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Carolina Raptor Center

Find answers to their raptor questions, in-depth information about and photos of over twenty raptor species (the species includes owl, eagles, vultures, and more!), and a huge variety of raptor activities and games such as crossword puzzles, quizzes, and coloring pages. There is also information on visiting the Center.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Rowan County Nature and Learning Center

Birds of prey, mammals, and reptiles can be seen at the Nature Center Complex. For younger children there is a petting zoo.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Jordan Lake Educational State Forest

Students will learn about the ecosystems which make up a forest and the animals that inhabit it.

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

Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education

Students will learn the importance of North Carolina's wildlife resources at this environmental education facility.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Western North Carolina Nature Center

Like a field trip into the western North Carolina outdoors, this site will introduce you to the plants, animals and environs of the Southern Appalachians.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Howell Woods Learning Center

A visit to the learning center teaches students about the importance of protecting the environment for the plants, animals, and us.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Birds by inquiry

Students will make observations of bird pictures to note the similarities and differences in one animal group. They will note especially the beaks, feet, wings and feathers of different types of birds. The life cycle of birds will be explored.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science)

By Anne Allen.

OWLS - Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter

This wildlife shelter rehabilitates injured and orphaned native wild animals. They also educate the public on the importance of wildlife conservation.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

How the world was made

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.3

This Cherokee creation story, written down in the 1800s, describes how the earth was created from soft mud "when all was water."

By James Mooney.

Biomagnification and bald eagles

In this activity, students will study biomagnification by using paper cutouts to represent food containing chemicals eaten by fish. The students will then repeat this activity but as an eagle collecting fish. The amount of chemicals taken in by each eagle will then be compared to amounts taken in by each fish.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

By Elizabeth Caveny, Janet Carson, Heather Subleski, and Jeannie Galluzzo.

Spiders and monarchs and bees, oh my!

Exploring the world of insects and spiders can replace children's fear with fascination.

By Linda Dow.

Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer

Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...

By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Benjamin Wadsworth on the duties of children to their parents

In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.10

Excerpt from a book by an eighteenth-century Puritan minister about expectations for children's behavior and respect for their parents. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Resources on the web

Birds of prey

Student independently research several birds of prey and compare the predator/prey relationship. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science