Education
Programs
You may search for student programs below.
- For programs that come to you, see the Outreach section.
- To find programs open to the general public, search our Programs & Events.
| Title |
Program Type |
Description | Dates Available |
|---|---|---|---|
Bringing the Outdoors In: Why and How? |
Living Conservatory | Explore the connections - shared species, products, and the global environment - that North Carolina has to the New World tropics. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Biodiversity of the New World Tropics |
Living Conservatory | Observe live plants and animals characteristic of a Central American dry tropical forest . | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Tropical Bugs and their North Carolina Cousins |
Living Conservatory | Learn about the unique natural histories and unusual adaptations of several tropical arthropods and their North Carolina counterparts. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Making a Global Connection |
Living Conservatory | Discuss human population growth and its impact on environmental quality and Earth's natural resources. Participate in a hands-on activity followed by a visit to the Living Conservatory, which models a dry tropical forest, a rapidly disappearing ecosystem | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Exploring the World Marketplace |
Living Conservatory | Experience what can happen when forest resources are unevenly distributed around the world and explore some tradeoffs of resource use. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Special Teacher-Led Exploration of Collections |
Other | Teachers can conduct their own lessons while using the Naturalist Center’s collections and equipment. | Year round |
The Key to Animal Classification |
iLab | Explore relationships among groups of animals using identifiable differences in body parts to organize taxonomic groups. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Adaptations in Birds and Mammals |
iLab | Using specimens from bird and mammal collections, students analyze the similarities and differences in anatomy, form and function between these animal groups. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Fossils: Window into the Past |
iLab | Give your students a unique opportunity to study fossil specimens from North Carolina and elsewhere. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
North Carolina Geology |
iLab | Work in teams to examine typical North Carolina rocks and practice classifying them. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Investigate Lab Experience |
iLab | Spend the morning exploring either our Micro World our Natural World, or our Visual World Investigate Lab’s offerings of hands-on science activities. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Plant Genetics: Walking with Mendel |
iLab | This introduction to the principles of Mendelian genetics includes topics such as dominant and recessive traits, expected vs. actual ratios of inheritance, and Parent vs. F1 and F2 generation characteristics. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Unicellular Life |
iLab | Use compound microscopes to discover the structures that allow single-celled organisms to carry out the basic functions of life. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Cell Cycle |
iLab | Prepare and stain plant root tips for examining cells in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Gram Staining Bacteria |
iLab | Learn about and then perform Gram staining on a variety of bacterial species. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
GIS 101 |
iLab | Use computers and geographic information system (GIS) software to view and edit geo-referenced data sets. | January 9 -May 31, 2013 |
Photosynthesis Lab |
iLab | In this class students will design and conduct experiments which test a plant’s ability to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Transpiration Lab |
iLab | In this hands-on lab students will design and conduct experiments as they study how transpiration works, how it can be disrupted, and the implications for plant health when it is. | October 2 - 31, 2012, March 1 - May 31, 2013 |
DNA Electrophoresis Lab |
iLab | In this lab students will learn how to obtain a DNA “fingerprint.” They will perform gel electrophoresis, stain a completed gel, and deduce from the results who the “guilty party” is from a series of suspects. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Animal Tracks and Signs |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Examine evidence of feeding activity, tracks and scat as you learn to identify animals by their signs. | year-round |
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