SciVi Field Trip 5 Destination:

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SciVi Field Trip 5 Destination Rachel Carson
Component, NorthCarolina National
EstuarineResearch Reserves, Beaufort, North
Carolina
Sample Introductory Slide Show(Project-Based
Learning Model)
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Bill Crowell, Director of the Pamlico National
Estuary Program, stands in Crabtree Creek
(downtown Raleigh, NC) to talk about watersheds.
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Step 1 Connections So what are watersheds and
why you should care? What do you know about
watersheds and their importance?
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Eastern coast of the United States
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North Carolina coast
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Beaufort and the Rachel Carson Component of the
North Carolina Research Reserve
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Beaufort Inlet and the town of Beaufort
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Beaufort Inlet
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Aerial view of Rachel Carson Component
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Beaufort Inlet and the town of Beaufort
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Crabtree Creek, Raleigh, NC(central Piedmont
region of the state)
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Crabtree Creek, Raleigh, NC
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Run-off near Crabtree Creek, Raleigh, NC
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Finches in Crabtree Creek, Raleigh, NC
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Below the surface shot of the estuary
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Skimmer skimming the waters surface for fish.
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Skimmers in tandem
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Outerbanks of North Carolina
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Sunset on the Outerbanks of North Carolina
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What compelling questions do you have
about watersheds and mans effect on the natural
flow of these vital land forms?
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Project-Based Learning Process begins Step 1 
Contribute your questions to the class list.
Step 2 Then choose the question you find most
compelling and form a research group. Step 3 
Work with your group to develop your project.
Keep a log of your groups work. Step 4  Share
your group's project with others. Step 5 
Evaluate the quality, creativity, and impact of
your work.
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