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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.

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Allison Woods
Offers outdoor classroom educational opportunities at Allison Woods or in your classroom for students age 6 and up.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center
This 4-H Educational Center provides year-round programming, including team-building and environmental education to students in 2nd through 6th grades.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve
Discover local biodiversity and natural heritage through hands-on experiences in the natural world.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
McDowell Nature Center and Nature Preserve
Discover local biodiversity and natural heritage through hands-on experiences in the natural world.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Biodiversity in Your Backyard: Online course syllabus
Syllabus for the course Biodiversity in Your Backyard designed to help teachers of elementary-aged students to explore the topic of biodiversity and expand their knowledge of life science.
Plant and animal species in Nags Head Woods
In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 3
A short walk along the trails of the Nature Conservancy gives a spectacular glimpse of the great diversity of this barrier island maritime forest. Nags Head Woods is home to more than 300 species of plants, including eleven species of oak, ten ferns, three...
By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.
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
Teach an online course in your school
This document explains how to teach an online course on LEARN NC's Moodle server.
Format: article/help
Deer in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Deer in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Seven deer graze in a valley in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Pickings are slim, though, as grass grows only in sparse tufts across the arid, sandy floor of the gully.
Format: image/photograph
A portrait of a grasshopper at Oak Island, NC
A portrait of a grasshopper at Oak Island, NC
A grasshopper poses for a portrait on Oak Island, North Carolina.
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A duck flying across a pond in McDowell County
A duck flying across a pond in McDowell County
This is a white duck flying across a pond in McDowell County. McDowell County is located in the Appalachian Mountains, which are host to wide variety of wildlife.
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Durant Nature Park
Enjoy a visit to this 237-acre City of Raleigh park and discover the flora and fauna of the area.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The mountains of Nepal: Scientific investigations
This lesson for grade five introduces students to the mountain ecosystems of Nepal. Activities include a brainstorming activity, in which students think about ecosystems and biodiversity; a research activity, in which students use a variety of sources to gather information about the mountain ecosystems of Nepal; and a journal activity, in which students create journal entries based on the information gathered in their research.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills and Science)
By Robin Bartoletti.
Lake Higgins Environmental Education Center
See a fish hatchery, take a guided nature walk, and see models of fish and animals found in the area, all at Lake Higgins and the Lake Higgins Environmental Education Center.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, NC
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, NC
This is a giant fish tank at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, North Carolina. There are aquariums at Fort Fisher, Pine Knoll Shores, and Roanoke Island.
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View from Nantahala National Forest
View from Nantahala National Forest
This is the view from Nantahala National Forest. The forest spans from Waynesville, North Carolina, to Murphy, North Carolina and was established in 1920. The forest protects a variety of trees, woodland plants, and animals, some of which are endangered. The...
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Highlands Biological Station and Nature Center
A year-round biological field station located on a high plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains of southwestern North Carolina providing learning opportunities for teachers and students.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Lake Crabtree County Park
This park includes wetland areas, a floodplain forest, and various creeks. Environmental programs for school groups are available.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
A flock of snow geese in Currituck County, NC
A flock of snow geese in Currituck County, NC
A flock of snow geese takes off in a sweeping formation in Currituck County, North Carolina.
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Great Blue Heron at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Reserve
Great Blue Heron at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Reserve
A Great Blue Heron feeds at the water's edge at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Reserve.
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