North Carolina Geology

North Carolina Geology

• Times Available: Wednesday - Friday, 10:15am, 11:15am
• Date Range: October 2023 - May 2024
• 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): 6.E.2, 8.E.2, EEn.2.1

Scheduling Instructions: Scheduling for the upcoming school year will begin on Tuesday, August 15th for programs in October-January, and Tuesday, August 29th for programs in February-May. To begin the scheduling process, please fill out the Onsite Group Program Scheduling Request Form.

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.