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.

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• Technology and Stress on the Environment Students will build a bubble-powered rocket and “blast it off.” Students will examine the stress to their immediate environment, alternative choices, and the cost of repairing the damage. They will list other types of technology and possible environmental stress.
• Ecosystems Problem Solving Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals to creatively solve problems.
• Discovering how to take care of our natural resources This lesson focuses on our natural resources and the effect our actions have on them. Students explore this concept through discussion, matching, literature, cause and effect, and writing.
• EE-Link- : Environmental Information on the Internet This one-stop-shop has everything an environmental educator needs.
• EPA - EnviroMapper Students create their own maps, down to the square mile, anywhere in America, choosing various features, from water discharges to hazardous waste to roads.
• Environmental Kids Club Uses multimedia games, source books, and many other resources to teach students and teachers about conservation, ecosystems, recycling, air pollution, water pollution, human health, plants, and animals

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Located on the NC State University Centennial Campus, the Center for Wildlife Education teaches visitors about “ecological succession and the role human choices play in shaping nature in the Piedmont. The Center has an auditorium where visitors can view a 20-minute video with a timeline of
changes in the Piedmont, from natural wildlife areas to suburban sprawl. The history, exhibits, video and outside demonstration areas make the Center a great place for family or group field trips.”

The Center is open for group programs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Most programs last 2 hours and are hands-on. Depending on the weather and season, students may explore the wetlands and greenway behind their building to observe local wildlife.

They begin scheduling fall programs (September through December) on July 1 for grades 4 and up, and on September 15 for preschool through grade 3. Since some schools require teachers to schedule all field trips for the school year by the end of September, they allow teachers in public schools to schedule spring dates with us in the fall. Each public and charter school will be allowed a maximum of five slots in the fall (September through December) and five slots in the spring (January through May).

For more information, contact Beth Gunn, Program Coordinator, at (919) 707-0205.

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