For irrigated crops, knowing when and how much water to apply has long been a matter of experience and guesswork. In a changing climate, new technology can reduce this uncertainty, enabling farmers to make every drop of water count.

This multimedia resource, part of the NC Science Now series, describes how new research is showing how oyster reefs can grow at a rate that would out-pace projected sea level rise, offering a new way to protect shorelines from erosion as well as create fish habitat, clean the water, and provide tasty treats for people to eat. Components of this resource include a video and a related blog article. Links to these components are provided on the page under the heading "UNC-TV Media." Discussion questions are also provided.

A short article on how living shorelines utilize natural methods to slow coastal erosion within the Chesapeake Bay.

In this activity, students act as engineers to determine which type of insulation would conserve the most energy.

The Take Action column in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle suggests actions young people (K-grade 5) can take to reduce the impacts of climate change. The magazine examines the recognized essential principles of climate literacy and the climate sciences as well as the guiding principle for informed climate decisions.

The Take Action column provides resources that help teachers engage students in activities that connect their science learning to their lives. In this article, students are introduced to household appliances and devices, called energy vampires, that continue to draw electrical current even when turned off. The article offers a few simple activities that students can take to reduce the impact of energy vampires. The Take Action column regularly appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which focuses on the essential principles of climate literacy.

Resources include active webpages with text about major topics associated with climate change issues and a music video for the song "Take Aim at Climate Change." The lyrics in the rap music video provide background content information about the causes and effects of global climate change. A supplemental page links footnoted information in the lyrics to additional web resources.

This article describes energy efficiency as it relates to home and school energy use and provides ways that children can help.

Homer, Alaska, has been taking action to reduce climate change for almost a decade. As the ten-year anniversary of their first plan looms on the horizon, the community is engaging in conversations about adaptation.

This is additional curriculum for the Untamed Science video series created in a partnership between the North Carolina Zoo and videographer Rob Nelson. You are meant to watch the original video about Polar Bears, and then open the PDF resource below to learn about their conservation and become a Species Survival Coordinator for these vulnerable bears!

This is additional curriculum for the Untamed Science video series created in a partnership between the North Carolina Zoo and videographer Rob Nelson. You are meant to watch the original video and then open the PDF resource below for an activity involving wildlife conservation!

This is additional curriculum for the Untamed Science video series created in a partnership between the North Carolina Zoo and videographer Rob Nelson. You are meant to watch the original video and then open the PDF resource below to learn what it takes to be a SMART Ranger! SMART (Spatial Monitoring And Reporting Tool) is an app that was created in partnership with the North Carolina Zoo. Click the link above to learn more!

This is additional curriculum for the Untamed Science video series created in a partnership between the North Carolina Zoo and videographer Rob Nelson. You are meant to watch the original video and then open the PDF resource below to become a scientist and track your own vulture!

Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources for generating electricity. A particular focus is given to natural gas extracted from shale formations through the hydraulic fracturing process. At the end of the module, students will be able to compare the relative costs and benefits (abundance, ecological impacts, etc.) of different sources used for generating electricity.

Come test your animal trivia skills and see if you can win the grand prize…bragging rights!!!

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Male vs. Female Box Turtle (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=926
2.L.1 First stage of a frog's life cycle (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=758
4.L.1 Hedgehog sense of smell (3 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1238
4.L.1 Hedgehog Spines (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1503
4.L.1 Amphibian Skin (1 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=2088
5.L.1 Bioindicators (2 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=2152
7.L.1 Elephant feces/digestion (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1599
7.L.1 Giraffe Feces/Digestion (1 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1686

Animal Encounters:
1. Franklin the Eastern Box Turtle (5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=868
2. Waffles the African Pygmy Hedgehog (7 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1213
3. Forest the Spotted Salamander (5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=1928

Animal Conservation:
1. Vulture Backpacks (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=305
2. Red Wolves (2 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=467
3. SMART (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/b8a0lavhWz4?t=590

It’s baaaack! We have so many more animal trivia ideas, we decided to test your knowledge again!

