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Tuesday, September 21
- 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- I Can Change the World: Citizen Science in the Classroom (map)
- NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee
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Even if you don’t consider yourself a “science type,” you and your students can engage in meaningful and exciting studies that will enhance your understanding of the natural world. Cross-curricular citizen science programs allow students to collect and share scientific data with the global scientific community. Teachers have long recognized that students are more engaged in their learning when they are directly involved with topics that are relevant to their lives. Join faculty from NCCAT and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in hands-on field experiences. Explore seasonally appropriate citizen science themes. Tag migrating Monarch butterflies. Band birds on a mountaintop. Delve into the streams and forests of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Caution: Students contributing to these studies may experience increased civic engagement and scientific literacy, as well as honed observation skills, and enhanced abilities in reading, writing, mathematics, and technology.
Multi-day workshop; September 19-23
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- Cost: No cost to teachers or school systems. Meals, lodging, materials, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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- 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- The Landscape of Democracy: Our National Parks (map)
- NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Ocracoke
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Our nearly 400 national parks offer opportunities for our students to investigate the biology, geology, and culture of important national sites. Join us on the Outer Banks as we learn about “America’s Best Idea” and how the National Park Service is honoring and documenting our history, conserving our natural resources, and helping our communities preserve their own history and environment. Learn about efforts to expand and reach into almost every one of our country’s 3,141 counties. We will explore the Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores to examine the natural and human history of its marshes, beaches, and maritime forests, as well as its lighthouses, shipwrecks, and important historical events. Inspire the next generation of scientists, thinkers, and conservationists. Discover how many of our national parks, having borrowed from the best practices of effective educators, are revamping their programs to include more opportunities for experiential learning. See how the unique formulation of the national parks in the United States reflects and reinforces the idea that our best and most important places should be available and maintained for all, rather than exploited or reserved for a fortunate few. This seminar requires a moderate level of fitness.
Multi-day workshop; September 19-23
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- Cost: No cost to teachers or school systems. Meals, lodging, materials, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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- 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Trails Forever Volunteer Trail Workday (map)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Cherokee
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Trails Forever is a partnership program between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Friends of the Smokies. The volunteer component of Trails Forever gives individuals the opportunity to work with professional trail workers to make lasting and important improvements to trails throughout the park.
Volunteers will work with NPS staff to complete a variety of trail maintenance and trail rehabilitation work from installing drainage structures (waterbars, check dams), rehabilitating trail surfaces, constructing turnpikes (raise trail segments), to removing brush and vegetation. While these jobs may vary in complexity, all Trails Forever volunteers must be able to hike, safely perform manual labor, and be comfortable using hand tools (shovels, fire rakes, Pulaski/axes, sledgehammers, etc).
NPS staff will provide all the tools and safety gear necessary for the project (gloves, eye protection, hearing protection). Volunteers are expected to bring everything they need for a day in the woods – a day pack with food, water (at least 2 liters), clothing, rain gear etc. Volunteers will meet NPS staff at the designated trailhead and begin the day with a safety briefing.
If you are interested in participating this event you MUST RSVP to the Christine Hoyer, Trails & Facilities Volunteer Coordinator (828-497-1949 or christine_hoyer@nps.gov), at least 5 days before the workday. Meet at Forney Ridge Trail – Clingmans Dome Parking Lot Trailhead.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- The Science and Art of Wine making (map)
- Shelton Vineyards, Dobson
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Tour a state-of-the-art working winery and learn about the art and science of wine making in North Carolina. Tour will end with a tasting of 5 wines (must be 21 years of age to sample) and participants will receive a souvenir glass. Tours start every thirty minutes from 10 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily.
