Welcome, Teachers!

On this page, you will find a variety of helpful resources that we have compiled to assist you in expanding upon the topics explored in the NC Coastal Explorers educational modules.  One the teacher resource page for each module, you will find a link to a chart listing correlations with the NC state education standards.  There is also a table of suggested lesson plans with classroom and outdoor activities that relate to the topics students will encounter in the NC Coastal Explorers module.  We have provided links to background information on each of the topics covered by the individual Coastal Explorers lessons and information about potential field trip sites within the region.  Finally, there are links to other related K-12 activities on the web.

After you have had a chance to review the website, please complete our Educator Survey.  We want to know whether you found this site useful and if it is something you think that you can use with your students.  Your feedback is very valuable to us and we will use it to make improvements to the site, over time.

Looking for more GIS and remote sensing activities for your class?  At the bottom of the page, we have provided links to other great websites that integrate GIS into K-12 education.

Questions or comments about NC Coastal Explorers?  Please email DCM.

Teacher Resources Pages

Lower Cape Fear River Basin

Other K-12 Mapping Resources on the Web:  

Chagrin Watershed Institute - See an example of how schools can use GIS to study their local watersheds

Earth as Art - View some of the most spectacular images of the Earth's natural features as seen from space

Event-Based Science Remote Sensing Activities - Use remote sensing to learn about natural and man-made disasters: floods, oil spills, fires, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and blights.

GLOBE Program - A world-wide, hands-on primary and secondary school-based education and science program where students learn to take scientifically valid measurements of environmental data and publish that data on the internet.  The collected data is used to make graphs and maps to analyze the datasets.

ISS EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) - NASA program that enables students and teachers to learn about the Earth from space.  Website provides a collection of images and lessons and select middle schools can submit requests for new images based on their classroom investigations.

Journey North - Learn about wildlife migration and seasonal change using GIS.

NASA: For Kids Only - Share with students how NASA scientists study Land, Air, Water, and Natural Hazards.

NASA Landform Quiz - Can you recognize the landforms in these slides?

The Adventures of Echo the Bat - Take a "bat's eye view" of Arizona as you follow Echo on his migration to the winter hibernation grounds.

WETMAAP (Wetland Education Through Maps And Aerial Photography) - Visit wetland sites around the U.S.  This site includes lesson plans for classroom activities involving paper maps and aerial photography.

Questions?  Comments?  Email us.