Education >> Environmental education materials
Bringing the Forest to the Classroom:
In August of 2008 the Duke Forest and Nicholas School of the Environment co-sponsored a teachers' workshop, aimed at providing hands-on environmental education activities for the classroom and in the Forest. Below are some of the materials from this workshop:
Introduction to the Duke Forest >> presentation (.pdf)
From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest >> link to the Forest History Society site
Stream assessments >> link to Mud Creek research site
Ecological data collection >> current research (.pdf)
Butterfly identification >> link to Jeff Pippen's butterfly site
Free-Air Carbon Enrichment site >> link to the FACE site
Additional sites for environmental education materials:
Nature photo database >> link to Jeff Pippen's photo collection from NC and beyond, helpful for identification
Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of North Carolina >> link to Will Cook's species list, photos and keys
If Trees Could Talk curriculum >> link to the Forest History Society site
