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- Pack of wolves
- Format: image/photograph
- Vegetation as a protective barrier
- In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 13
- Vegetation on the dunes at Coquina Beach plays a crucial role in their ability to protect the island from storm overwash. Close inspection of the partially eroded primary dune offers a unique view of the anastomosing pattern of rhizomes that help to stabilize...
- By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.
- Animal Adaptations
- Beaks to pry open food, spots to blend in with their habitat, and feathers that shed water are some examples of animal adaptations. We have compiled this sample of instructional resources on animal adaptations that can be found on LEARN NC
- Format: bibliography/help
- KidSenses Children's InterACTIVE Museum
- The interactive exhibits at this children’s museum spark the imagination and kids have fun as they play and learn.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Cows in a pasture
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- Polar bears and their adaptations
- In this introductory activity, students will be introduced to the concept of adaptation by exploring how a polar bear's body adapts to survive in the harsh environment in which it lives.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Heather Spradling.
- Animal adaptation
- This lesson focuses on the adaptations, body structures, and behavior of animals. The students will explore animal growth and adaptations of animals. This lesson is designed to be taught during the reading of Stone Fox.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)
- By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.
- The bear who wouldn't sleep
- Intermediate-level ESL students will apply facts from a content-based reading passage to create a short story about a bear who doesn't hibernate with his family.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
- By Donna Kauffman.
- Ocean and You Marine Science Education
- Bring the ocean to your classroom and explore marine and environmental education with this innovative program created by an oceanographer and two science educators.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Alternatives to the animal report
- In Rethinking Reports, page 2.1
- Year after year, students are assigned an animal report, a factual report on a species of their choice. My son chose the Harpy Eagle for his third-grade animal report — and proceeded to re-submit that report with only slight modifications for years thereafter!...
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Adaptation to frequent fires
- In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 4
- In addition to fire-resistant bark, longleaf pines have a number of other adaptations to their frequent-fire habitat other than their fire resistant bark. For example, their seedlings have a growth cycle that helps them escape fires. After seeds are shed from...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- 17-year cicada
- Close-up of a 17-year cicada in North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Merchants Millpond State Park
- The 760-acre millpond is more than 190 years old and has developed into complex, mature ecosystems. Students will learn about the diverse habitats and wildlife that live here when they visit the park.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Kangaroo and Joey
- A joey or baby kangaroo peaks its head out of its mother's pouch in this photograph taken in Canberra, Australia. A marsupial, the kangaroo is the national symbol of Australia.
- Format: image/photograph
- Animal movements
- Students will move like the animal they hear described in the music.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Dance Arts Education and Music Education)
- By Jo James.
- 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
- Leading goats to market
- In Taatopaani, Nepal, sheep and mountain goats are led down the mountain to market. A man stands aside as a soldier with a rifle strapped on his forehead walks by. Dasain festival is in October, and these animals are bound for cities and towns for the festival....
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- Going batty: Part II
- Students will apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
- By DPI Integration Strategies.
- A river otter at Grandfather Mountain
- This is a river otter at Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina. The mountain provides a habitat and sanctuary for many forms of wildlife, including black bears, otters, cougars, bald and golden eagles, and white-tailed deer.
- Format: image/photograph
- Stuffed animals at the Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
- These are stuffed animals at the Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
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