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These are some of the websites to help you find more cool things to do for free or little charge in NC.

Science Museum [] Try the weekend educator treks or apply in mid-February for the summer educator of excellence trips to Yellowstone, Belize, or Ecuador.

Carolina Ocean Studies-for field trips or on your own. Start watching in September. They do free Saturday trips (you & guests) to Shackleford Banks and Masonboro Island. [|http://www.carolinaoceanstudies.com]

Fossil digging-if you want to sign up to take some friends (teachers or not), start looking this January under the news section to apply. It's free-you only need your own steel-toed shoes and buckets to collect. They usually do a spring and fall season. You'll get a Saturday or Sunday. This fall's is cancelled due to construction. [|http://elasmo.com] Click on Lee Creek (that's Aurora). We typically spend the night before in Washington, NC. It's about an hour or so drive from there to Aurora. You can also check out the Aurora Museum website when you want to identify what you've found. If you go to the museum, tell them you're a teacher for a free packet of stuff for your classroom. [|http://www.aurorafossilmuseum.com]

Sustainable Forestry Teacher Academy Usually either a coastal (New Bern) or mountain (Asheville) free academy. You also earn CEU's for Project Learning Tree. Apply in March. []