Education
Programs
You may search for student programs below.
- For programs that come to you, see the Outreach section.
- To find programs open to the general public, search our Programs & Events.
| Title |
Program Type |
Description | Dates Available |
|---|---|---|---|
Go Outside to Prairie Ridge |
Discovery Room | Hike through the prairie to a bird blind overlooking a pond and look for animal signs using all your senses and a few tools. | September - October 2012; April - May 2013 |
Bugs & Slugs |
Discovery Room | Join us for a friendly safari in search of the strangest backyard invertebrates. | October 3, 2013- June 27, 2014 |
Animals and the Weather |
Discovery Room | Scales, skin, feather and fur which works the best in all types of weather, we’ll see how local animal adapt to the changing weather. | October 3, 2013- June 27, 2014 |
Animal Tracks and Signs |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Examine evidence of feeding activity, tracks and scat as you learn to identify animals by their signs. | year-round |
Tropical Connections |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Where are the Tropics and how is North Carolina connected to them? We will look at the characteristics of the tropical regions of the earth. | year-round |
Coastal Carolina |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Explore the habitats and inhabitants of North Carolina’s Coastal Region. | year-round |
Bat Basics |
Interactive Video Conferencing | We will explore bats in North Carolina and demystify these amazing creatures. | year-round |
Discovering Dinosaurs |
Interactive Video Conferencing | What is a fossil? What dinosaur fossils have we found? How do we use these fossils to develop an understanding of dinosaurs and how they lived? | year-round |
Buds, Bark and Berries: A Tree Program |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Explore the parts of a tree, their function and a variety of adaptations trees exhibit. Photosynthesis, seed dispersal, and germination will be reviewed. | year-round |
Butterflies and Moths |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Students will learn how to identify common butterflies and moths of North Carolina. | year-round |
The Key to Animal Classification |
iLab | Explore relationships among groups of animals using identifiable differences in body parts to organize taxonomic groups. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Adaptations in Birds and Mammals |
iLab | Using specimens from bird and mammal collections, students analyze the similarities and differences in anatomy, form and function between these animal groups. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Fossils: Window into the Past |
iLab | Give your students a unique opportunity to study fossil specimens from North Carolina and elsewhere. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
North Carolina Geology |
iLab | Work in teams to examine typical North Carolina rocks and practice classifying them. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Investigate Lab Experience |
iLab | Spend the morning exploring either our Micro World our Natural World, or our Visual World Investigate Lab’s offerings of hands-on science activities. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Plant Genetics: Walking with Mendel |
iLab | This introduction to the principles of Mendelian genetics includes topics such as dominant and recessive traits, expected vs. actual ratios of inheritance, and Parent vs. F1 and F2 generation characteristics. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Unicellular Life |
iLab | Use compound microscopes to discover the structures that allow single-celled organisms to carry out the basic functions of life. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Cell Cycle |
iLab | Prepare and stain plant root tips for examining cells in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Gram Staining Bacteria |
iLab | Learn about and then perform Gram staining on a variety of bacterial species. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
GIS 101 |
iLab | Use computers and geographic information system (GIS) software to view and edit geo-referenced data sets. | January 9 -May 31, 2013 |
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