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Walnut Creek Wetlands Center
Learn about the wetlands that can be found in Raleigh and the plants and animals that live there.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The Science House
Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training, and support projects, the NCSU Science House partners with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in mathematics and science.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
More Than Skin Deep: A Teacher's Guide to Caves
Designed to provide teachers with the resources to educate students about caves, their formation, related life science, and about cave safety.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
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
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.

Resources on the web

The Globe Program
A primary and secondary school-based science and education program that involves students in authentic scientific activities. Students take scientifically valid measurements in the fields of atmosphere, hydrology, soils, and land cover, depending on what they... (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: National Center for Atmospheric Research
The Science House
Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training, and support projects, the NCSU Science House partners with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in... (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: North Carolina State University
More Than Skin Deep: A Teacher's Guide to Caves
Sponsored by the National Park Service this website features information about the Round Springs Caverns in Arkansas. Designed to provide teachers with the resources to educate students about caves, their formation, related life science, and about cave safety. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: National Park Service
The USGS and Science Education
The whole Earth portal from the United States Geological Survey with links to satellite images, diagrams, text, teaching guides, an electronic field trip, and more. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: U.S. Geological Survey