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- Making connections for environmental education
- How can you get students fired up about environmental education? Get them outside and get them involved in local issues through activism, service learning, and teaching others.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Carolyn Moser.
- Courses and causes
- You don't need special skills, great physical abilities, or a lot of money to participate in environmental workshops — just the interest. Learning opportunities like those discussed in this article can invigorate your teaching, inspire your students, and get you involved in causes outside your school.
- Format: article
- By Linda Dow.
- Artifact ethics
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.5
- In their study of archaeological issues students will use ethical dilemmas to examine their own values and beliefs about archaeological site protection. They will also evaluate possible actions they might take regarding site and artifact protection.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Social Studies)
- Bronze plaque honoring Elisha Mitchell
- Plaque honoring Elisha Mitchell, for whom Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina is named. Elisha Mitchell measured the height of the mountain — the highest point east of the Mississippi River — in 1835. A 12-foot tall bronze monument was placed on the...
- Format: image/photograph
- Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
- Located in the northeast corner of the Piedmont region, the Kerr Lake State Recreation Area covers both Virginia and North Carolina. Park Rangers give educational programs to school groups.
- 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
- Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
- Extending for 600 yards, this spectacular series of cliffs rises 90 feet above the Neuse River. Students will learn how these cliffs were formed and about the wildlife that live here when they visit Cliffs of the Neuse State Park.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Pilot Mountain State Park
- Pilot Mountain was dedicated as a National Natural Landmark in 1976 and is the centerpiece of Pilot Mountain State Park. Ranger lead programs which teach students about the geologic processes that created this quartzite monadnock.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Morrow Mountain State Park
- Students will learn about the geological processes which formed the Uwharrie Mountains when they visit Morrow Mountain State Park.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Hanging Rock State Park
- Students will learn about the Sauratown Mountains and the Saura Indians for which the mountains were named at Hanging Rock State Park. Ranger led programs are available for class field trips which correlate to the North Carolina curriculum for 5th through 8th grades.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Gorges State Park
- A new state park, Gorges State Park is in the interim stages of development. Although the facilities are limited, Park Rangers offer programs by request.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Chimney Rock State Park
- Explore the wonders of nature up close and personal at Chimney Rock Park. From nature talks and special programs to hiking trails, there is much to do and see.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Lumber River State Park
- A rich diversity of plants and animals can be found along the Lumber River. Park rangers are available to provide programs for school groups.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Hammocks Beach State Park
- A visit to Hammocks Beach State Parks allows students to explore several different ecosystems - estuaries, maritime forest, and desert.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- The Fort Fisher program introduces students to the habitat and life history of "colonial-nesting coastal birds." The program also focuses on endangered, threatened and special-concern bird species.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Carolina Beach State Park
- Developed in the late 1960s, this state park preserves the unique environment along the Intracoastal Waterway. The Venus Flytrap and other plant life, the dunes, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals are all protected in this special place.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve
- Called the "pine barrens" by the settlers to the Sandhills, the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve protects a remnant of the plant and animal communities of long ago.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Lake Waccamaw State Park
- Students will learn about the Carolina Bays, "one of the greatest geological mysteries of the eastern United States" when they visit Lake Waccamaw State Park.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Singletary Lake State Park
- The Singletary Lake program introduces students to the unique geology of Carolina bays.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium
- The museum's exhibits include extensive collections of seashells, saltwater fish, birds, wetland animals, sea animals, live snakes, animal skins, Native American artifacts, and Civil War relics.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
