Want to visit the Museum without a long bus trip? Ride the N.C. Information Highway (NCIH) and experience an interactive Museum “field trip” using two-way, full-motion audio and video. The hour-long program comes to you, live and direct from the Museum’s Windows on the World studio. All programs are adapted to each grade level.
Your students interact with a Museum educator who they watch and listen to on a large TV monitor at your closest NCIH classroom site. Students actively participate throughout the program as they work with instructional materials and natural history specimens from the Museum, which are sent to you prior to the session.
To register, contact MT Palmer, coordinator of distance learning, at 919.733.7450, ext. 621. She will help you locate the closest NCIH classroom and make arrangements with the site manager for your session(s).
Science Curriculum Correlations
Discovering Dinosaurs
Grades 1–12
What is a fossil? What dinosaur fossils have we found? How do we use these fossils to develop an understanding of dinosaurs and how they lived? Examine real fossils and fossil replicas during the class. Live animals will be featured.
Migrate,
Hibernate, Pupate
Grades 1–12
Where do butterflies and moths go in winter? Explore the life history of some of North Carolina’s flying jewels. Discover strategies butterflies and moths use to survive cold North Carolina winters. Learn how to tag monarchs to track their migration routes. Live butterflies will be featured.
Animal Tracks and Signs
Grades 1–12
How do we know when an animal is around if we can’t see it? What “signs” do animals leave behind? Examine evidence of feeding activity, tracks and scat as you learn to identify animals by their signs. Discover what signs tell you about the behavior of animals that have passed your way. Live animals will be featured.
Tropical Connections
Grades 1–12
How is North Carolina connected to the tropics? Examine some of the plants and animals that we share and gain an appreciation for the connections between our regions. Live tropical animals will be featured.
Coastal Carolina
Grades 1–12
Get ready for a trip to North Carolina’s coast! Investigate our state’s coast from salt marsh to deep ocean using models as well as real specimens. Live coastal animals will be featured.
North Carolina's Natural Treasures
Grades 1–12
What plants, animals and minerals represent North Carolina to you? Are they the rare specimens found only in the Carolinas, such as the Venus’ flytrap? Or are they things that you find all over the state, such as the Carolina wren? Use hands-on materials to learn more about North Carolina treasures. Live animals and plants will be featured.
The Aliens Are Coming!
Grades 1–12
What is an invasive species? What can we do to stop their spread? Learn about some of the invasive plants and animals found in North Carolina and develop a better understanding of this threat to our ecosystems. Live invasive species will be featured. Extend the experience by participating in the Museum’s Web-based research project on invasive species.
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