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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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Carnivore Preservation Trust
Features videos, photos, and general information about the endangered carnivores living on this preserve.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Constructing a food web
Students will construct food chains and food webs in order to recognize the relationships between organisms.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Lynn Pearson.
Classroom food web
This lesson is to demonstrate which organisms feed on one another and how food webs are created.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
By Kurt Oswald.
A tiger yawning at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Chatham County
A tiger yawning at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Chatham County
A tiger yawns at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The Trust protects and houses 16 different species of endangered carnivores.
Format: image/photograph
Nature's checks and balances
This unit introduces students to several essential understandings. They will learn that plants and animals depend on one another for survival and organisms interact within nature to create a balance. They will also learn that humans can influence and manipulate nature.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Science)
By Nicolette Heise.
Meeting North Carolina's mammals
Coyotes, deer, rabbits, and raccoons range nearly everywhere in North Carolina. By looking for signs and tracks around your school campus, students can learn all about them.
By Linda Dow.