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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
GIS 101 |
iLab | Use computers and geographic information system (GIS) software to view and edit geo-referenced data sets. | January 9 -May 31, 2013 |
Go Outside to Prairie Ridge |
Discovery Room | Hike through the prairie to a bird blind overlooking a pond and look for animal signs using all your senses and a few tools. | September - October 2012; April - May 2013 |
Gram Staining Bacteria |
iLab | Learn about and then perform Gram staining on a variety of bacterial species. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Green Plants |
Curiosity Classes | Examine the lives of green plants through hands-on activities and role-playing. | 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 |
Investigating an Ecosystem |
Curiosity Classes | Investigate the interdependence of plants and animals in ecosystems. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 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 |
North Carolina Geology |
iLab | Work in teams to examine typical North Carolina rocks and practice classifying them. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
North Carolina Wildlife |
Curiosity Classes | Find out where wildlife lives in your area - from the mountains to the coast, to your own backyard. | October 2, 2012 - 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 |
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 |
Prairie Ridge Ecosystems 1 |
Explore the prairie and the pond, searching for producers, consumers, and decomposers. How do all of these plants and animals depend on each other? | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 | |
Prairie Ridge Ecosystems 2 |
Explore the forest floor or the pond, searching for the producers, consumers, and decomposers. How does energy move through this ecosystem? | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 | |
Reptiles |
Curiosity Classes | Compare turtles, alligators, lizards and snakes to learn about reptiles and how they live. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Rocks Stories |
Discovery Room | Share a journey through time with three rocks: metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Soils & Seeds |
Explore properties of soils, water retention, texture, and color. Test the dispersal properties of carious seeds. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 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 |
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