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The season two premiere of What's Wild looked at a keystone species found in South Carolina’s sandhills. The gopher tortoise has one of the dirtiest jobs. If you caught this episode, come out of your...
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Gopher Tortoise Trivia Quiz | What's Wild
Gopher Tortoise | What's Wild
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Getting their name from their burrowing behavior, gopher tortoises play a vital role as a keystone species in the sandhills ecosystem they call home. It’s here that we will see why these creatures...
Lake Jocassee | Carolina Snaps
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Lake Jocassee is a 75,000-acre reservoir outside of Salem, South Carolina and is considered the jewel of the Appalachian Mountains.
Sassafras Mountain | Carolina Snaps
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Towering over three thousand five hundred feet, Sassafras Mountain is the highest point in the state of South Carolina.
The Colors of Earth: Making Paint from Plants, Part 2, expanded by K.Bradley - based on the lesson by Kristy Bishop
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Students will experiment with different plant materials that are known to be safe ( but definitely NOT any plant that is unfamiliar, or known to have juices/secretions that are rash-causing, such as...
Carnivorous Plants in South Carolina
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Students will watch the What's Wild video about carnivorous plants in the South Carolina. They will do research and then create their own plant using available supplies and materials.
Spanish Flu Pandemic First Sighted in U.S. | History In A Nutshell Shorts
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Imagine returning home from one of the most brutal conflicts in human history just to find out that a new enemy is there waiting for you! This new battle, however, cannot be won with rifles, tanks or...
Squishy Circuits | VirtualSC Energy
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This lesson facilitates the process of creating circuits using a squishy circuits kit. Topics covered in this lesson include circuits, conductors, and insulators.
Recycling and Energy | VirtualSC Energy
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This lesson explores the connections between energy and recycling. Topics covered in this lesson include types of energy, thermal units, energy costs, and benefits of recycling.