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- Cost: $5.00 per person
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- 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Senior Day – A Day of Senior Silver Science (map)
- Museum of Life and Science, Durham
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Explore the Museum of Life and Science’s 84-acre campus with old friends and make new ones. Visit Magic Wings Butterfly House, one of the largest conservatories in the Southeast to see exotic butterflies and tropical plants. In Explore the Wild see black bears swimming beneath a cascading waterfall, catch a glimpse of endangered red wolves, and watch lemurs at play. Enter our 65,000 square foot science center and participate in a lab experiment, learn how to create origami, use planks to build intriguing structures and so much more. A variety of specialty programs are planned throughout the day including guided birding tours, exploring the wetlands, hands-on lab experiments, a Fascinating Flora program, and much more. Must be 55 and older to attend.
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- Cost: $10.50; pre-registered groups $8 - call reservations at 919.220.5429 ext. 313
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- 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Storytime (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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Spend quiet time listening to your favorite nature tales and meet live animals.
From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Sound Off (map)
- Ashe County Public Library, West Jefferson
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Have you heard an elephant? Can you make music with water? Can you guess the mystery sound? You will hear stories filled with wonderful sounds. You can make and take a sound instrument home.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- ACE Ed-Ventures (map)
- Agape Center for Environmental Education, Fuquay-Varina
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ACE Education is excited to offer “ACE Ed-Ventures for Pre-K,” a special opportunity for pre-school aged groups and families featuring special topics. Join us for and ABC Hike! A is for acorn, B is for butterfly. Learn the alphabet while discovering nature on a scavenger hunt.
Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy before or after your program.
Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is September 14. For more information, contact us at 919-552-9421 x 210 or ACEed@agapekurebeach.org
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- Cost: $10.00/ person. Deposit $7.00. Chaperoning adults $1.00
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- 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- A World Apart (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Learn about the tropical rainforest ecosystem and the species that call it home during “A World Apart”.
Get acquainted with a variety of species that call the rainforest habitat home and explore the unique features that help them thrive in this one-of-a-kind environment. Keep your eye out for the ball python, a constrictor that uses its 200 vertebra to twist and turn around the rainforest exhibit. You also could meet an iguana hailing from Central and South America that uses its third eye to sense the presence of predators – and friendly Museum visitors.
Step in to a world where the seasons change from hot to hotter, frogs roam freely and a 20-year old blue and gold macaw looks on as you experience the wonders of the tropical rainforest.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Meet the Animals (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
Upcoming Topics
Sept. 11: Insects & Arthropods
Sept. 12: Turtles
Sept. 13: What do I eat?
Sept. 14-17: Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 18-19: Turtles
Sept. 20-24: Alligators
Sept. 25-26: Turtles - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- SciWorks Planetarium Shows (map)
- SciWorks Science Center, Winston-Salem
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SciWorks planetarium offers several shows throughout the day for various age groups. We also present a live sky tour of the current night sky. Shows and times vary daily so please call ahead. First show at 11:00 a.m. Last show at 3:00 p.m. Several shows daily.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Meet the Animals (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
Upcoming Topics
Sept. 11: Insects & Arthropods
Sept. 12: Turtles
Sept. 13: What do I eat?
Sept. 14-17: Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 18-19: Turtles
Sept. 20-24: Alligators
Sept. 25-26: Turtles - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Live Animal Encounter (map)
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo
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Come face to face with alligators, snakes, sea turtles and many other live animals in Neptune’s Theater. This program is featured everyday at 11:30 a.m.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Touch Tank Feeding Demonstration (map)
- SciWorks Science Center, Winston-Salem
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Join SciWorks’ animal care staff as they demostrate the unique feeding mechanisms of various marine animals including horshoecrabs, sea urchins and anemones.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Meet-a-Scientist Brown Bag Lunch & Learn (map)
- Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill
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Solar Cells: Meet expert Dr. Wei You of the UNC chemistry department for a one-hour brown bag lunch & learn. Join us for an interactive current science presentation, followed by a discussion with Dr. You.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- ACE Ed-Ventures (map)
- Agape Center for Environmental Education, Fuquay-Varina
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ACE Education is excited to offer “ACE Ed-Ventures for Pre-K,” a special opportunity for pre-school aged groups and families featuring special topics. Join us for and ABC Hike! A is for acorn, B is for butterfly. Learn the alphabet while discovering nature on a scavenger hunt.
Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy before or after your program.
Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is September 14. For more information, contact us at 919-552-9421 x 210 or ACEed@agapekurebeach.org
- Event Web site
- Cost: $10.00/ person. Deposit $7.00. Chaperoning adults $1.00
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- 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Meet the Animals (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
Upcoming Topics
Sept. 11: Insects & Arthropods
Sept. 12: Turtles
Sept. 13: What do I eat?
Sept. 14-17: Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 18-19: Turtles
Sept. 20-24: Alligators
Sept. 25-26: Turtles - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- What’s Glowing On? (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Grab a seat at “The Stage” and discover the science behind luminescent and incandescent light. By the time the show is over, you’ll be an expert on all that shines.
Put yourself in the spotlight as a contestant in the “Will it Glow?” game show, hosted by one of the Museum’s brightest scientists. Explore the materials that make things glow and take a closer look at items such as the artwork of Vincent Van ‘Glow’ to watch them shine. The show does ‘lights out’ with a BANG! — get a front row seat to the explosive qualities of light.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Science on a Sphere Program (map)
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo
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See the Earth like never before with an educational program on our three dimensional sphere at Oceans Revealed. Every day at 2:30 p.m.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with paid admission.
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- 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- A World Apart (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Learn about the tropical rainforest ecosystem and the species that call it home during “A World Apart”.
Get acquainted with a variety of species that call the rainforest habitat home and explore the unique features that help them thrive in this one-of-a-kind environment. Keep your eye out for the ball python, a constrictor that uses its 200 vertebra to twist and turn around the rainforest exhibit. You also could meet an iguana hailing from Central and South America that uses its third eye to sense the presence of predators – and friendly Museum visitors.
Step in to a world where the seasons change from hot to hotter, frogs roam freely and a 20-year old blue and gold macaw looks on as you experience the wonders of the tropical rainforest.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Sub Zero (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Join our resident physicist at the “The Stage” to chill out and explore a world below freezing. With materials so cold they can only be touched with cryogenic gloves, you’re in for an icy treat!
The star of the show is liquid nitrogen – a unique element that’s so cold, when poured out of its tank in a room temperature setting; it turns to gas before even hitting the floor – giving you the chance to frolic in a nitrogen cloud. You’ll watch as it makes a surgical glove as delicate as glass, takes the bounce out of a bouncy ball and causes a penny to shatter with one strike of a hammer.
Learn more frosty facts about this important element at “Sub Zero”.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Science Cafe Raleigh (map)
- Downtown Raleigh Restaurant, Raleigh
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Science Café is a monthly event where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can participate in topical discussions with leaders in the fields of science and technology. Hosted by local Sigma Xi chapters and the Museum, these monthly talks are located in coffee shops, bars and restaurants around Raleigh and promote discussion of science in an informal community setting.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Science Cafe (map)
- Big Shotz Tavern, Winston-Salem
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Meet and interact with a local research scientist at this casual event. Enjoy dinner on your own as you listen to the latest research being conducted. There will be time for questions and discussion after the presentation. Science Cafe’s are a collaborative effort with Reynolda Gardens and Sigma Xi.
- Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- 10 Americans: An Evening with Ken Cook (map)
- UNC-Chapel Hill Student Union Great Hall, Chapel Hill
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What is “10 Americans?” The Environmental Working Group unexpectedly found 287 chemicals in the blood of 10 Americans – and you won’t believe who they are. Ken Cook will show “10 Americans,” the presentation called “An Inconvenient Truth” for environmental health, and share ways to protect yourself, your family and your community from dangerous toxins in the environment.
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- This event is free to participants.
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