LEARN NC

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

CEU courses open for enrollment

Biodiversity in Your Backyard
Designed especially for teachers of elementary-aged students, this course will expand your life science content knowledge with material aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study. You will have two classrooms during this course–-this interactive, online classroom and your own backyard!
Take this course: Begins March 9.

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Bats
The students will learn that bats are nocturnal and use echolocation.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
By Debbie Lanier.
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
Duke University Lemur Center
Includes information about the feeding, reproduction, habitat and behavior of a variety of primates including lemurs, fat-tailed dwarves, and more.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Camp Don Lee
Check out the programs available to classroom students at this beautiful camp located near Arapahoe, North Carolina.
Format: article/field trip opportunity

Resources on the web

Night Creatures of the Kalahari
Sponsored by PBS, this websit explores the hidden world of rare and exotic animals beneath the grassland plains of the Kalahari. Get up close and personal with a cuttlefish, a pit-viper, a tarsier, a flying gecko, fruit bats, and an owl. Learn how their eyes... (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: PBS