DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS:

Groups of 10 or more can interact with a wildlife specialist through videoconferencing technology at your closest NCIH/NCVIP videoconferencing site. Each course covers goals and objectives from the N.C. Standard Course of Study and includes hands-on activities using materials shipped to your site.

Grades K-3

• AWESOME OPOSSUMS: Learn more about the unique adaptations of North America’s only marsupial.
• DON’T EAT ME: Explore some of the ways that animals protect themselves from other creatures.
• SLITHERING SNAKES: Study the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes of North Carolina.
• WHAT’S WILD?: Determine the characteristics of wild animals, domesticated animals and a few special cases.
  

Grades 4-6

• AMPHIBIAN LIFE STRATEGIES: Dive in and find out more about amphibian growth and development.
• BEAR NECESSITIES: Use the same tools as N.C. Wildlife Resources biologists to learn more about bears.
• RAPTORS: Investigate the physiology, flight, and history of North Carolina raptors.
• WILDLIFE HABITATS: Uncover the components of habitat, some of the habitats found in North Carolina, and the effects of habitat loss on wildlife.

Grades 6-12

• BEAR BASICS: Use the same tools as N.C. Wildlife Resources biologists to learn more about bears.
• MANAGING NC WILDLIFE: Work cooperatively to find solutions to wildlife management problems using critical thinking and math skills.
• CANINES OF THE CAROLINAS: Examine the role of current and historic canine species in North Carolina ecosystems.
  
  For more information, please contact:

Susannah Thompson 1751 Varsity Drive NCSU Centennial Campus Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 707-0206.