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Sources for Lesson Plans
Would you like to expand upon NC Coastal Explorers to build a more
complete curriculum for your class? There are numerous sources
for classroom and outdoor activities relevant to the Lower Cape Fear
River Basin Module. Some of these lesson plans are freely
available online and others require teachers to attend a training
workshop. Relevant lesson plans from all sources have
been listed below under the corresponding lesson from the Lower
Cape Fear River Basin module. Links are provided for those
lesson plans that are available online.
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Workshop-based Curriculums:
Free Online Resources:
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SEAs K-12 Lesson Plans -
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DiscoverySchool.com - A wide variety of free lesson plans
provided by the Discovery Channel
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The Water
Sourcebook - A curriculum guide by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Water that contains a lot of
lessons related to watersheds and coastal ecosystems.
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Center for
Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) -
This site allows you to collaborate on science projects with
other classrooms around the world.
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North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Program (NC
NERR) - Activities to perform with your class before and
after a filed trip visit to one of the NC National Estuarine
Research Reserves (such as Bald Head Woods and Zeke's Island in
the Lower Cape Fear River Basin).
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Striper Tracker - Activities related to tracking fish
migration and locating essential fish habitat in estuaries.
Developed by the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research
Reserve (NERR) and Rudgers University Marine Field Station.
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Respect the Beach - A coastal education program developed by
the Surfrider Foundation with intensive curriculums related to
coastal watersheds and beaches.
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Coastal Connections - A coastal education curriculum
developed by the NC Coastal Federation. These lessons
incorporate the NC Department of Public Instruction Standard
Course of Study Objectives for Middle School Education.
River Basin Lesson
Carolina Bays Lesson
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People of the Bog |
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Thirsty Plants |
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Wetland Soils in Living Color |
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Wetland Wheel |
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Tracking Plants and Keeping Track |
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Do You Dig Wetland Soil? |
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How Thirsty Is the Ground? |
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A Rottin' Experiment |
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Helping Wetland Habitats |
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What Grows There? |
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Are We Legal? |
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Find Living Benchmarks |
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Balancing Water Budgets |
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Faithful Flora |
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Floral Friends |
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Soggy Soils |
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Marvelous Hydrology |
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Data Sandwiches |
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Herp Search |
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Wonderful, Waterful Wetlands |
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Home, Wet Home |
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Transpiration in Plants |
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Wetlands, USA - More Than Swamps! |
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Best Management Practices for Forestry |
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Swamp Forest Lesson
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Capture, Store, and Release |
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Introducing Wetlands |
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Wetland Habitats |
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Wetland Weirdos |
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Wet 'n' Wild |
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Treatment Plants |
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Wetland Wheel |
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Tracking Plants and Keeping Track |
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Run for the Border |
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Soak It Up! |
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Wetland in a Pan |
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Water Purifiers |
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Nature's Filter |
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Helping Wetland Habitats |
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What Grows There? |
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Making Choices, Setting Goals |
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Are We Legal? |
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Find Living Benchmarks |
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Catch a Flowing Stream |
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Balancing Water Budgets |
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Faithful Flora |
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Floral Friends |
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Healthy Water |
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Marvelous Hydrology |
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Data Sandwiches |
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Wetland Soup |
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Wonderful, Waterful Wetlands |
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Home, Wet Home |
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To Whom it May Concern |
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Wetlands, USA - More Than Swamps! |
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Estuary Lesson
Bald Head Island Lesson
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