core Banks, South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks - may seem barren and isolated but they offer many natural and historical features that can make a visit very rewarding.

The national park has on-site programs on lighthouses and lighthouse keepers, sea turtles, and the island's wild horses. If your school group (grades 1-12) cannot come to Cape Lookout, they can send the park to you in a trunk. These traveling trunks come filled with hands-on activities and a curriculum guide.

School project help: to assist students in gathering information for their class projects they have placed copies of their free park brochures online.

Also see the Southern Coastal Heritage Program 2001 Virtual Field Trip