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

Field trip opportunities in Pasquotank County

ECSU Planetarium
The planetarium offers a variety of educational programs for students with star shows, laser shows, and a wide range of videos and laser disc presentations.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Museum of the Albemarle
Students can explore the lives of inhabitants, the development of industries, and the Albemarle area's social and cultural background at this museum.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Port Discover
Students will enjoy visiting this new hands-on science and health center which is geared to the pre-k to fifth grade curriculum.
Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Pasquotank County

Bald Cypress branch
Bald Cypress branch
This is a Bald Cypress branch in Pasquotank County. The species is fairly common to eastern North Carolina. This was one of many stops on a guided walk for children given by a Port Discover volunteer during Take a Child Outside week.
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Birds spotted on a Port Discover adventure
Birds spotted on a Port Discover adventure
A group of birds poses on a dock for a group of children on a Port Discover bird-watching adventure. Port Discover is a hands-on science and health center for northeastern North Carolina, geared towards students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Volunteers...
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The burning of Elizabeth City
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.4
Excerpt from Richard Creecy's memoir describing the fall of Elizabeth City to Union troops in February 1862 and its partial burning by residents. Includes historical commentary.
Format: book/primary source
Elizabeth City State University duking it out for the ball
Elizabeth City State University duking it out for the ball
An Elizabeth City State University basketball player and a Virginia State player duke it out for the ball. ECSU is part of sixteen schools in the University of North Carolina system. The university offers several majors and graduate programs and participates...
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North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
Format: book (multiple pages)
A Santana quad tandem in the River City Cycling Club in Elizabeth City, NC
A Santana quad tandem in the River City Cycling Club in Elizabeth City, NC
This is a quad tandem cycle in the River City Cycling Club in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
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Volunteers from Port Discover at a school in Pasquotank County, NC
Volunteers from Port Discover at a school in Pasquotank County, NC
Volunteers from Port Discover man a display table at a school in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Port Discover is a hands-on science and health center for northeastern North Carolina, geared towards students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Volunteers...
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