What is the @home series?
Teachers co-design engaging activities with content experts to support upcoming lessons in any subject area
Content experts could be from museums, the community, regional employers, STEM researchers and many others
Teachers facilitate embedded activities with students to support learning in lessons from any subject area
Students are engaged with an activity that make the learning exciting, interesting and relevant
Students share their excitement about what thay have learned with their families and community
Families are invited to attend an evening Family STEM Night co-hosted by the classroom (or school) and the experts. This brings families and schools together for an interactive virtual field trip to our content experts.
Design Studio
Two creative design sessions!
Teachers are invited to join us for virtual planning sessions with museum educators for an opportunity to co-design engaging activities that fit your planned classroom instruction in any curriculum area. You may not teach STEM directly but you can insert STEM excitement into any of your science, mathematics, ELA, or social studies lessons. The excitement of STEM can fit anywhere and help to engage students more directly in the content you already teach. Designed activities will lead up to an evening event for students and their families.
museums@home
One fabulous virtual event!
Introduce your students and their families to our museums through a virtual Family STEM Night and explore the museum guided by museum staff. You will have an opportunity to co-host the evening event as a school or classroom and allow your families an opportunity to engage with your instructional concepts as well as all that the museum has to offer. Enjoy a lesson, a tour, and a night at the museum.
Design Studio
March 7 and 9 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
museums@home
March 23 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Sylvan Heights Bird Park, home to the world's largest collection of waterfowl, is located in Scotland Neck, North Carolina (Halifax County). Open to the public since October 2006, the 18-acre facility features spacious, walk-through aviaries displaying over 2,500 birds from across the world, from ducks, geese, and swans, to parrots, pheasants, cranes, owls, toucans, flamingos, and much more. The aviaries are surrounded by tranquil gardens and lush natural areas, which enhance the beauty of the birds on exhibit and immerse visitors in native North Carolina wildlife habitat. The bird park staff and aviculture team have expertise in ornithology, biology, breeding, bird care, and avian habitats across the world which will make Family STEM Night something no family will want to miss.
Design Studio
March 21 and 23 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
museums@home
April 6 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Aurora Fossil Museum
The Aurora Fossil Museum is a natural science museum in Aurora, North Carolina (Beaufort County). The museum's collection is built around fossils recovered from the nearby phosphate mine. The unique geologic history of the area makes it the perfect spot to search for and collect fossil specimens of many sizes and types including invertebrates (animals without backbones), vertebrates (animals with backbones), and a plethora of rocks and minerals. The museum also has a rich history as it sits along the Pamlico River and is the home of many indigenous tribes and the oldest new world settlement in North Carolina. The staff has amazing expertise in the geology, paleontology, geography, and history of the region which will make Family STEM Night something no family will want to miss.
Design Studio
April 25 and 27 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
museums@home
May 11 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
NC Estuarium
Nature. Culture. History. You will find it all along North Carolina's pristine Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula. The Partnership for the Sounds manages a number of sites including the world’s first Estuarium, one of North Carolina’s most innovative environmental centers. More than 200 exhibits describe our vital estuaries and coastal rivers, including aquariums with crabs and other estuarine life, fun and fascinating artwork, hands-on, interactive displays, artifacts from life on the Pamlico River, explorations of hurricanes and sea level rise, Pamlico Riverboat tours, and special programs on natural and cultural heritage. They also manage the Roanoke/Cashie River Center situated on the banks of the Cashie in Windsor, NC.
"Where culture meets the environment."
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