| Our curriculum is designed to be
flexible to fit your needs.If you are unfamiliar with our classes,our
rangers will be very happy to make suggestions and help you make
your selection. The following are some suggestions for linking
Educational State Forest classes to teaching objectives listed
in the North Carolina Department of Education science curriculum. |
| Grade |
D.P.I.
Science Objective |
Classes |
|
K
|
(5.3) Humans
can interact witht the environment to cause change. |
True
Story of Smokey Bear
Forest Life Activity
Wildfire Control |
|
|
(5.2) Using the
senses to investigate the natural world. |
Textural
Trail
What's Out of Place? |
|
1
|
(4.2) Using natural
resources wisely. |
Predator
and Prey
Tree Ring
Forest Life Activity |
|
|
(5.1) Exploring
living organisms and their characteristics, environments and
needs to sustain life. |
Predator
and Prey
Tree Ring
Forest Life Activity |
|
2
|
(4.2) Using natural
resources wisely. |
Forest
Life Activity
What We Get From Trees
How Paper Comes From Trees |
|
|
(5.1) Exploring
characteristics of plants and animals and their life cycle changes. |
Predator
and Prey
Tree Ring |
|
|
(5.2) Investigating
environmental adaptations of living organisms. |
Predator
and Prey
Tree Ring
Forest Life Activity |
|
3
|
(4.2) Using natural
resources wisely. |
Forest
Life Activity
How Paper Comes From Trees
What We Get From Trees |
|
|
(5.1) Investigating
the interdependence of plants and animals. |
Meet
Your Tree
New Forests For Wildlife
Predator and Prey |
|
|
(5.2) Exploring
the water cycle. |
Water
Investigation
Tree Ring |
|
|
(5.3) Investigating
basic rock and soil types and their formation (Available only
at Clemmons ESF). |
Forest
Soils
Forest Geology |
|
4
|
(4.2) Using natural
resources wisely |
How
Paper Comes From Trees
Tree Ring
Predator and Prey |
|
|
(5.2) Investigating
animals and their behavior within natural environments. |
Predator
and Prey
Water Investigation |
|
|
(5.4) Investigating
the interaction of matter and energy (Offered only at Turnbull
Creek ESF) |
Naval
Stores
How Paper Comes From Trees |
|
5
|
(4.2) Using natural
resources wisely. |
Water
Investigation
New Forests for Wildlife
Predator and Prey |
|
|
(5.1) Investigating
plant communities and the ecological relationships among plants
and animals. |
New
Forests for Wildlife
Forest Soils
Predator and Prey |
|
6
|
(4.2) Using natural
resources wisely |
New
Forests for Wildlife
Tree Ring
Water Investigation |
|
|
(6.1) Investigating
similarities and differences among fungi, plants and animals
(Offered only at Tuttle and Rendezvous Mountain ESFs). |
Lower
Plant Levels
Tree Ring
Predator and Prey |
|
|
(6.3) Exploring
basic characteristics and interactions of populations, communities
and ecosystems. |
Predator
and Prey
Forest Soils
New Forests for Wildlife |
N.C.
Division of Forest Resources