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Birds spotted on a Port Discover adventure

A group of birds poses on a dock for a group of children on a Port Discover bird-watching adventure. Port Discover is a hands-on science and health center for northeastern North Carolina, geared towards students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Volunteers...

Format: image/photograph

Bird watching made elementary

Observing and identifying birds can be a gateway to a variety of learning experiences. This primer will get you started birding.

By Linda Dow.

Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE)

Learn about nature, hike the trails, and do some bird watching on this 390 acre property located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Colonial restrictions on pottery

In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 8

European colonists recognized clay as an important resource in developing their agricultural economy. Surprisingly, the king's governors restricted the manufacture of pottery because the British economic model for the empire (called mercantilism)...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

YMCA Camp Hanes

Offers hands-on classes in environmental education which "encourages cooperation, teamwork, and understanding of ones own abilities and potential."

Format: article/field trip opportunity

When you don't have all the answers

Linda Dow suggests freeing yourself from the necessity to be the eternal expert and descibes techniques for sharing the responsibility for learning and teaching alongside your students.

By Linda Dow.

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.

Elizabeth, A Colored Minister of the Gospel, Born in Slavery

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.9

In this excerpt from her 1863 memoir, Elizabeth (her last name, if she had one, is unknown), a former slave, tells of her conversion to Christianity and her work as a minister. She faced opposition to her ministry both because she was African American and because she was a woman. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

All about life

A primary curriculum based around life and environmental science draws on children's natural curiosity to teach reading, math, and more.

By Myra Erexson.

More than just a rainy day: The water cycle

Students will identify water sources in the school environment in order to understand the origins of our water and to gain perspective about the students' place in the water cycle. Students will learn about the water cycle using a variety of resources and discover connections between the water cycle and the water that they use every day.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Science)

By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.

Resources on the web

eBird

Students can keep track of the birds they see and keep a log of this information for their class on this wonderful website. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

All About Birds

Multimedia field guide that includes images, migratory range maps, audio recordings of bird song and extensive information about each species including description, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Cornell University

White House Historical Association

This website interprets White House history and the persons and events associated with it. Treasures, art, objects, a timeline, historic photos, photos of presidents, videos and photos of presidential funerals, information on and photos of the White House... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: White House Historical Associaton

America's Byways: National Scenic Byways Online

Online travelers and adventures planning a road trip can browse America's byways by state or look them up by name. Many of these featured scenic roads include historical information and photographic slideshows. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: US Department of Transportation