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
1.L.1 How groundhogs survive winter (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2157
1.L.1 How Galapagos Tortoises survive winter (6 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2236
3.L.1 Giraffe Anatomy (3 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=842
5.L.1 How wood frogs survive winter (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2679
8.L.1 White-nose Syndrome (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1850

Animal Encounters:
1. Pogo the Ball Python (3 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=399
2. Carolina Gopher Frog (4 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1541
3. Wallace the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise (6 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=2236

Conservation Efforts:
1. Elephant Collaring (1 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=842
2. Virgin Island Tree Boa (1 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1422
3. Carolina Gopher Frog (4 min): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1542
4. Birds on the Marianas Islands (2 min 45 sec): https://youtu.be/zd_ijFVIYRE?t=1138

Join us for a very special collaboration between the North Carolina Zoo and the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher to learn about two species that have a bad reputation but need our help: American Red Wolves and Sand Tiger Sharks.

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Red Wolf vs. Gray Wolf (8 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=193
K.L.1 Red Wolves vs. Coyotes (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=673
K.L.1 Sand Tiger Sharks vs. Other Shark Species (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=1879
4.L.1 Sand Tiger Shark Teeth (3 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=2041
5.L.2 Balance of Predator and Prey (3 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=1176
7.L.1 Sand Tiger Shark Teeth (3 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=2042

Conservation:
1. Red Wolf Breeding (4 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=1350
2. Sand Tiger Shark Conservation (4.5 min): https://youtu.be/khr6q21sd3c?t=2530

Let’s go batty and learn all about these amazing creatures and discover the benefits of bats!

We have created helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 What type of animal are bats/closest living relative (3 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=164
K.L.1 What bats eat (6 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=450
1.L.1 How we can help bats (4 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=2754
2.P.1 Echolocation (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=1154
3.L.1 Bat Skeleton (3 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=450
5.L.2 How bats help us (9.5 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=1255

Animal Encounters:
Giant Cave Cockroach (3 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=1818

Conservation:
Why bats are Declining and how we can help (11 min): https://youtu.be/nork9dCIZIQ?t=1981

Join us for our last Zoo Classroom and learn what Nikki’s top 10 favorite animal facts are! Make sure to bring your #1 favorite animal fact to share with us!

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
4.L.1 Polar Bear Sense of Smell (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=178
5.L.1 Seal Whiskers (3 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=742
5.L.1 Snake Jaws (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1315
5.L.1 Giraffe Digestion (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2099
5.L.1 Bird Bones (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2193
5.L.1 Owl Silent Flight (3 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2641
5.L.2 Vampire Bat Saliva (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1201
7.L.1 Tarantula hairs, spinnerets, eyes, venom, etc. (6.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=364
7.L.1 Elephant teeth/tusks (5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=911
7.L.1 Snake Jaws (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1315
7.L.1 Giraffe Digestion (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2099
7.L.1 Bird Bones (2 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2641
7.L.1 Owl Silent Flight (3 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2641

Animal Encounters:
1. Tarantula (6.5 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=331
2. King Tut the Eastern King Snake (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1315
3. Terra the Barred Owl (9 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=2885

Conservation Efforts:
SMART (4 min): https://youtu.be/Zst1T6mrZ3E?t=1845

Let’s celebrate the month of thanks by being thankful for some amazing animals that make our world a better place!

Here are some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
5.L.2
- Importance of Apex Predators (2 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=280
- Importance of Ants and Millipedes (8 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=444
- Importance of Coral (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=998
- Amphibians as Bioindicators (5 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=1191
- Importance of Bats (4 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=1708
- Importance of Birds (13 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=1973
- Importance of Bees (7 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=2799

Animal Encounters:
African Giant Millipede (4 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=660
Forest the Spotted Salamander (5 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=1271
Terra the Barred Owl (10 min): https://youtu.be/3cpzLPTibfI?t=2186