2013 North Carolina Science Festival | North Carolina Science Festival

April 17

SYNERGY 2013 4/17 • 8:00 am • Raleigh The NC Center for Afterschool Programs is hosting its 9th annual afterschool professional development conference, SYNERGY, April 15-17, 2013 at the North Raleigh Hilton. In celebration of the North Carolina Science...
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Lab Explorers! 4/17 • 9:00 am • Winston-Salem Join us for one of three interactive sessions about the clinical laboratory experience! The Clinical Laboratory Science Department at Winston-Salem State University will conduct interactive tours in the student laboratory....
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Cape Fear River Watch Fish Journey at Lock & Dam 1 4/17 • 9:30 am • Riegelwood Fourth and Fifth grade students from communities surrounding Lock and Dam 1 will come to learn about anadromous fish and the importance of the newly constructed rock weir at Lock and Dam 1 for fish restoration. Fun activities and...
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Beautiful Rainbows 4/17 • 10:00 am • Fayetteville Do you know what makes a rainbow? Come to the library to enjoy stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft celebrating the natural wonder of rainbows.
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Ports & Pilots 4/17 • 10:00 am • Beaufort Have you ever wondered what goes on at the port in Morehead City? Now is your chance to find out! Join museum staff and get a behind the scenes look at some of the imports and exports moving through the NC State Port facility....
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A Rainbow of Colors 4/17 • 10:00 am • Fayetteville The science of light refraction is on display at North Regional Library! Come view a rainbow through a prism and enjoy stories and songs about rain and rainbows.
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Amphibian Fun 4/17 • 10:00 am • Charlotte Jump, slither or crawl to KidScience to meet 'n' greet the amphibians of Discovery Place! In celebration of the NC Science Festival, you'll be able to join your favorite critters and discover their cool adaptations. Plus, use...
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Sea, Sand and Human Hands: The Changing Face of the Outer Banks 4/17 • 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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Whole Brain Learning 4/17 • 10:30 am • West Jefferson On Wednesday April 17 10:30 am at West Jefferson (Ashe County Public Library) Becky Ballard will explain a system of developmental movements that develop eyes, ears, arms and legs for optimum brain function. After the brief...
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Dr. Benjamin Franklin, His Life, Values & Times 4/17 • 11:00 am • Pembroke A fascinating biographical presentation by Bill Ochester who will be in full character & historically accurate clothing of this founding father and renowned scientist. During this program you will be able to meet this famous...
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Kinder-Science 4/17 • 11:00 am • Fayetteville Specially designed for youngsters, Kinder-Science is where you can observe and participate in fascinating hands-on experiments that are a great way to enjoy the world of science. You'll have the opportunity to learn interesting...
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Exploring the Kindergarten of the Fisheries 4/17 • 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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Solar Panel Tour at EPA 4/17 • 2:00 pm • RTP This event will include an overview of solar power use at the U.S. EPA and will be followed by a tour of our PV (photovoltaic) solar panels and a live demonstration of the solar power produced. The tour is limited to a maximum of...
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Constellation Creations 4/17 • 3:00 pm • Charlotte Did you know that National Astronomy week falls right smack-dab in the middle of the NC Science Festival? Now there are TWO reasons to visit Discovery Place and celebrate science! We invite you to visit the Explore More Stuff lab...
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Eye Spy Optical Illusions 4/17 • 3:30 pm • Fayetteville Explore the mystery of optical illusions and make your own thaumatrope. What's a thaumatrope, you ask? Come find out!
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Silly Putty Science (& Other Fun Experiments) 4/17 • 3:30 pm • Fayetteville Whoever said science was boring? Not us! Come to the library for a few fun experiments. We'll learn how to make our own silly putty and learn how fog is formed. See you there!
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LEGO Free Play 4/17 • 3:30 pm • Hope Mills Come put your engineering and architect hats on and build marvelous LEGO creations. (NCSCIFEST Staff Note: We attended one of these events last year and it was very cool. Lots and lots of Legos to play with!)
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Science Racers 4/17 • 3:30 pm • Fayetteville Satisfy your need for speed: Come to the library and make a mini-hovercraft and a balloon race car.
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Mad Materials Science: Strange Polymers, Crazy Colloids, and Mad Materials 4/17 • 4:30 pm • Durham Astonishing materials, crazy chemistry, and all things squishy and gooey are the stars of this family-friendly, hands-on evening hosted by the Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Duke University....
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"Weather Maps for Infectious Disease" 4/17 • 7:00 pm • Charlotte On Wednesday, April 17, Dr. Daniel Janies will be giving a free public talk about the world of bioinformatics and genomics. Traditionally, epidemiologists study the rise and fall in the number of cases of diseases that...
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Star Party: Charlotte 4/17 • 7:30 pm • Charlotte Spend an evening with Discovery Place and the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club observing stars and planets. The evening will include an astronomy talk by Jim Craig, director of the James H. Lynn Planetarium at Schiele Museum of...
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