Phytoplankton and Biodiversity

Marine Quest

What is that stuff growing on docks in the waterway? Riley scrapes phytoplankton off the dock at Marine Quest to study it more closely and discovers how beneficial biodiversity is to the ecosystem.

EX.8.L.2 Explain the interdependence of living organisms in the environment.

Electromagnetism

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Is it magic or is it science? J.T. learns how” science magic” can provide some fun magic tricks at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

6.P.3.3 Explain the suitability of materials for use in technological design based on a response to heat (to include conduction, expansion, and contraction) and electrical energy (conductors and insulators). EX.8.P.2.1 Identify forms of energy, such as light, heat, electrical, and energy of motion.


EX.8.P.2.2 Describe the results of applying electrical energy (turn on lights, make motors run); heat energy (burn wood, change temperature); and energy of motion (go faster, change direction).

Sea Turtles – Nesting & Rehabilitation

Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

Today we join Riley at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center to learn about sea turtle nesting and we’ll meet some of the patients going through rehabiltation.

Health Science Education

Animal Cells

Pamlico County Middle School

Tim visits Pamlico County Middle School to learn about animal cell structure and funtion in a most delicious way..

LS.7.1.2 Use models to explain how the relevant structures within cells (including cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and vacuoles) function to support the life of plant, animal, and bacterial cells.