Programs & Events
Programs & Events
Title |
Program Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Young Urban Naturalists |
Summer Camp | Join us as we explore the plants and animals that are often hidden in plain sight in the urban jungle. | 07/15/2013 - 8:45am |
Where the Wild Things Are… |
Summer Camp | Join us as we find the loudest roars, the most terrible claws, and the nastiness teeth! | 08/05/2013 - 1:30pm |
Water Worlds |
Summer Camp | In this camp we’ll learn about fish, turtles, and mammals that keep their fins, flippers, and feet wet in a variety of different aquatic environments. | 06/24/2013 - 8:45am |
Water Worlds |
Summer Camp | In this camp we’ll learn about fish, turtles, and mammals that keep their fins, flippers, and feet wet in a variety of different aquatic environments. | 07/22/2013 - 8:45am |
Walk Through the Seasons |
Family Program | Explore the native plant garden, prairie, and lowland arboretum as you take a leisurely 1-mile walk with a Museum naturalist through the Prairie Ridge Ecostation. | 05/14/2013 - 9:00am |
Walk Through the Seasons |
Family Program | Explore the native plant garden, prairie, and lowland arboretum as you take a leisurely 1-mile walk with a Museum naturalist through the Prairie Ridge Ecostation. | 05/14/2013 - 9:00am |
Urban Naturalists |
Summer Camp | Join us as we explore the plants and animals that are often hidden in plain sight in the urban jungle. | 08/05/2013 - 8:45am |
Topsail Island Sea Turtle Adventure |
Workshop or Trip | Learn about sea turtles and possibly witness the miracle of hatching sea turtles on this three-night trip to Topsail Island. | 08/07/2013 - 11:00am |
Science Saturday: Living With Lemurs |
Science Talks | What exactly is a lemur and what goes on at the Duke Lemur Center? We’ll discuss lemurs, science and conservation with no shortage of adorable lemur photos | 07/06/2013 - 11:00am |
Science Café: To Infinity ... and Beyond! |
Science Talks | Join us to learn about NASA robotic missions currently en route to an outer planet and a former planet. | 06/27/2013 - 7:00pm |
Science Cafe: The Story of Honey Bees |
Science Talks | Join Dr. David R. Tarpy to learn about the indispensable contribution of honey bees to human society. | 06/20/2013 - 7:00pm |
Science Cafe: Ice Cream Science |
Science Talks | We know that ice cream is loved around the world, but what are the origins of this frozen delight? How do we go from the cow to the cone? Why do we love it so much and is there such a thing as healthy ice cream? | 07/18/2013 - 7:00pm |
Science Cafe: Adventurous Math for the Playground Crowd |
Science Talks | What can you do to help students learn the advanced math that is required in so much of today’s industries and technologies? What helpful insights come from cognitive science, comparative anthropology, and educational psychology? | 07/11/2013 - 7:00pm |
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils |
Summer Camp | Come explore the world beneath our feet. We’ll learn how rocks and fossils are formed, how volcanoes erupt, and how geology is studied. | 06/24/2013 - 8:45am |
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils |
Summer Camp | Come explore the world beneath our feet. We’ll learn how rocks and fossils are formed, how volcanoes erupt, and how geology is studied. | 07/08/2013 - 1:30pm |
Ready, Set, Get Wet! |
Summer Camp | During this week of camp at Yates Mill Pond, campers will find, identify, touch, and learn about tadpoles and turtles and much more! We’ll play water games, go canoeing, and tour the historic Mill as we discover why water is important for both wild animals and people in Wake County. | 07/15/2013 - 8:30am |
Prehistoric Pals |
Summer Camp | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a giant ground sloth in your backyard? How about a wooly mammoth or a dinosaur? We’ll learn all about these “prehistoric pals” that roamed the earth millions of years ago. | 07/15/2013 - 1:30pm |
Prehistoric Pals |
Summer Camp | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a giant ground sloth in your backyard? How about a wooly mammoth or a dinosaur? We’ll learn all about these “prehistoric pals” that roamed the earth millions of years ago. | 07/22/2013 - 8:45am |
Outer Banks Weekend |
Workshop or Trip | While most summer beach visitors are basking in the sun and playing goony golf, we will be visiting some interesting natural areas with interesting names such as Jockey’s Ridge, Run Hill Dune, Pea Island and Nags Head Woods. | 07/19/2013 - 10:00am |
Nature Drawing |
Family Program, Workshop or Trip | In this class, we'll learn how to use illustration and art to explore a wide range of natural life, from creatures that live in your backyard to animals that live in the canopies of the rainforest. | 06/20/2013 - 6:30pm |
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