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Biodiversity in Your Backyard: Designed especially for teachers of elementary-aged students, this course will expand your life science content knowledge with material aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study. You will have two classrooms during this course–-this interactive, online classroom and your own backyard!; Take this course: Begins March 9.

Zero salinity area of the North East Cape Fear River: Aerial view of the zero salinity area of the North East Cape Fear River.; Format: image/photograph

Aerial view of Mekong River joining Tonle Sap Lake near Siem Reap: This view photographed from an airplane shows where the Mekong River joins Tonlé Sap Lake near Siem Reap in Cambodia. The waterways of the Mekong are the region's primary conduit for local trade and transportation. The Mekong River flows approximately 2,800...; Format: image/photograph

An aerial view of Southern Pines, North Carolina: This is an aerial view of Southern Pines, North Carolina. Southern Pines and Pinehurst are renowned for their golf courses and resorts, which have been host to both the Men's and Women's U.S. Opens in the past.; Format: image/photograph

An aerial view between Bombay, India, and Jodhpur, India: This is an aerial view of the land between Bombay, India, and Jodhpur, India. Far below, a blue lake is surrounded by a jagged, curved cusp of mountains. Around the mountains, green farms, fields, and forests make an intricate patchwork pattern.; Format: image/photograph

Aerial view of a crowded avenue in Jaipur, India: This is an aerial view of a crowded avenue. It was taken at an angle to the street from a high building, most likely the Red Fort. The street is flanked by rows of high buildings. It is as wide as a four-lane highway, but doesn't have delineated lanes. Cars,...; Format: image/photograph

Bicycle pulling a cartload of jackfruit in Madurai, India: This is an aerial view of a bicycle pulling a cartload of jackfruit in Madurai, India. The jackfruit are huge and yellow-green, bigger even than watermelons. A man dressed in white with a turban on pulls the bicycle and cart while on foot. Behind him, there...; Format: image/photograph

Cave 15 in Ellora, India: This is an aerial view of Cave 15 at Ellora, India. In the middle, there is a small temple building carved from rock, and on three sides, the rock cliffs from which the building was carved as well as part of another building, which has deteriorated greatly....; Format: image/article

October 18 - October 22, 1753: In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 4; Oct. 18. We rose at three; Br. Nathanael held morning prayer. Br. Gottlob reminded us that this was the birthday of our beloved Johannes. The Brn. Gottlob, Haberland and J. Lösch went ahead to Friedrichtown to order...; Format: diary/primary source

Shenandoah River: An aerial view of the Shenandoah River in Virginia. The bend in the river is known as a meander or an oxbow, a natural feature that develops as the river erodes sediment from the bank and deposits it elsewhere along the river's course.; Format: image/photograph

Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park: Millions of years of erosion have created this landscape in the southeast corner of Utah. This photograph shows a green flat plain with deep canyons carved into it. This aerial view captures a dirt road running near a canyon in the foreground. Canyons and...; Format: image/photograph

Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, North Carolina: This is an aerial view of Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Visible in the distance is Lake Lure.; Format: image/photograph

Vietnam waterways: Ecology and conservation: In this interdisciplinary lesson for grades 6-8, students will examine the relationship between the physical environment and cultural characteristics of the Mekong River valley in Vietnam. Students will evaluate the current conditions of the Mekong River and suggest long-range solutions for improving, restoring, or preserving the quality of the river.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Marshes near Bald Head Island, North Carolina: This is an aerial view of the marshy area near Bald Head Island, North Carolina.; Format: image

An aerial view of Lake James: This is an aerial view of Lake James in Burke County, North Carolina. Lake James State Park is located on the lake's southern shore. Much of the movie "The Last of the Mohicans" was filmed on Lake James.; Format: image/photograph

Aerial view of Nevada and Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park, CA: Nevada and Vernal Falls seen aerially in Yosemite National Park, California. Nevada Falls (594 feet) appears at the top of the photo, and Vernal Falls (317 feet) appears at the bottom. Trails go to both waterfalls, but the one to Nevada Falls is more strenuous...; Format: image/photograph

Nagasaki: Before and after the bomb: These two images show an aerial view of the city of Nagasaki, Japan before and after the atomic bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945. The top image shows city buildings and the second image shows the same area but the buildings have been obliterated.; Format: image/photograph

Aerial view of Hiroshima after atomic bomb blast: Format: image/photograph

Midway Atoll: This black and white aerial view of Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean shows the runways of the airfield located on the island in the foreground. A reef surrounds the islands.; Format: image/photograph