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Hanging Rock State Park

Danbury, NC (http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/haro/home.html)

Provider: NC Division of Parks and Recreation

Resource summary

• Appropriate grades: 3–8
• Subjects: science (biology and life science, geology, natural history), social studies (American Indians)
• Provider: NC Division of Parks and Recreation
• Special requirements: ADobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the Teacher's Guide.

More on the web

• North Carolina Geological Survey Explore the geological maps of North Carolina, learn about the minerals that can be found there, and check out the questions that students are asking geologists.
• North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission - Wildlife Species and Habitat Information A North Carolina Wildlife Resources site with detailed information about wildlife resources and management in the state. Information about animals such as the wood duck, white-tailed deer, beaver, wild turkey, quail, sea turtles, and predators such as various owls, osprey, black bear, wild boar and the gray fox is found here.
• eNature.com Includes a field guide with over 5,000 species, a habitat gallery of places for wildlife near you, migration information, an ask-the-expert area, and more. You can also listen to an audio clip of the bird of the day!

"Sheer cliffs and peaks of bare rock, quiet forests and cascading waterfalls, views of the piedmont plateau that stretch for miles" - this and much more can be found at Hanging Rock State Park. Visitors will learn about the natural and cultural history of the park and enjoy the interactive exhibits at the Visitor's Center.

Park rangers hold regularly scheduled educational and interpretive programs about Hanging Rock State Park. To arrange a special exploration of the park for your group or class, contact the park office at (336) 593-8480.

Educational materials about Hanging Rock State Park have been developed for grades 5-8 and are correlated to North Carolina's competency-based curriculum in science, social studies, mathematics and English/language arts. The Hanging Rock program introduces students to basic geologic concepts and relates the concepts to the Sauratown Mountain range. Accompanying the program is a teacher's booklet and workshop, free of charge to educators.

Each state park and recreation area has an EELE curriculum guide that includes on-site activities, pre- and post-visit activities, student information pages, worksheets, fact sheets, vocabulary, and references.

The North Carolina State Parks website offers a search feature for finding the plants and animals that can be found at each state park. Using the drop-down menus, you can choose a park and either an amphibian, bird, reptile, mammal, fungus, insect, or vascular plant. You can search within each group by family, scientific name, or common name. There are photographs from the state parks and fun facts for some of the species.