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ACE - Agapé Center for Environmental Education: The ACE Education program is a carefully developed and integrated program designed to meet goals for science and social studies set forth by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (Standard Course of Study). The Center's activities...; Format: article/field trip opportunity

African American Cultural Complex: Originally named Black Heritage Park, the African American Cultural Complex celebrates the outstanding contributions made by African-Americans.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education: "Specializes in developing programs for youth to address health concerns like childhood obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy food choices, tooth decay, drug and alcohol abuse, unintentional injuries, and teen pregnancy."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

ArtSpace: Tour ArtSpace or participate in one of its programs to bring the world of art to your students.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Blue Jay Point: Programs offered by Blue Jay Point County Park are specifically geared towards age groups and based on the North Carolina curriculum. Younger students learn about plants and animals of the Piedmont while middle and high school students explore the subjects of ecology, biology, environmental science, and general life sciences.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Capital Area Visitor Information: Find information for scheduling a free comprehensive tour of many of Raleigh's cultural attractions and a description of the sites you can visit, including the State Capitol, the State Legislative Building, the Executive Mansion, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the North Carolina Museum of History, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education: This Center has an extensive list of programs for preschool age students through college with a focus on life science and technology.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Contemporary Art Museum: Once a produce warehouse, this new museum located in downtown Raleigh has exhibits that capture the imagination.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Crowder District Park: A variety of recreational and educational activities are available at this county park in Apex, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Durant Nature Park: Enjoy a visit to this 237-acre City of Raleigh park and discover the flora and fauna of the area.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Falls Lake State Park: A diversity of plants and animals can be found at this state park. Students in grades 2-5 will learn about the balance of nature from Park Ranger led programs.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Harris Energy and Environmental Center: Progress Energy's Harris Nuclear Power Plant offers tours of its resource center to educators, organizations, and the general public.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Haw River Festival Learning Celebration: Don't miss this fun and informative festival celebrating the Haw River, its history, and the creatures that live there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Haywood Hall Museum House and Gardens: Oldest house within Raleigh's original city limits on its original site; built in 1799 by State Treasurer John Haywood.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Oak View County Park: This nineteenth century farmstead has been made into a county park and is devoted to interpreting the area's agricultural and rural heritage for the citizens of Wake County.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Oakwood Cemetery: Many famous North Carolinians are buried in Historic Oakwood Cemetery. This homepage for the cemetery has pictures of the cemetery and information about it.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Yates Mill County Park: The centerpiece of this 574-acre historical and environmental park is Yates Mill - Wake County's last remaining gristmill.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Teaching Farm: The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (IFFS) pioneers innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our community. IFFS Nutrition, Farms and Garden Programs help build community health, wealth, and security by bringing our community together to EAT, GROW, COOK, SHARE, AND MOVE.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

J.C. Raulston Arboretum: The Arboretum plant collection include 5,000 total species or cultivars of annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees from over 50 different countries. Guided tours are available.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Joel Lane Museum House: Dating to the 1760s, the oldest dwelling in Raleigh was the home of Joel Lane, "Father of Wake County". Costumed docents give tours of the restored home and its beautiful period gardens.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Lake Crabtree County Park: This park includes wetland areas, a floodplain forest, and various creeks. Environmental programs for school groups are available.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Marbles Kids Museum: Marbles Kids Museum is a hands-on, interactive destination that inspires children to be creative thinkers, active learners and confident individuals in today's world. With five galleries and two outdoor escapes, there is no shortage of activity for kids birth to 12 and their families.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Mordecai Historic Park: This late eighteenth/early nineteenth century plantation home and historic park is located on the edge of downtown Raleigh, NC.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

National Weather Service - Raleigh: The Raleigh office of the National Weather Service offers tours to middle and high school student groups. The website provides local weather and hurricane data.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Executive Mansion: A history with images of the governor's mansion in Raleigh, North Carolina. Explore the gardens, the library, the ballroom, and more...all online. Read a brief history of NC's current first family.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Museum of Art: Find information about taking your class to visit the museum or arranging a museum professional to visit your school. Explore the amazing collections and take advantage of the online teacher resources and student activities.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Museum of History: Get a sneak preview of the Museum before you visit! You can search for artifacts, preview the exhibitions, and read about important events in North Carolina history. The Museum offers teachers a variety of resources--many are online! Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and more!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Solar Center: Visit the Solar House at the North Carolina Solar Center to see the innovative ways energy can be conserved.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina State Capitol: Discover the truth! Does the Capitol Building in Raleigh really have an escape tunnel? Secret rooms? Find out the answers to these questions and more at your state capital's website!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences: Resources for learning about natural North Carolina including animals, snakes, insects and ecosystems.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina State University Gallery of Art and Design: Guided tours of the NCSU Gallery of Art and Design's collections and exhibitions are available for school groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina State University Insect Museum: Bring insects into your classroom and learn about their life cycles, habitats, behaviors, and more!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University: Visit the Nuclear Engineering Department at NC State University and learn about the field of nuclear engineering and industrial applications.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Page-Walker Arts & History Center: Learn about the heritage of the Town of Cary and see how it has grown from a railroad community to the city of today.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Prairie Ridge Ecostation: A field station dedicated to learning about sustainable living and experiencing the natural world. It includes an outdoor classroom and 38 acres of wetlands, bottomland forest, and a Piedmont prairie restoration; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Raleigh City Museum: The Raleigh City Museum is the "only home for artifacts of the city and its people. It is an educational center using exhibits, lectures and programs to help residents and visitors learn about the diverse aspects of the city's people, places and events."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Raleigh: A Capital City: An itinerary for a tour of the capital of the Old North State. The site provides information and photographs for Raleigh's historic districts, architecture, parks and recreational areas, and more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Science Fun for Everyone: No need to go anywhere, Science Fun for Everyone will come to your classroom with hands-on, science-related experiments that make learning fun!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Science House: Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training, and support projects, the NCSU Science House partners with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in mathematics and science.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

