Standard H.B.6A

H.B.6A Ecosystems have carrying capacities, which are limits to the numbers of organisms and populations they can support. Limiting factors include the availability of biotic and abiotic resources and challenges such as predation, competition, and dise...

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Indigenous Perspective on Using Coastal Lands

Lesson

Students compare traditional Western views on land management with the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reflect upon the ways in which coastal lands are currently managed.

Monitoring Forest Health

Lesson

Students will conduct a forest health checkup of a local forest area, will take forestry measurements, and will evaluate the ecological services provided by trees and forests.

The Three Rivers | RiverVenture

Interactive

After floating through the hilly Piedmont, you arrive at the Sandhills of South Carolina. Between 55 and 100 million years ago the sea level was higher and the coast was farther inland. Marine fossils...