Phenomenon Description: Variations in water quality in the Neuse River BasinLocation: Wake County, Raleigh Grade Level or Course: 8th gradeQuestion: Why does water quality vary along the Neuse River from Raleigh to New Bern? Crosscutting Concepts: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles and Conservation Other related questions about the phenomenon: How do human activities affect water quality? What are bioindicators?
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Phenomenon Description: Unusual orange growth on an Eastern Red Cedar. Location: North Carolina Grade Level or Course: 8Question: What is that strange orange growth on this tree?Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and EffectScience Domain: Life Science NC Standard: LS.8.1 - Understand the hazards caused by agents of diseases that affect living organisms.