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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Additional Homeschool Programs |
In addition to the Museum's Discovery Room, Curiosity Classes, Living Conservatory and Investigate Lab programs, many of the Museum's regularly sch many of the Museum's regularly scheduled programs and events are ideally suited to the homeschool audience. | usually once or twice a month, year-round | |
Animal Adaptations |
Study the animals in the forest, prairie, or pond to see how their different behaviors or structures help then to survive in these specific habitats. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 | |
Animal Detectives |
Curiosity Classes | Working in teams, students use observation skills and field guides to identify live animals and to investigate the adaptations these animals possess for survival. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Animal Life Cycles |
Curiosity Classes | Explore the life cycles of five major groups of animals: amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and insects. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
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 |
Bat Basics |
Interactive Video Conferencing | We will explore bats in North Carolina and demystify these amazing creatures. | year-round |
Beaver Ponds |
Discovery Room | Meet wet creatures such as dragonfly nymphs, frogs, tadpoles and turtles, that live in or near the pond. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Biodiversity of the New World Tropics |
Living Conservatory | Observe live plants and animals characteristic of a Central American dry tropical forest . | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
Bringing the Outdoors In: Why and How? |
Living Conservatory | Explore the connections - shared species, products, and the global environment - that North Carolina has to the New World tropics. | October 1, 2012 - May 30, 2013 |
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 |
Bugs & Slugs |
Discovery Room | Join us for a friendly safari in search of the strangest backyard invertebrates. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Butterflies and Moths |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Students will learn how to identify common butterflies and moths of North Carolina. | year-round |
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 |
Coastal Carolina |
Interactive Video Conferencing | Explore the habitats and inhabitants of North Carolina’s Coastal Region. | year-round |
Cycles of Life at Prairie Ridge |
Seasonal changes produce life cycle changes. Search out baby birds, tadpoles, flowers, or insects and learn about their development. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 | |
Dinosaurs Roar! |
Discovery Room | Take a pretend field trip back to the time of dinosaurs. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
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 |
Discovery Room: Parent-Led Programs |
Discovery Room | Your children may be too young for a structured school program, but they are never too young to enjoy and explore the Discovery Room. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
DNA Electrophoresis Lab |
iLab | In this lab students will learn how to obtain a DNA “fingerprint.” They will perform gel electrophoresis, stain a completed gel, and deduce from the results who the “guilty party” is from a series of suspects. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
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