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Tanglewood Park Nature Education Center

In spring and fall, Tanglewood Park offers quality nature education programs which are correlated with the N.C. Standard Course of Study for Science or Social Studies.

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  • NatureWorks Learn about animal adaptations, habitats and interdependence or go straight to the facts about North American animals and birds.
  • Kids' Planet An introduction to endangered species and environmental conservation.
  • Lesson plan: Ecosystem problem solving Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals to creatively solve problems.
  • Lesson plan: Elementary ecosystems Students are introduced to the basics of species interdependency within an ecosystem. They perform a simple simulation to see how one species can affect many others.

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  • Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest: North Carolina's system of Educational State Forests has been developed to "teach children and adults about the complex, interdependent ecosystems which make up a forest and which can be managed for a multitude of uses."
  • Jockey's Ridge State Park: Experience a world of the shifting sands and a barren, desert environment as well as an estuarine environment of the tidal waters of the Roanoke Sound at Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head, North Carolina.
  • The Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center at River Park North: This park with its new nature center is a fun place for students to go and learn about the indigenous species of eastern North Carolina.

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This Forsyth County park offers staff-guided programs on insects, trees, wildflowers, birds, reptiles, ecosystems, and Native Americans. "Discovery Programs" allow groups to conduct their own studies using resources supplied by the park. Tanglewood Park is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to sunset. Nature programs for school groups operate during the spring and fall seasons and should be scheduled through the Nature Education Department. For more information on the programs offered call: 336-778-6334.

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