State Climate Office of North Carolina: Students of all ages will enjoy learning about North Carolina's climate, whether on a field trip or in their classroom. Topics include extreme weather records, drought, tornadoes, El Nino and La Nina, hurricanes and North Carolina, and much more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

State Library of North Carolina: Find information about the library and its many services and resources. Conduct genealogical research, investigate higher education institutions, find NC statistics, and more. Contains a digital project featuring African-American schools in the post-Civil War era.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs: Provides information about the natural history of the Hemlocks Bluff Nature Preserve and the plants and animals that live there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Walnut Creek Wetlands Center: Learn about the wetlands that can be found in Raleigh and the plants and animals that live there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

White Deer Park: Visit Garner's White Deer Park and Nature Center and learn about animals and their habitats, ecosystems, the water cycle, and much more!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

William B. Umstead State Park: Land worn out from poor planting practices has become a beautiful park for all to enjoy in the Raleigh area. Students will learn about reforestation, erosion, and environmental stewardship at this state park.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Wake County

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4-H Club boys participating in dairy demonstration: 4-H club boys are seen participating in a dairy demonstration in this black and white photograph. The demonstration was held in a tiled building at North Carolina State University around 1940. Two boys in white shirts and pants with black ties stand on either...; Format: image/photograph

4-H Club family in their garden: In this black and white photograph, three members of the Sauls family, two older girls dressed in skirts and a young boy in overalls, are seen planting a field in Wake County, North Carolina. The boy is shown making holes in the soil with a hoe. One of the...; Format: image/article

4-H Corn Exhibit at the NC State Fair: “4-H Club Trains Farm Youth in the Art of Living” is written on a banner over a 4-H club corn exhibit in this black and white photograph taken at the North Carolina State Fair in 1938. In the forefront of the image, on a table, are wooden trays...; Format: image/photograph

Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.; Format: book (multiple pages)

An approaching storm on Lake Crabtree in Morrisville, NC: A storm approaches Lake Crabtree in Morrisville, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Artwork outside of the North Carolina Museum of Art: This is a sculpture outside of the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Black-and-yellow Argiope at Lake Crabtree in Morrisville, NC: This is a Black-and-yellow Argiope spider at Lake Crabtree in Morrisville, North Carolina. This spider is part of the orb-weaver family, which means that it has a third claw on each foot in order to assist in building webs. Despite its large build and threatening...; Format: image/photograph

Britt family of Wake County sitting in their living room: In this black and white photo, the Britts, a family of five, and a furry white cat are sitting pleasantly in a sunny room filled with plants. “Mother” is writing in a book at a desk located in the corner of the room. She is facing the interior...; Format: image/photograph

Candy apples at the North Carolina State Fair: Format: image/photograph

A capital in the "wilderness": In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.3; In 1792, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to place a permanent state capital in Wake County. Joel Lane sold 1,000 acres of land to the state, and in the years that followed, the city of Raleigh was planned and built.; Format: article

Dairy judging teams at work during the 1932 [4-H] Short Course; the barn stood on the site of the present-day [Reynolds] Coliseum.: In this black and white photograph, several teams are lined up judging cattle. Team members are wearing light-colored summer clothing and appear to have assigned roles. Some are bent over inspecting cattle characteristics. Some are observing. Others are recording...; Format: image/photograph

Dr. Jane S. McKimmon speaking to state council of Negro women, March 31, 1941, Raleigh, N.C.: When this photo was taken, Dr. Jane S. McKimmon speaking to the state council of Negro women in Raleigh, North Carolina. She wears a plain suit and a matching hat. A necklace fancies up her collar line. In one hand she holds a piece of paper. With the other...; Format: image/photograph

Drought and development: In Recent North Carolina, page 4.8; Newspaper article about debates over limits on development in the wake of North Carolina's 2007-08 drought. Includes background about related environmental issues.; Format: article/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by Emily Jack.

Falls Lake in drought: Falls Lake in Wake County shrank during the 2007–08 drought, leaving wide beaches and threatening Raleigh's supply of drinking water.; Format: image/photograph

Falls Lake in Wake County, NC: This is Falls Lake in Wake County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Father and son standing in front of grazing cattle at North Carolina State College: his is a black and white photograph of a father and son standing in front of grazing cattle which are behind a barbed wire fence at the farms of North Carolina State College. The father, wearing a straw hat with a dark band and overalls stands with is left...; Format: image/photograph

Food preservation display: This is a black and white photograph of a food preservation display, possibly at State Fair or Farm and Home Week. An older woman in a plaid dress is looking at jar of canned fruit or vegetables. Behind her is a wall of shelves full of canned jars of food....; Format: image/article

Goat at the North Carolina State Fair: Format: image/photograph

Joel Lane House: Wakefield, the gambrel-roofed home of Colonel Joel Lane, has been restored to its 1790-95 appearance by the Society of Colonial Dames. Colonel Lane became known as the "Father of Raleigh" after he sold 1,000 acres of land to the state in 1792 to establish...; Format: image/photograph

Lunsford Lane buys his freedom: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.11; Excerpt from the autobiography of former slave Lunsford Lane, explaining how he was able to purchase his freedom. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book/primary source

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