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MarineQuest: Ocean education and marine environmental education programs providing "hands-on, feet-wet, high-tech" experiences for K-12 students.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center: This sea turtle sanctuary is committed to the care and release of sick and injured sea turtles.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Aquariums: Visit one of the three North Carolina Aquariums and learn about the "diverse natural and cultural resources associated with North Carolina's ocean, estuaries, rivers, streams, and other aquatic environments."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

National Estuarine Research Reserve Systems - The Rachel Carson Component: Located in one of North Carolina's fastest growing areas, the Rachel Carson site is a center of marine research and education. The reserve is a diverse and productive estuarine system for birds, mammals, and fish.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Sea plants and animals by shore of Lanka (Thai Ramayana mural): This detail image from a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple depicts the marine plant and animal life in the sea around Ravana's island of Lanka. Visible here on rocks exposed by the tides are realistic and recognizable images of coral, conical shells, a sea...; Format: image/photograph

Carolina Ocean Studies: A visit to the beautiful barrier islands and ocean reefs of North Carolina will help students understand the importance of our coastal environment and the habitat of the creatures that live there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Natural Science Center of Greensboro: Features hands-on exhibits, a zoo, and a planetarium as well as a dinosaur exhibit and a Gem and Mineral Gallery.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

South America: From the ancient civilizations to the Spanish Conquistadors to the present day, the countries of South America have a rich history. These are a sampling of the resources that can be found on LEARN NC to use in teaching students about the people, cultures, and geography of this continent.; Format: bibliography/help

Eastern 4-H Environmental Education Center: Located a few miles outside Columbia, North Carolina, the center provides programming dealing with ecology, ecosystems, and animals and their habitats to area school groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Operation beach teach: This lesson is the introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. (See attachment: Pre-Activity). The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning experiences across the curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies); By Melissa Tukey.

Onslow County Museum: Learn about the history of Onlsow County and "retrace the area's progression from 65 million years ago to the present."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Conjunction of the Cape Fear River and the Northeast Cape Fear River: In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 4; The town of Wilmington is located at the junction of the Northeast Cape Fear and Cape Fear rivers. In this photo the Cape Fear River is entering from the bottom. The water in the Cape Fear River is just turning salty as it reaches Wilmington, the zero salinity...; By Steve Keith.

Hurricane Floyd effects on coastal ecology: This satellite image, from Landsat 7, shows the sediment washed into the ocean from Hurricane Floyd's rains. A NASA oceanographer, using spaceborne technologies to study the effects of Hurricane...; Format: image/photograph

Hammocks Beach State Park: A visit to Hammocks Beach State Parks allows students to explore several different ecosystems - estuaries, maritime forest, and desert.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium: The museum's exhibits include extensive collections of seashells, saltwater fish, birds, wetland animals, sea animals, live snakes, animal skins, Native American artifacts, and Civil War relics.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Packaging resources: In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 2.3; LEARN NC is especially interested in publishing "packages" of resources that integrate instructional plans, best practices, and/or materials for student learning, including primary sources and multimedia. Teachers will be more likely to use and adapt upon...; Format: /help

Graveyard of the Atlantic: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.6; The waters off North Carolina's coast have been called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the great number of ships that have wrecked there -- thousands since the sixteenth century. Geography, climate, and human activity have all played roles in making this region unusually treacherous to shipping.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Stone stele at Prambanan shows fish removing stones from Rama's bridge to Lanka: A stone stele from the Ramayana wall carvings at Prambanan Temple shows fish and other sea creatures removing stones from Rama's bridge to Lanka. Large fish and serpents, all carved with large overlapping heads facing to the left, are depicted carrying the...; Format: image/photograph

Naval stores: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.3; Introduction From early Colonial times until the Civil War, the naval industry was important to North Carolina. The term naval stores describes all products of the gum of the pine tree. The name itself explains its use in the shipbuilding industry....; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

The mystery of the first Americans: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.2; In the second half of the twentieth century, archaeologists agreed that those “first Americans” migrated from Asia across Beringia and into North America between fourteen and twenty thousand years ago. Recently, though, new evidence has come to light that has led some archaeologists to doubt that theory and to suggest new possibilities.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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