North Carolina Geology

North Carolina Geology

• Times Available: Wednesday - Friday, 10:15am, 11:15am
• Date Range: October 2024 - May 2025
• Grade Levels: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
• Class Size: minimum 8, maximum 28 students/per program
• Months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December
• Requirements: Must register for program at least four weeks in advance of your group's visit.
  Minimum age 11 years.
• Fee: $120 per program
• Contact: Missy Chernick at melissa.chernick@naturalsciences.org

Students will work in teams to examine typical North Carolina rocks and practice identifying and classifying them. Teams will then use these specimens to interpret major geologic events that have shaped our state.
Program length is 45 minutes.

This program is held onsite at our Downtown Raleigh location.

Curriculum Correlation(s): ESS.6.2; ESS.EES.2.4; ESS.EES.2.5; ESS.8.1

Scheduling Instructions: Scheduling for this program is now closed for the 2024/2025 school year. Scheduling start dates for the next school year will be posted here over the upcoming summer.

Scholarship Opportunities: Funding may be available to cover all or part of program fees for qualifying schools. Please indicate your interest in the Additional Information section of the Scheduling Request Form.