North Carolina School of Science and Math

Human population has increased 800% in 200 years. Today Hailey explores the future of digital farming and artificial intelligence at North Carolina School of Science and Math.

6.L.2.2 Explain how plants respond to external stimuli (including dormancy and forms of tropism) to enhance survival in an environment. 8.P.2 Explain the environmental implications associated with the various methods of
obtaining, managing, and using energy resources.

Brunswick Community College

Why doesn’t candy make a good meal? Riley blows up gummy candies at Brunswick Community College to demonstrate the amount of energy produced by just one candy.

8.L.5.1 Summarize how food provides the energy and the molecules required for building
materials, growth and survival of all organisms (to include plants).
8.L.5.2 Explain the relationship among a healthy diet, exercise, and the general health of the
body (emphasis on the relationship between respiration and digestion).

NC Museum of Natural Sciences

A body in motion stays in motion unless it is acted upon by an external force. J.T. explores bodies in motion and some of the external forces that act upon them.

PS.7.1 Understand motion, the effects of forces on
motion, and the graphical representations of motion.

NC A&T State Univeristy

Come meet Digit the humanoid robot and Spot the canine robot with Jackson, both developed at NC A&T State University for potentially life saving services.

68-CS-02 Design projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data. 68-AP-10 Systematically test and refine programs using a range of test cases. 68-AP-11 Distribute tasks and maintain a project timeline when collaboratively developing
computational artifacts.

Discovery Place

What’s colder than ice? Liquid nitrogen! Hailey makes fog in a bowl, clouds and dessert with it today at Discovery Place.

6.P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including density, melting point, boiling point, and solubility to properties that are dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight.