2013 North Carolina Science Festival | North Carolina Science Festival

April 6

Spring Migration Trip 4/6 • 7:00 am • Huntersville Join us for a trek down south to see the spring migration. We will see raptors and waterfowl in a beautiful wild area. Price includes picnic lunch. Registration is online. Our staff educators and naturalist will guide you...
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Science Olympiad Elementary Tournament: Guilford 4/6 • 8:00 am • Greensboro This is a North Carolina Science Olympiad regional tournament. The general public is invited to attend and experience the excitement of some of our construction events. Area teams will appreciate the support! Visitors do not have...
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Science Olympiad Elementary Tournament: Buncombe 4/6 • 8:00 am • Black Mountain This is a North Carolina Science Olympiad regional tournament. The general public is welcome to experience the excitement of some of our construction events and to support area teams. Visitors do not have to be registered...
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Little Ripples, Big Waves 4/6 • 9:00 am • Kure Beach Little Ripples, Big Waves is a family-friendly event focused on how a changing climate affects our planet. Global changes impact our homes, communities, local wildlife and habitats. We invite visitors to learn more about these...
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Engineering Expectations: Clean Water, A Grand Engineering Challenge 4/6 • 9:00 am • Wilmington Our planet needs clean water. Join us on Saturday, April 6, to learn about Engineering Expectations and our Grand Engineering Challenge. You'll get the chance to design and build a simple water filtration device. You'll be able...
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MarineQuest: Happy Earth Day, Blue Planet 4/6 • 9:00 am • Wilmington Get ready for Earth Day this month with MarineQuest as we dive in and discover how the oceans of our beautiful blue planet make it so special. There's a lot more than just salt to explore in all that blue water! Learn how oceans...
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Solar Cell Challenge 4/6 • 9:00 am • Raleigh North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics (NCSSM) students are creating short videos to explain how a solar cell works. The videos will be viewed by Durham middle school students and judged by a panel of professional...
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Triangle BEST Fest 4/6 • 9:00 am • Raleigh Join us for the showcase for Triangle Science: the BEST Fest (Biotechnology, Engineering, Science and Technology). Scientists, researchers, engineers and educators are coming together for a fun, educational, family event. There...
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Planes, Trains and Things That Go! 4/6 • 10:00 am • Winston-Salem Vehicles on the road and in the air…they work hard! Come to the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem to enjoy fun crafts and story times. Become the pilot of your very own airplane and complete an obstacle course. Choose a...
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Marbles Kids Museum: Family Science Fair! 4/6 • 10:00 am • Raleigh Thanks to our collaboration with the NC Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI), we're hosting our first-ever Family Science Fair! There are two ways to take part: 1. Sign-up to display a project or 2. Explore others' creations...
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Fossil Hunt 4/6 • 10:00 am • Aurora Learn ways to search for shark teeth and other fossils in the material from Potash Corp Aurora. You will learn how to search in the field and how you can hunt at home. This event will start with a short talk and demonstration,...
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What's "Bugging" You? 4/6 • 10:00 am • Grifton Join with A Time For Science and the East Carolina 4-H Club as we explore the “good, the bad and the ugly” about the many critters we call “bugs”. Hands-on activities will be available which will allow you to explore many...
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13th Annual Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum 4/6 • 10:00 am • Raleigh It's that time of year again! The Birdhouse Competition returns to the JC Raulston Arboretum with events scheduled April 12 through April 15. If making birdhouses is not your thing, then looking at them should be! The creations...
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LEGO Free Play 4/6 • 10:00 am • Fayetteville Build marvelous LEGO creations. (Note from NCSCIFEST staff: We attended this event last year. Lots and lots of LEGOS!)
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Catawba Science Center's Science Inquiry Expo 4/6 • 10:00 am • Hickory Visit CSC for hands-on activities that relate science to your everyday world. Participants can experience up to 7 different stations to learn about polymers, butterflies, weather, properties of water, Earth's place in the solar...
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The Science of the Very, Very Small 4/6 • 10:00 am • Charlotte Join us for a celebration of the science of the very, very, very small! Play, explore, discover and learn at these fun, hands-on activity stations: Nanotechnology Spin-a-Prize You Decide Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Intro...
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Experiments with Art & Science 4/6 • 10:00 am • Raleigh The Museum and the Sierra Club are partnering for the North Carolina Science Festival and hosting a family workshop focused on art and science. Visit a work of art that explores science themes, and use science to create your own...
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Egg-cellent Eggs! 4/6 • 11:00 am • Greensboro Chemistry meets cuisine in this egg-focused class. We'll heat eggs and beat eggs to make some edible egg creations in the Edible Schoolyard Kitchen. This program is free with Museum admission.
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The Landing Zone 4/6 • 11:00 am • Scotland Neck Truly enter the world of birds as you enjoy the newest addition to Sylvan Heights Bird Park: The Landing Zone. Purchase a seed stick and have them "eating out of your hand!" This wonderfully landscaped exhibit will house...
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Astronomy Day at KidSenses! 4/6 • 12:00 pm • Rutherfordton Join us at KidSenses Children's Museum as we discover the many wonders of astronomy! Children will have to opportunity to see REAL meteorites, create moon phase books, star wheels, and much more! We will also have multiple...
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NanoDays 4/6 • 1:00 pm • Raleigh Join us for a big day of tiny science! NanoDays is a nationwide festival about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Meet nanoscientists from Duke University, NC State University and Triangle MRSEC as they share...
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Fun & Fungus 4/6 • 1:00 pm • Wilmington There’s a fungus among us! Find out how to identify the mushrooms in your neighborhood. Make a mushroom model and learn how to collect mushroom spores. Use nature’s recyclers to grow your own edible mushrooms and...
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Science in Motion at the Colburn Earth Science Museum 4/6 • 1:00 pm • Asheville Throughout the NC Science Festival, the Colburn Museum will be offering GeoTours, guided tours showcasing the diversity of rock types used in some of downtown Asheville's most significant buildings, and on-street geode...
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Carolina Brewery Tour 4/6 • 1:00 pm • Holly Springs Join us for an informative walk-through of the entire brewing process by one of the owners of the Carolina Brewing Company. We'll learn about grain-grinding, mashing, fermenting, filtering, kegging and bottling. Come learn about...
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Phenology at the NOC's AT Founder's Bridge Festival 4/6 • 2:00 pm • Bryson City Each spring, hundreds of thru-hikers pass through the Nantahala Outdoor Center on their way north from Georgia to Maine along the Appalachian Trail. In 2013, NOC celebrates this migration with live music, a hiking fair, and...
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Edible Science 4/6 • 2:00 pm • Fayetteville Have you ever thought about how much science goes on in the kitchen? Come to the Headquarters Library and enjoy these hands-on fun science activities that you can eat!
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POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, 4/6 -- Statewide Star Party and Open House: Duke University 4/6 • 8:00 pm • Durham PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed to Saturday, 4/6, same time and place. Join us for the official kickoff event for the 2013 NC Science Festival! Learn from your local experts in this FREE public stargazing event...
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RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, 4/6 -- Statewide Star Party: Pettigrew State Park 4/6 • 8:30 pm • Creswell PLEASE NOTE: THIS STAR PARTY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, 4/6. Join us for the official kickoff event for the 2013 NC Science Festival! Come view the stars of THE darkest night skies in N.C.! See the Milky Way, star...
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