Programs & Events
Programs & Events
| Title | Program Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Mountain Birding Weekend |
Workshop or Trip | Wear your hiking boots and bring your binoculars for a weekend of birding in the northern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina with the Museum’s research staff. | 05/18/2012 - 10:00am |
Downtown Hawks: Lunch Break Hawk Walk |
Workshop or Trip | Join us as we learn about urban hawks with a naturalist. | 05/18/2012 - 11:30am |
Astronomy Days |
Event | The Museum partners with NASA and the Raleigh Astronomy Club to help you see the big picture — the Universe! | 05/19/2012 - 9:00am |
NASA Educator Trek: Exploring the Forces of Flight |
Workshop or Trip | The purpose of this workshop is to model the use of inquiry-based methods in the classroom while incorporating free NASA education resources to teach content related to the field of Aeronautics. In particular, this workshop will focus on helping students address curriculum strands including Forces & Motions, Science as Inquiry, and Science & Technology. | 05/19/2012 - 10:00am |
Downtown Hawks: Lunch Break Hawk Walk |
Workshop or Trip | Join us as we learn about urban hawks with a naturalist. | 05/22/2012 - 11:30am |
Gardening for Wildlife |
Workshop or Trip | Do-It-yourself features to provide shelter, water, and nesting places and NC plants are the focus of this hands-on session. | 05/24/2012 - 9:00am |
Blue Ridge Discovery Weekend at Wildacres |
Workshop or Trip | Enjoy a weekend-long exploration of the birds, wildflowers, wildlife, streams, geology, folklore and plants of this spectacularly beautiful area on the Blue Ridge Parkway. | 05/25/2012 - 9:00am |
Downtown Hawks: Lunch Break Hawk Walk |
Workshop or Trip | Join us as we learn about urban hawks with a naturalist. | 05/25/2012 - 11:30am |
Downtown Hawks: First Friday Hawk Walk |
Workshop or Trip | Join us as we learn about urban hawks with a naturalist. | 06/01/2012 - 5:30pm |
Science Saturdays: Insect Architecture |
Science Talks | Science Saturdays are a series of lectures and demonstrations that are held on the first Saturday of each month in the Museum’s Windows on the World theater at 11am. | 06/02/2012 - 11:00am |
Transit of Venus |
Event | Witness one of the rarest of predictable astronomical phenomena: the transit of the planet Venus across the surface of the Sun! | 06/05/2012 - 5:30pm |
Picture Creek Lifelong Hike |
Workshop or Trip | We will hike through the world’s largest population of the federally endangered smooth coneflower in peak bloom during this visit to the Picture Creek nature preserve | 06/06/2012 - 8:30am |
Holly Shelter Carnivorous Plant Adventure |
Workshop or Trip | Join us as we explore some of the unique plant communities in Holly Shelter Game Land. | 06/09/2012 - 7:00am |
Young Naturalist |
Summer Camp | Exploring 38 acres of grassy prairie, lowland forest, ponds and a stream is the perfect pastime for budding young naturalists in this full-day program based at Prairie Ridge. | 06/11/2012 - 8:30am |
StormFest |
Event | Learn about severe storms and hurricanes in North Carolina, and what your family can do to stay safe! | 06/16/2012 - 9:00am |
StormFest |
Event | Come meet local meteorologists and learn about severe storms and hurricanes in North Carolina. | 06/16/2012 - 9:00am |
Young Naturalist |
Summer Camp | Exploring 38 acres of grassy prairie, lowland forest, ponds and a stream is the perfect pastime for budding young naturalists in this full-day program based at Prairie Ridge. | 06/18/2012 - 8:30am |
Carolina Critters |
Summer Camp | Have you ever wanted to know more about the wildlife in your own backyard? Campers will explore common “critters” that you’ve probably seen around your house – box turtles, butterflies, cottontail rabbits, roly-polyies and more! | 06/18/2012 - 8:45am |
Investigate Lab |
Summer Camp | Budding scientists should bring their toughest questions and join us for a wide range of natural science investigations taking place in the Museum during this full-day program based at the Nature Research Center located in downtown Raleigh. | 06/18/2012 - 8:45am |
Dino-mite Discoverers! |
Summer Camp | Come discover dinosaurs! We’ll learn all about these “terrible lizards” that roamed the earth millions of years ago. | 06/18/2012 - 8:45am |
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