1.
A River Ran Through It
Focus Question:
How would you describe the Piedmont region of South Carolina?
How might dams placed on rivers affect organisms living
in the Piedmont?
2,
A Tangled Web
Focus Question:
Do snakes need plants?
3.
Adaptations in Action
Focus Question:
How do body parts and behaviors help animals and plants
to survive in their habitats? What is an adaptation? Do
plants have adaptations?
4.
Natural Selection
Focus Question:
Why might a brown snake living on the ground among dead
leaves survive to have more babies than a green snake? Why
might a green snake living up in leafy tops of trees survive
to produce more babies than a brown snake?
5.
Let's Play with Clay in the Piedmont
Focus Question:
Why do you find such big rivers in the Piedmont region of
South Carolina? Why is the water in these rivers often reddish-colored?
6.
Sculpting South Carolina
Focus Question:
How do you think precipitation, elevation, and the geology
of an area affect what types of wildlife communities you
might find there?
7.
Snakes
Focus Question:
What do you know about snakes?
