Phenomenon Description: An area in a forest that has been burned by a fire.
Location: Harnett County, Raven Rock State Park
Grade Level or Course: Earth and Environmental Science
Question: How does fire affect this ecosystem?
Crosscutting Concept: Stability and Change
Topics Related to Earth & Enivronmental
Phenomenon Description: The fall line is a geologic boundary between the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain.
Location: Cumberland, Harnett and surrounding Counties, Raven Rock State Park
Grade Level or Course: Earth and Environmental Science
Question: Why do you find water rapids and other unique hydrological and geological features at Raven Rock State Park?
Phenomenon Description: North Carolina often experiences minor earthquakes, but the state is not located near a tectonic plate boundary.
Location: North Carolina
Grade Level or Course: Earth and Environmental Science
Question: Why does NC experience earthquakes?
Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect: Mechanism & Explanation
Science Domain: Earth and Space Science
Phenomenon Description: Solar panel farm in Robeson County, NC
Location: Robeson County
Grade Level or Course: Earth and Environmental Science
Question: How can a panel made of glass and silicon turn invisible sunlight into usable electricity?
Crosscutting Concepts: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles and Conservation
Science Domain: Earth and Space Science
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Phenomenon Description: Tilled vs Non-tilled Soil
Location: Rockingham County, Reidsville
Grade Level or Course: Earth and Environmental Science
Question: Why do some farmers choose no-till farming practices?
Provide other related questions you considered about the phenomenon:
What are the pros and cons of both tilled and no-till methods of farming?
How does tilling affect erosion, runoff, and the health of nearby rivers and streams?