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Sensory Friendly Afternoon Homepage<\/a><\/strong> Activities: You Are Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n NHL Mascot Madness<\/strong> Animals Alive!<\/strong> Hurricanes in Our Oceans<\/strong> Trilobites and Their Mysterious Eyes<\/strong> The Miracle League of the Triangle<\/strong> Dinosaur Diets<\/strong> State Symbols with the SLNC!<\/strong> Exhibits: Modeling & Prototypes<\/b><\/strong> Creative Outdoor Spaces<\/strong> Living Conservatory: The Butterfly Room<\/strong> Fun with GiGi’s!<\/strong> Dinosaur Painting Demonstration: Exploring Texture<\/strong> The Art of Micropipetting<\/strong> Early Childhood STEM-inspired Play<\/strong> Museum Teen Programs<\/strong> Play it Cool!<\/strong> Disability & Autism Information & Resources<\/strong> Discovery Room<\/strong> Terrific T. rex<\/em> Medals<\/strong> Freshwater Mollusks: Life Underwater<\/strong> Animal Bites<\/strong> HANDS On Fun<\/strong> Cool Measuring Tools<\/strong> Amazing Co-Evolution! Plants and Pollinators Craft<\/span><\/strong> Sensory Friendly Afternoon Homepage Activities: You Are Here! NHL Mascot Madness NC Museum of Natural Sciences From the weird to the wild, many NHL mascots are based on real animals. See and feel natural history specimens that relate to these fan favorites. Animals Alive! NC Museum of Natural Sciences Come and meet some of the… Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"event.php","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nFrom the weird to the wild, many NHL mascots are based on real animals. See and feel natural history specimens that relate to these fan favorites.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nCome and meet some of the Museum\u2019s live animal ambassadors.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nExplore the effects of hurricanes on marine life with a sensory-friendly activity and an opportunity to use our Microeye microscope to interact with marine specimen.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences: Exhibit Hall Experiences Group<\/em>
\nSee the world through the eyes of a 500-million-year-old trilobite. Learn about the one that had a SUPER-compound eye! Then discover how modern insects and horseshoe crabs have similar vision.<\/p>\n
\nThe Miracle League of the Triangle<\/em>
\nThis is a resource table with information about their program, examples of the equipment they use and some giveaways.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nLearn about dinosaur teeth and the clues paleontologists use to figure out what they ate.<\/p>\n
\nState Library of North Carolina Government & Heritage Library<\/em>
\nThink you’re an expert on North Carolina? Test your State Symbols knowledge with the SLNC Government and Heritage Library!<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nInteract with exhibit prototypes for the upcoming Dueling Dinosaurs exhibition. Explore various techniques and processes we will use to create exhibition models.<\/p>\n
\nPrairie Ridge Ecostation – NCMNS<\/em>
\nWhat animals, plants, and other objects might you find and experience on a visit to Prairie Ridge Ecostation? Join Prairie Ridge staff as we get creative and use natural materials to build our own natural environments and outdoor spaces!<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nImmerse yourself in a Central American tropical dry forest filled with living plants and animals. Encounter butterflies, turtles, tarantulas, snakes and even a two-toed sloth. Discover a vanilla orchid, pineapple plant, cashew tree and more. Explore North Carolina’s connection to the tropics through migration, shared species and products.<\/p>\n
\nGiGi’s Playhouse<\/em>
\n\u201cCome play with us and get to know GiGi’s!\u201d They’ll have a dino dig in rice, and some playdough activities.<\/p>\n
\nStacy Lewis Studio<\/em>
\nStacy Lewis will be demonstrating mixed media techniques to create touchable, textured, colorful dinosaur paintings.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nOne of the essential lab techniques is accurately measuring small amounts of liquid using a micropipette. Learn how to use a micropipette and practice your micropipetting skills by creating a community pixelated art piece.<\/p>\n
\nThe Wonder Lab<\/em>
\nJoin The Wonder Lab for hands-on STEM activities for the youngest learners! Take a robot on a test drive, roll some balls down a ramp and get your hands into their sensory bin.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nExplore sensory and tactile objects from the Museum’s educational collections and learn about current and upcoming middle and high school programs & volunteer opportunities.Pla<\/p>\n
\nMarbles Kids Museum<\/em>
\nSpring may be in the air, but Marbles is keeping things cool. Come dip your fingers in the “snow” and test your “ice skating” and hockey skills.<\/p>\n
\nTriangle Disability & Autism Services<\/em>
\nTriangle Disability & Autism Services will provide general information and resources to special needs families on their programs and services as well as other general information about navigating the intricate world of disability services.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nThe Discovery Room is a special place for families and visitors of all ages to explore the natural world up close. Engage your senses by touching animal furs, feeling bird wings, smelling tropical scents, playing with kinetic sand and more. Try on costumes, play with puppets and find hidden animals in our dead tree critter hotel.<\/p>\n
\nArts Access North Carolina<\/em>
\nThis exhibit will include resource materials and a wearable medal craft made of paper & ribbon which you can color with crayons.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences, Mollusk Section<\/em>
\nFreshwater mollusks include both snails and clams. These animals are some of the most endangered species in North America. Some have already become extinct.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nThis table will display various teeth and jaws of the animal kingdom. It will highlight how animals have different jaw\/teeth shapes based on their diet.<\/p>\n
\nHANDS Center For Autism Center<\/em>
\nThis exhibit will feature sensory-friendly items for grade school children.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nGuests will learn different measuring techniques to measure the body length of a snake, a turtle, or a microscopic organism, as well as the size of a snail shell, using measuring tape, calipers and tactile 3D imaging.<\/p>\n
\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em>
\nCome learn about co-evolution while making 3D dioramas of bees, bats, butterflies and flowers that you can take home with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"