The Carolina Coastal Science Web site is an innovative, inquiry-based science resource that utilizes the interactive technologies of a Web browser to explore science in coastal Carolina. Carolina Coastal Science has been created based on the goals stated in the National Science Education Standards and has been aligned with the North Carolina Science Curriculum Standards . While this Web site has been designed specifically for an Environmental Science component of an elementary, middle school, or upper secondary science curriculum, it may be used in different curricular areas. A Lighthouse have been designed to explore a variety of different concerns in social studies and geography, as well as language and media studies. This Web site can be used by primary, middle school, and upper secondary students with different levels of ability.
Students work together in expert groups on an information seeking task.
The groups are reorganized so that an exchange of ideas and information occurs by peer tutoring. The Inquiry Images can be used as a whole class guided inquiry activity. These images can be used to generate discussion and debates on environmental issues. The Carolina Coastal Photojournal and Coastal Research Technology sections can be used with students who wish to follow their own learning pathways. The Relocating A Lighthouse section can be used as an individual student inquiry exploration followed by a class debate.