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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
Dinosaurs Roar! |
Discovery Room | Take a pretend field trip back to the time of dinosaurs. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Your Backyard in Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer |
Discovery Room | Meet live backyard animals such as box turtles, rabbits and snakes. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Rocks Stories |
Discovery Room | Share a journey through time with three rocks: metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary. | October 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
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 2, 2012 - June 28, 2013 |
Investigating an Ecosystem |
Curiosity Classes | Investigate the interdependence of plants and animals in ecosystems. | 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 |
Green Plants |
Curiosity Classes | Examine the lives of green plants through hands-on activities and role-playing. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
Reptiles |
Curiosity Classes | Compare turtles, alligators, lizards and snakes to learn about reptiles and how they live. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
What Is an Animal? |
Curiosity Classes | Observe and touch different live animals and explore the similarities and differences between them. Learn what the animals need to survive. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
North Carolina Wildlife |
Curiosity Classes | Find out where wildlife lives in your area - from the mountains to the coast, to your own backyard. | October 2, 2012 - May 31, 2013 |
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