2013 North Carolina Science Festival | North Carolina Science Festival

April 13

Science Olympiad Elementary Tournament: Pender 4/13 • 8:00 am • Hampstead 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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Bird Hike and Kayak Demonstration 4/13 • 8:00 am • Wilmington Free Bird Hike from 8am-9:30am at Smith Creek Park with Cape Fear Audubon Society, New Hanover County Parks Educator Matt Collogan and Jill Peleuses from Wild Bird & Garden. Free Kayak Demonstration from 10:30am-2pm. The...
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Science Olympiad Elementary Tournament - Cumberland 4/13 • 8:00 am • Hope Mills 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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Build a Boat in a Day 4/13 • 8:30 am • Beaufort Use a stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling. Teams are limited to four persons and the minimum age is 8 yrs. (there must be an adult on each team). Fee...
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2013 North Carolina Gravity Games 4/13 • 8:30 am • Lenoir On Saturday, April 13, Google and Appalachian State University (ASU) are going to unleash a team of amazing racers trained to harness the awesome power of GRAVITY in an incredibly soapbox derby. Join us for the 3rd annual...
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Science Olympiad Elementary Tournament - Wake-Raleigh Charter 4/13 • 8:30 am • Raleigh 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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TEDxNCSSM 4/13 • 8:30 am • Durham The conference is designed to optimize interaction between speakers and audience members and to spark ideas. Students from North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics (NCSSM) compose the organizing committee for this TEDx...
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Scope Academy 4/13 • 9:00 am • Raleigh Explore some of today's most thought-provoking topics in chemistry, physics, math, statistics and earth-system sciences. Enjoy classroom sessions led by our own world-class faculty, followed by a keynote address by Robert Califf,...
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Watauga SumoBot Competition 4/13 • 9:00 am • Boone Robotic sumo is a competition where two robots, known as sumo-bots, attempt to push each other out of an arena using sensors, clever programming, and innovative design. Robots must be made from LEGO made parts. We have both...
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NC Manufacturing Celebration: Open House @ DCCC 4/13 • 9:30 am • Thomasville Come join us for an Open House! Tour will include advanced manufacturing classrooms and labs with visual demonstrations by students who are currently enrolled in advanced manufacturing programs. College faculty will be available...
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ASCENT: Achieving Success Through Challenges in Engineering and Technology 4/13 • 10:00 am • Rocky Mount The Engineering Place from the NC State University College of Engineering in partnership with the Gateway Technology Center of NC Wesleyan College, the Harrison Family YMCA, and the Nash Rocky Mount School System, will...
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WSSU Family STEM Day 4/13 • 10:00 am • Winston-Salem Winston-Salem State University, the Center for Design Innovation and the Piedmont Triad Research Park will host STEM Day: an opportunity for students and their families to learn how math and science can be used in Biotechnology,...
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Exercise With Me 4/13 • 10:00 am • Fayetteville Did you know that your knee bone is connected to your thigh bone, your thigh bone is connected to your hip bone and all those bones are surrounded by muscles! Children ages 4-8 come experience Zumbatomic with Fayetteville YMCA...
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Butterfly Bash at Marbles IMAX 4/13 • 10:00 am • Raleigh Movie at 10am | Butterfly Bash 10:45am-12:00pm From chrysalis to the first flutter of colorful wings, butterflies are amazing creatures. Let IMAX at Marbles take you inside the science and magic of a butterfly’s world! Begin...
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Preparing Fossils in Matrix 4/13 • 10:00 am • Aurora This event will start with a demonstration of tools and techniques for discovering fossils hidden for millions of years in limestone and other materials. The demonstration will be followed by an opportunity to discover your own...
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IT-oLogy Cyber Saturday 4/13 • 10:00 am • Charlotte Cyber Saturday is a cool experience where middle school students can learn more about IT. The sessions covers a variety of IT topics including hands-on activities as well as presentations from IT professionals. The goal of this...
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Let's Go Lookiting 4/13 • 10:00 am • Scotland Neck Join A Time For Science at Sylvan Heights Bird Park and spend the day "lookiting" for the many colors that make our feathered friends so beautiful. Select a color swatch from the "color grab bag" and tour the park "lookiting" all...
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Scientific Passport Through Time 4/13 • 10:00 am • New Bern Join Tryon Palace and Craven Community College Science staff and students as they celebrate the coming together of science & history! Pick-up your "Scientific Passport" to experience fun-filled hands-on activities,...
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SciWorks SciFest 4/13 • 10:00 am • Winston-Salem Join SciWorks Science Center as we present an amped-up version of everything we do! Enjoy live animal programs, tree ID hikes, hands-on chemistry demonstrations and planetarium shows, as well as presentations from guest...
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UNC Science Expo 4/13 • 10:00 am • Chapel Hill Join us for a science open house and discover current science research happening on UNC's campus! Explore laboratories and try your hand at various activities. The UNC Science Expo will include demonstrations, hands-on...
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Mini-Bot Game Day 4/13 • 10:00 am • Greensboro A fun-filled day dedicated to inspiring children and adults to learn more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math). Visitors will have an opportunity to participate in a LEGO® build, Robotic demonstrations,...
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Rockets & Robots 4/13 • 10:00 am • Greensboro It’s all about Rockets & Robots at Greensboro Children’s Museum today! After meeting Robot Number Nine, you can make your very own robot using cans. Plus, you can compete in our Robot Dance contest. You’ll also be able...
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Mountain Science Expo: Ready, Set, EXPLORE! 4/13 • 10:00 am • Asheville Local organizations from western NC will offer opportunities to explore science with interactive experiments and hands-on activities. This year, come learn how to be Citizen Scientists utilizing the Scientific Method to...
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Science in Motion at the Colburn Earth Science Museum 4/13 • 10:00 am • 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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POSTPONED TO AUGUST: Burlington Mini Maker Faire 2013 4/13 • 10:00 am • Burlington Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will be moved to August. Hope you see you in Burlington! The Maker movement is growing in the Triad! This is the 2nd annual Burlington Mini Maker Faire, a celebration of individual...
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Western Carolina University Science Expo 4/13 • 10:00 am • Cullowhee Join us at Western Carolina University for a tour of the science facilities, open exhibits and activities centered around the sciences including Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Forensic Science and so much more! Interact with the...
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Young Veterinarians' Day 4/13 • 10:00 am • Huntersville Caring for animals is an amazing and rewarding job. On Young Vets' Day, join us for a special day exploring what it's like to be a veterinarian at the Carolina Raptor Center. There will be a Pet First Aid Class offered in...
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Robot Rumble 2013 4/13 • 10:00 am • Durham Are you ready to RRRRRRobot RRRRRumble? Enter the arena and test out the Museum’s fleet of combat robots. Play robot hockey with the Carolina Combat Robots, and meet other members of the Robot Fighting League. See underwater...
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Sea, Sand and Human Hands: The Changing Face of the Outer Banks 4/13 • 10:30 am • Ocracoke Join us at NCCAT-Ocracoke for a presentation and discussion about how the sea and shifting sands impact the lives of Outer Banks residents. What challenges have recent northeasters and hurricanes, such as Irene in 2011 and Sandy...
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Second Saturday Science: Unplugged 4/13 • 11:00 am • Elizabeth City Dr. Althea Blulett, Assistant Professor of Physics at Elizabeth City State University, leads a program on alternative energy sources such as solar and wind energy. Students will observe simple motors and generators in action and...
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The Science of Prescribed Burns @ the Longleaf Festival 4/13 • 11:00 am • New Hill 4th Annual Longleaf Festival at Harris Lake County Park Learn about the important ecosystem the Longleaf Pine supports & its history. Take a hayride to our 60 acre Longleaf Forest - see the fire equipment used for...
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National Marine Sanctuary's "One Ocean" Student Film Festival 4/13 • 12:00 pm • Beaufort The purpose of the One Ocean Film Festival competition is to inspire, encourage, recognize and promote the work of student filmmakers who are passionate about the ocean. Categories for entries include 30-second PSA, 1-5 minute...
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Science LIVE! @ The Azalea Festival 4/13 • 12:00 pm • Wilmington The NC Science Festival is bringing live science to the Azalea Festival! Join us at the Children's area on Saturday and Sunday. We'll have two super-fun, science demonstration shows each day. We'll also be partnering with the...
