For Kids of All Ages
New for 2023! Update North Carolina Wild Places: A Closer Look
Wildlife Identification Resources
Picture Guide to Common Salamanders Western North Carolina Dichotomous Key for Lungless Salamander Identification Common Macroinvertebrates of the Southern Appalachian Streams N.C. Salamander Biofact Cards N.C. Salamander Species Poster
Grades: K-2
Life Cycles
Wet & Wild Life Cycles Lesson plan; freshwater mussels, striped bass, dragonflies
Aquatic Life Cycles Powerpoint - Resource for 'Wet & Wild Life Cycles' lesson plan
Mussel Videos Excellent short videos to go with 'Wet & Wild Life Cycles'; click link and scroll to 'Mussel Videos' category; video categories are listed alphabetically
Grades: 4-8
Eastern Box Turtle: North Carolina's State Reptile - Math/Science Grades: 5-8
Carapace Capers: Collecting & Analyzing Turtle Shell Data Lesson/activity plan (Math/Science)
Box Turtle Carapace Photos To be used with Carapace Capers lesson/activity
Gems of the Forest Video (Coming Soon) Background for Carapace Capers lesson/activity
How to Measure Turtle Shells Video; reference for Carapace Capers lesson/activity
Grades: Middle/High School
Wildlife Populations Resources in this section are best suited for: Biology, FFA - Natural Resources curriculum, AP Environmental Science and Math.
Deer
It's 9p....Where are your Wild Animals? Deer Population Estimation lesson/activity
Smile - You're on Camera PowerPoint for Deer Population Estimation lesson - It's 9p...Where are your Wild Animals? Wild Turkey Let's Talk Turkey - Eastern Wild Turkey Populations/Management Lesson/Activity (Teacher copy)
Let's Talk Turkey - Scenarios Activity Student copy
Let's Talk Turkey - Predator Reading Student copy
Let's Talk Turkey - Habitat/Habits/Population Reading Student copy
Let's Talk Turkey - Forest Habitat and Food Type Reading Student copy
Turkey 101 (5:35 min) Short video on the biology and management of Eastern Wild Turkeys in NC March 2019