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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
Magnificent Mammals - Adaptations & Identification Grades: 4-6
Magnificent Mammals - lesson/activity plan
Magnificent Mammals - reference; skulls/furs with animal photos and species profile links
Magnificent Mammals - reference; skull diagrams/fur info; no animal photos
Identifying Mammal Skulls - PowerPoint Reference
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 - background for Carapace Capers lesson/activity (coming soon)
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
Mourning Dove
Dove Population Estimation - Lesson Plan
Dove Decoy - Marked.Unmarked.Images.Info
Wildlife Identification Sheets & Charts for download and print
Common Salamanders of Western North Carolina ID Chart (PDF) Lungless Salamanders of Western North Carolina Flow Chart (PDF) Common Macroinvertebrates of the Southern Appalachian Streams (PDF)
Wildlife Links
NC Wildlife Wild Notebook Articles for download (PDF)