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Open House at Hanes Mill Road Solid Waste Facility 4/13 • 12:00 pm • Winston-Salem The open house will allow members of the community to learn how the waste they generate is managed. Tours of recycling and disposal areas will be offered in small groups. A guide will explain the site features and the scientific...
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Fossil Fair 4/13 • 12:00 pm • Charlotte Unearth and discover the science of paleontology. Make a dinosaur craft and dig for your own fossil. Noon – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Explore More Collections lab. Free with Museum admission.
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Project for Innovation, Energy & Sustainability (PiES) - Green Idea Factory Competition 4/13 • 12:00 pm • Davidson Green Idea Factory Competition is a green science fair where teams of area high school students use their STEM skills to create new/improved business ideas, products and processes for green/sustainable/energy efficient...
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LEGO Free Play 4/13 • 1:00 pm • Fayetteville Come to the Headquarters Branch Library and build marvelous LEGO creations! (Note from NCSCIFEST staff: We attended this event last year and it was great fun for the little LEGO fans. Lots and lots of LEGOS!)
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Exploring the Kindergarten of the Fisheries 4/13 • 1:00 pm • Ocracoke This program will take a look at salt marshes on the NCCAT shoreline. We'll consider how these marshes play a vital role in sustaining a viable fishing industry. These fragile yet productive marshes and near-shore estuarine...
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Our Futuristic World: STEM in Action! 4/13 • 1:00 pm • High Point Come take our LEGO challenge! We'll have all sorts of kits for you to build robots, simple machines and so much more! This program is made possible thanks to a grant from the LEGO Corporation.
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Carolina Brewery Tour 4/13 • 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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Sound Science! 4/13 • 1:00 pm • Raleigh Let's make some noise! Explore the science behind sound. Investigate and create instruments, see sound waves make oobleck dance and play around with vibration, beat and rhythm.
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Earth Day at the Kathleen Clay Library 4/13 • 1:00 pm • Greensboro Come out to the library where over 50 exhibitors will be ready to provide FREE FUN for the whole family! There will be all sorts of nature-themed and environmentally-themed hands-on activities. Learn the latest about energy...
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Zucchini 500 Vegetable Race 4/13 • 1:00 pm • Kannapolis The Zucchini 500 is back in Kannapolis! Kids, come out to 2011 Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart’s race shop to build your own pinewood derby-style race car made entirely out of vegetables! “Souped-up” zucchini race cars...
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Nature Day at Nichols Longleaf Pine Preserve 4/13 • 1:00 pm • Troy Join us for this fantastic field day event. There will be activity stations and short hikes through the Nichols Longleaf Pine Preserve. Rotating stations will focus on longleaf pine ecosystems, the turpentine industry, the...
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Fun & Fungus 4/13 • 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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Build Your Own Rain Garden 4/13 • 2:00 pm • Durham Make a beautiful rain garden with us! Join the North Carolina School of Science and Math's Green Challenger Club, along with Michael Dupree, Watershed Conservationist from Durham's Soil & Water Conservation District, to learn...
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Solar System Spectacular Planetarium Show 4/13 • 2:00 pm • Concord By participating in this Science Festival event you will enter the Starlab Planetarium of Discovery Place. An exploration of the solar system will follow. A qualified instructor will take those in the planetarium on a tour of the...
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Twilight Tour 4/13 • 5:30 pm • Burlington Have you ever heard lions calling to one another as darkness falls, or wolves howl as the moon rises? Come experience these breathtaking moments on an evening tour of the compound. This is an exciting opportunity to view the...
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Open Minds Café: Brainfood for Teenagers 4/13 • 6:00 pm • Chapel Hill Join us in the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for our teen science cafe. There are more than 200,000 different types of living creatures in the ocean. Some of them swim, some of them crawl, some of them squirm, some of...
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Stars, Mars, and Curiosity: What Have We Learned? 4/13 • 7:00 pm • Lumberton Join us as we delve into the science behind the Curiosity Mission currently roving on Mars, our red planetary neighbor. What have we learned? What are we looking for? Where will we go to find it? Learn about the machines that...
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Stories Under the Stars - Spin, Pop, Boom! 4/13 • 7:00 pm • Kannapolis Join us for this literary arts program focused solely on science. Participants will be amazed when the Mad Scientist is able to defy gravity in this energetic and spectacular special event. Didgeridoo tubes, foaming hands and...
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