Programs & Events
Programs & Events
| Title | Program Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Nature Drawing |
Family Program | 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. | 07/18/2013 - 6:30pm |
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. | 07/18/2013 - 6:30pm |
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 |
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 |
Citizen Science Saturdays at Prairie Ridge |
Citizen Science, Family Program | Learn how YOU can contribute to science during our weekly citizen science walks | 07/20/2013 - 10:30am |
Aquatic Ecologists |
Summer Camp | During this camp based at Yates Mill Pond we’ll learn aquatic science in the field through hands-on activities, experiments, and observations! | 07/22/2013 - 8:30am |
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 |
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 |
Investigate |
Summer Camp | This summer we’ll get to meet scientists, tour the Museum’s research labs, play games, and conduct activities and experiments on new topics from ranging from chemistry to paleontology. | 07/22/2013 - 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. | 07/22/2013 - 12:15pm |
Boys in Science Piedmont Ed-Venture |
Summer Camp, Youth Science Program | Boys will get their hands dirty as they learn about the trees, bugs, and herps of the Piedmont on field trips to the Museum of Natural Sciences, the Nature Research Center, and other locations around Raleigh. | 07/22/2013 - 1:00pm |
Boys in Science Piedmont Ed-Venture |
Summer Camp, Youth Science Program | Boys will get their hands dirty as they learn about the trees, bugs, and herps of the Piedmont on field trips to the Museum of Natural Sciences, the Nature Research Center, and other locations around Raleigh. | 07/22/2013 - 1:00pm |
Home Sweet Home |
Summer Camp | Join us as we meet live animals that have cool adaptations for living in their unique environments. | 07/22/2013 - 1:30pm |
Nature Drawing |
Family Program | 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. | 07/25/2013 - 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 | 07/27/2013 - 10:30am |
Moths at Night |
Citizen Science, Family Program | Celebrate National Moth Week with the Museum at Prairie Ridge! | 07/27/2013 - 8:00pm |
Field Herpetology |
Summer Camp | Campers will learn distinguishing features for groups of amphibians and reptiles as well as field identification, capture techniques, captive care, life cycles, and conservation. | 07/29/2013 - 8:30am |
Animal Architects |
Summer Camp | What could be better or more fun than building with LEGOS®-AND meeting live animals?! | 07/29/2013 - 8:45am |
Amazing Race |
Summer Camp | Participants in this fast-paced, action-packed camp should be prepared for new scavenger hunts, games, puzzles, and races to solve the natural history clues that will lead campers to discover the hidden corners and faces of not only the museum itself but the entire plant and animal world. | 07/29/2013 - 8:45am |
Green Machines |
Summer Camp | Machines make work easier for us every day, but they can be designed to use alternative energy sources so they use less non-renewable resources. | 07/29/2013 - 8:45am |
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