Phenomenon Description: Once only native to Central and South America, the nine-banded armadillo has slowly migrated to the southeastern US. The first confirmed observations in North Carolina occurred in the late 2000s.
Location: See NC Wildlife Resources Map for locations in the state
Grade Level or Course: 4
Question: Why are armadillos being seen in NC?
Crosscutting Concepts: Stability and Change
Science Domain: Life Science
Topics Related to Life Science
Phenomenon Description: Unusual orange growth on an Eastern Red Cedar.
Location: North Carolina
Grade Level or Course: 8
Question: What is that strange orange growth on this tree?
Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect
Science Domain: Life Science
NC Standard: LS.8.1 - Understand the hazards caused by agents of diseases that affect living organisms.
Phenomenon Description: Yellow dandelion plant in the middle of a grassy downtown area.
Location: Halifax Mall, Raleigh, North Carolina
Grade Level or Course: Grade 3
Question: How did the dandelions get there?
Crosscutting Concepts: Structure and Function
Science Domain: Life Science
NC Standard(s):
LS.3.2 Understand how plant structures aid in survival.
NC Objective: