1. SciVi Field Trip 4 Destination: Rachel Carson Component, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserves, Beaufort, North Carolina Sample Introductory Slide Show (Project-Based Learning Model)

2. Plants and animals of the estuary can be often form strange alliances so they can be estuary survivors.

3. Coast around Beaufort, North Carolina

4. Duke Marine Lab across from Town Marsh.

5. Town of Beaufort across from Duke Marine Lab and Town Marsh

6. Christine Christine is pursuing a Masters in Marine Biology

7. Christine and assistant collect samples [Teacher Note: Insert video here]

8. Seining for specimen

9. Collecting specimen from seine net

10. Collecting hermit crabs

11. Recording field data on hermit crabs

12. Tiny hermit crabs without shell

13. Hermit crab with hydra

14. Hermit crab with hydra and one without

15. Hermit crabs with and without shell

16. One hundred specimen of hermit crabs

17. Doing research in the lab

18. What compelling questions do you have about the extraordinary efforts of organisms to survive in the estuary?

19. 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 group’s work. Step 4: Share your group's project with others. Step 5: Evaluate the quality, creativity, and impact of your work.