CPES Audience: Teachers and Environmental Educators
Teachers and Environmental Educators
How we serve Teachers and Environmental Educators
We develop curricula and other educational materials for use with 3rd through 12th grade students and and offer professional development for formal and informal educators ranging from half-day workshops on a specific topic to year-long intensive teacher fellowship experiences.Projects
Geoscience Teaching Outdoors in NC
Geoscience Teaching Outdoors in NC is designed to engage middle and high school STEM teachers and their students in hands-on, inquiry-based activities to support student learning about earth and environmental science.
IDEA Learners Teacher Fellowship
Iterative Design to Engage All (IDEA) Learners Teacher Fellowship Program is a long-duration professional development program for grades 9-12 science teachers to incorporate the science of PFAS into classroom instruction.
NC Energy Literacy Fellows
A year-long teacher professional development program showcasing current energy science, technologies and careers to enhance Energy Literacy Fellows’ ability to deliver energy-related content, conduct STEM-based activities and promote STEM career opportunities to students.
Schools in Parks Collaborative
A year-long professional development program for elementary teachers and NC State Park rangers to foster collaborative development of memorable learning experiences for students in State Parks.
Lesson Plans & Curricula
- 3rd Grade | Force & Motion on the Playground (PDF)
- 3rd Grade | Plants (PDF)
- 4th Grade | Animal Adaptations (PDF)
- 4th Grade | Rocks & Minerals (PDF)
- 5th Grade | Ecosystems & Interdependence (PDF)
- 5th Grade | Weather (PDF)
- Alligator Analysis [PFAS Lesson Plan-High School] (External Link)
- Beaver Adaptations (PDF)
- Beyond Nicotine Lesson 1: Evaluating the Effects of Flavored Electronic Cigarettes on the Respiratory Immune System (PDF)
- Beyond Nicotine Lesson 2: Evaluating the Bioenergetic Effects of Flavored Cigarettes on Respiratory Immune Cells (PDF)
- Beyond Nicotine Lesson 3: Investigating the Impact of E-Cigarettes on Airway Inflammation and Asthma, A Digital Interactive Notebook (PDF)
- Biodiversity Soup! A Look at Lake Ecology (PDF)
- Bird Identification Hike (PDF)
- Exploring the Geographical Region and Ecosystems of the Tar-Pamlico Watershed (PDF)
- Fox: An Ecosystem Name Game (PDF)
- Go Outdoors! Tips & Tricks (PDF)
- Have You Ever? Natural Science Icebreaker (PDF)
- Incredible Plant Adaptations (PDF)
- Nature Scavenger Hunt (PDF)
- Nature Scavenger Hunt (editable version) (External Link)
Made Possible by:
Funding Source
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Duke Energy Foundation
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- North Carolina State Parks
Collaborators
- Durham County Schools
- Martin County Schools
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences
- North Carolina State Parks
- UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education