This NC VR Adventure explores the biodiversity of Richland Balsam mountain in Haywood County, NC. VR scenes are built from the Richland Balsam overlook and the Richland Balsam Nature Loop Trail. The following experiences are available for students:
-Biodiversity in plant life, fungi, changing leaf color
-Biometrics for hike including heart rate, distance traveled, pace
-Geography/Topography of this region

This series of ten lessons has been developed to teach students about local and global water issues. They are based on NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission. The activities are done largely outdoors and include scientific data collection and analysis and integrate technology. Many of the lessons involve data collected based on protocols from the GLOBE Program. Each lesson is designed to take one hour; the lessons build on each other, but can also be used independently. Each lesson topic includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation, student capture sheet and capture sheet answer guide.

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 one way that animals are adapted to eat what they do!

8th Grade Integrated Science textbook for the 2019-2020 school year. This textbook was developed to align to the Utah Science Core Curriculum. (Updated: May 29, 2019)

Can an owl turn its head all the way around? Do opossums hang from their tails? Can a cockroach actually survive a nuclear war? With the help of some live animals, animal artifacts and some interactive fun, we will bust some of these common animal myths!

We have created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the whole video:
K.L.1 Owl Head Turn (3 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=860
5.L.2 Cockroach as cleaners (1 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=712

Animal Ambassadors:
Giant Cave Cockroach (4 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=500
African Giant Millipede (5 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=1103
Eastern Box Turtle (8 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=1757
Eastern Rat Snake (6 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=2812

Conservation Clips:
Elephant Tracking and Pledges (4 min) = https://youtu.be/TcWu6V_WH1w?t=3300

Change is everywhere but some animals take it to the extreme! Join us to learn how tadpoles become frogs and why metamorphosis is such a fascinating type of life cycle.

We created helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full video:
2.L.1
Amphibian Eggs (2 min) = https://youtu.be/DjA327dAduU?t=505
Tadpole to Frog (7 min) = https://youtu.be/DjA327dAduU?t=814

5.L.2
Bioindicators (1 min) = https://youtu.be/DjA327dAduU?t=2315

6.L.2
Ectotherms efficiency (1 min) = https://youtu.be/DjA327dAduU?t=2097

Animal Ambassador Clips:
Cane Toad (5 min) = https://youtu.be/DjA327dAduU?t=1811

Conservation Clips:
Head Start Gopher Frogs (2 min) = https://youtu.be/DjA327dAduU?t=2599

The North Carolina Zoo has been involved in animal conservation for many years. Join us and learn some of the many ways the Zoo is helping animals locally and internationally!

We have added some helpful clips if you aren't able to watch the full video:
1.L.1 Only toad native to Puerto Rico & helping them (1 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=188
1.L.1 Rare species of boa and helping them (2 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=344
1.L.1 Impact of invasive species (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=465
2.L.2 Puerto Rican Crested Toads released as tadpoles (1 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=187
5.L.2 Millipedes clean up forest (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2035
5.L.2 Apex Predator (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2389
6.L.2 How poison goes through the food chain (2 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=881

Animal Encounters:
1. African Giant Millipede (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2035
2. Carolina Gopher Frog (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3050
3. Vanderbilt the Eastern Box Turtle (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3365

Conservation Efforts:
1. Puerto Rican Crested Toad (1 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=187
2. Virgin Island Tree Boa (2 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=344
3. Birds in the Marianas Islands (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=472
4. Vultures in Africa (6.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=867
5. Giraffes in Africa (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=1297
6. Elephant Tracking (6 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=1364
7. SMART (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=1728
8. Red Wolf Conservation (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2389
9. Eastern Hellbender (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2742
10. Carolina Gopher Frog Headstarting (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3050
11. Wildlife Rehabilitation (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3365

Food chains help us identify who eats what...or whom. Participants will discover how much information can be found in an animal's skull, how teeth determine what you eat, and how some animals avoid being on the menu of others.

We have created some helpful clips if you aren't able to watch the full video:
4.L.1 Prey animal adaptations (5 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=536
4.L.1 Predator animal adaptations (7 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=1179
4.L.1 Vulture adaptations (2 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=2345
4.L.1 Omnivore Adaptations (3 min 45 sec): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=2426
6.L.2 Energy comes from the sun & transferred to plants/animals (3 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=221

Animal Encounters:
1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (4 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=899
2. Braveheart the Red-tailed Hawk (7 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=1671
3. Franklin the Eastern Box Turtle (6 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=2644

Conservation Story:
1. The story of the Red Wolf (4 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=3155