At Your School | 50-minute Programs
Our 50-minute outreach programs offer hands-on instruction by Museum faculty, correlated with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Programs available from September 14 through May 27.
All Ages
content and instruction are modified based on age of participants
Build-Your-Own Animal Program 
The Museum has a variety of live animals for your students to meet and touch! Are you learning about reptiles, nocturnal animals or North Carolina species? Do you plan to study invertebrates, mammals or carnivores? Choose any four of our animals to customize a Program at Your School that best fits with your curriculum!
*all animals subject to availability
Choose from:
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Mammals |
Chinchilla, Degu, Ferret, Opossum, Rabbit |
| Reptiles | Alligator, Ball Python, Bearded Dragon, Box Turtle, Red-eared Slider Turtle, Corn Snake, Mud Turtle, Red-footed Tortoise, Gecko |
| Amphibians | Tiger Salamander, Yellow-spotted Salamander |
| Birds | Barred Owl, Blue Jay, Silkie Chicken |
| Invertebrates |
House Cricket, Giant African Millipede, Giant Prickly Stick, Land Snail, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Rose-Hair Tarantula, Vietnamese Walking Stick |
Age 4 – Grade 1
Amazing Air
Discover how air can push a pinwheel, power a rocket and even hold you up! Everyone will get a chance to make their own air-powered helicopter!
Dinosaur Detectives
Be a paleontologist. Uncover clues from the past. Dig for fossils, compare dinosaur sizes and reconstruct how you think dinosaurs looked, felt and sounded.
Meet the Turtles
Open your classroom doors to live turtles in a program that mixes art, science and storytime activities!
Midnight Movers
Sleep all day and creep all night - this is the life of a nocturnal animal. Shine your light like a firefly, become an owl and hunt for food, and meet a live midnight mover too!
Oh My Stars 
View some of the most famous constellations as we listen to stories that depict these pictures in the nighttime sky. Connect-the-dots and make up a celestial legend of your own with a take-home constellation craft! Get more info on StarLab.
Treasure Boxes
Explore our collection of treasure boxes as we observe, compare and sort
valuable objects inside. Using our senses and some man-made tools,
we'll hunt for treasure ourselves.
Grades 2 – 3
Sounds of Music
What does a vibration have to do with sound? Investigate the highs and lows of pitch as we create instruments out of everyday materials.
Grades 2 – 5
Starry, Starry Nights
Take a journey across the night sky! Learn easy ways to find some of the most famous constellations on your own as we travel through the seasons. Starry, Starry Nights is part of our StarLab: Portable Planetarium program. Get more info on StarLab.
Grades 3 – 5
Many Moons Ago
Act out the Earth’s and moon’s cycle to discover where our days, months, and year come from. Identify different constellations that change seasonally! Many Moons Ago is part of our StarLab: Portable Planetarium program. Get more info on StarLab.
Grades 4 – 5
Circuit Builders
What makes a light bulb light up? How can we use electric current to dowork? Find out as we manipulate materials to discover the world of electricity and electromagnets.
Tropical Topics
Look at rainforest products and meet an animal from this unique region of the world. Build rainforest towers and see if you can balance the health of your ecosystem with the success of your business.
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FEES
$180 + travel fees
$195 for program with animals + travel fees
Maximum group size:
25 students for ages 4-5
30 students for grades K-8
For more information, contact us at 919-220-5429 x313.