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
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
Special Teacher-Led Exploration of Collections	Other	Teachers can conduct their own lessons while using the Naturalist Center’s collections and equipment.	Year round
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

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