piedmont wildlife lab
Piedmont Wildlife Lab

Students will use inquiry-based exploration to identify local animals based on their unique adaptations.

A boy holding a fossil piece and observing it

Piedmont Wildlife Lab meets curriculum for:

NC Extended Content, Science, Ecosystems;
1.L.2., EX.2.L.2, EX.2.L.1.1, 4.L.1.1, 4.L.1.3, EX4.L.1.1, EX.4.L.1.3, EX.4.L.1.4, EX.5.L.1.1, EX.5.L.1.2, EX.6.L.3.1, EX.6.L.3.2, EX.7.L.1.3, EX.7.L.2.3, EX.8.L.2

SC Science;
5.S.1A, 5.S.1B, 6.S.1A, 4.L.4A, 7.L.4B, 8.L.4A, 5.L.4B, 8.E.5A

Participants will get hands-on with various animal bones and learn how to use a particular method of scientific inquiry to identify them. The animals that students will examine are native to the Piedmont region. A trained educator will facilitate this interactive experience as part of your museum field trip.

ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET CDC, LOCAL, AND STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS. 

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Instructor holding a fossil and explaining it to kids
two boys observing the animal skull fossil
For more information, please contact our Group Scheduling Coordinator, Stephanie Austin, at stephanie.austin@gastonianc.gov