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- Water Conservation/Public Education Programs
- A wonderful service provided by the city of Durham Water Management Department to inform the community and K-12 students about the importance of conservation of our most important natural resource - water.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Coquina Beach
- In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 12
- Storm overwash is one of the more prevalent processes with which humans must cope on the Outer Banks. During storms, large volumes of sand are eroded from the seaward side of the islands and redeposited in large overwash fans, which extend landward across...
- By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.
- Energy: Concepts and careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.9
- In this lesson for grade 6, students will analyze the law of conservation of energy and will apply energy concepts to skateboarding. Students will also explore careers related to energy.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Long Branch Environmental Education Center
- This educational center teaches students the importance of recycling, resource conservation, ecological issues, and more.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Inquiry: You are an earthworm
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.5
- This lesson for grade 6 will help students understand the cycling of matter. Students assume they are earthworms and learn by asking questions about their life processes. The lesson also introduces career possibilities in the soil science field.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
- In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 19
- No structure better symbolizes the human struggle to cope with natural processes of the Outer Banks than the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The first Cape Hatteras lighthouse was built in 1802, more than 3,000 feet from the coeval shoreline. The base of that first...
- By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.
- The three “R's” of conservation
- The conservation of our resources is in the hands of every individual. Students need to learn the effect of recycling, reusing, and reducing has on our environment and what they can do.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.
- Jellybean equations
- Students will build chemical compounds using jelly beans and toothpicks to visually balance chemical equations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Nancy H. Sanders.
- Edenton National Fish Hatchery
- Take a tour of the hatchery and find out how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is helping to stock the lakes and rivers of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with fish.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The North Carolina Botanical Garden
- Learn about plant diversity and the importance of conservation and visit different garden exhibits.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Nags Head Woods
- Visit this complex maritime forest ecosystem tucked away on the Outer Banks in Nags Head, North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The drought causes conservation
- The students will use their knowledge of the importance of water to learn about the hydrosphere. The drought being experienced will be explored through graphs and a personal plan for water conservation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Linda Cummer.
- “Sacred sword”
- In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 17
- The building complex functioned as temple, monastery, and university. The original carved images in the complex were both Hindu and Buddhist although most of the Buddhas were effaced by subsequent Hindu rulers, probably including the Hindu Jayavarman VIII....
- By Lorraine Aragon.
- Soil and Composting
- Soil is an important natural resource. These resources explain the types of soils, its importance to the growth of plants, and how we can create rich soil from leaves, grass clippings, and vegetable scraps.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks
- This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” examines how coastal process continuously alter the structure of the Outer Banks, and how humans have adapted to and resisted these changes.
- Format: slideshow (multiple pages)
- The Cradle of Forestry in America - The Birthplace of Forest Conservation in America
- The rich history of the Biltmore Forest School combined with the diverse Pisgah National Forest offers students a unique educational experience at the Cradle of Forestry.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
- An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- A historical building at the Cradle of Forestry
- This is a historical building at the Cradle of Forestry in Translyvania County, North Carolina. The Cradle of Forestry is the site of the first forestry school in America. When George Vanderbilt's head groundskeeper informed him that it would be wise to have...
- Format: image/photograph
- Blue Planet Water Environmental Center
- A hands-on environmental education center which focuses on water and waste water treatment.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Problem-solving careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students analyze information about various careers to determine how people in those occupations use problem-solving skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
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