Programs & Events
Programs & Events
| Title | Program Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Gardening for Wildlife |
Workshop or Trip | Learn about native plants and tranforming your yard into a haven for wildlife | 05/22/2013 - 9:00am |
Gardening for Wildlife |
Workshop or Trip | Learn more about native plants and how you can transform your yard into a haven for wildlife | 05/22/2013 - 9:00am |
International Biodiversity Day |
Event | Featuring special educational exhibits and programs in both buildings. | 05/22/2013 - 10:00am |
Science Cafe: Animal Hybrids |
Science Talks | Learn what recent studies have shown about several examples of hybridization of animals ranging from frogs and salamanders to lions and tigers. What are the implications of hybridization for conservation planning? | 05/23/2013 - 7:00pm |
Computer Programming for Beginners |
Workshop or Trip | This course is designed to introduce basic programming skills to anyone interested in programming using the free and easy to use development environment, Microsoft Small Basic. | 05/24/2013 - 6:30pm |
Citizen Science Saturdays at Prairie Ridge |
Citizen Science, Family Program | Learn how YOU can contribute to science during our weekly citizen science walks | 05/25/2013 - 10:30am |
Photography for Science |
Citizen Science, Family Program | Your nature photos are a valuable scientific resource — learn how to put them to use! | 05/25/2013 - 1:00pm |
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. | 05/28/2013 - 9:00am |
Family Science Investigation - PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction |
Family Program | Participants will learn the theory behind and perform a procedure known as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). PCR involves the amplification of a minute sample of DNA, and is used in a variety of research, forensic, medical and industrial applications. Based on a model research question, this program will take students through sample preparation, DNA amplification, visualization of PCR products through gel electrophoresis and data interpretation. | 05/28/2013 - 2:00pm |
Science Cafe: Why be nice? Cooperation among wild chimpanzees |
Science Talks | How do male chimpanzees achieve a balance between competition and cooperation? Why cooperate if Natural Selection favors those who act in their own self-interest? | 05/30/2013 - 7:00pm |
Citizen Science Saturdays at Prairie Ridge |
Citizen Science, Family Program | Learn how YOU can contribute to science during our weekly citizen science walks | 06/01/2013 - 10:30am |
Science Saturday: A Look at Carolina Bays |
Science Talks | Phillips will discuss Carolina Bays, especially those in southeastern NC. | 06/01/2013 - 11:00am |
Animal Architects |
Summer Camp | What could be better or more fun than building with LEGOS®-AND meeting live animals?! | 06/03/2013 - 8:45am |
Backyard Explorers |
Summer Camp | Campers will explore common plants and animals that you’ve probably seen around your house – seeds, trees, spiders, box turtles, birds, butterflies, and more. | 06/03/2013 - 8:45am |
Lunchtime at the Museum |
Summer Camp | Join the Museum’s Junior Curators for lunch between your morning and afternoon classes. Each day we will enjoy our lunches and then either play a game, make a craft, or watch a short nature show. | 06/03/2013 - 12:15pm |
Backyard Explorers |
Summer Camp | Campers will explore common plants and animals that you’ve probably seen around your house – seeds, trees, spiders, box turtles, birds, butterflies, and more. | 06/03/2013 - 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. | 06/03/2013 - 1:30pm |
Animal Architects |
Summer Camp | What could be better or more fun than building with LEGOS®-AND meeting live animals?! | 06/03/2013 - 1:30pm |
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 | 06/05/2013 - 7:30am |
The Wonderful World of Mushrooms |
Workshop or Trip | A meeting of the culinary with the scientific, in this class we will explore just what IS a mushroom, its life cycle, and the role it can play in healthy forests, bioremediation, bio-fuels, medicine and yes, cuisine! | 06/06/2013 - 6:00pm |
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