Jet It

Go Jet It! Just how does a 10,000 lb. bird take flight without flapping its wings? Jackson learns about lift and thrust, along with many other factors in play for planes to get from point A to point B safely.

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

Morehead Planetarium

Space is the greatest frontier yet to be explored. Today JT explores the universe and earth’s place in it.

6.E.1.1 Explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect the seasons, tides, phases of the moon, and eclipses

Marine Quest

Oysters are more than an item on a restaurant menu. Even if they aren’t what you would order for dinner, they’re important in the ecosystem to marine life. Join Riley as she studies a natureal oyster bed and dissects one of the oysters.

EX.6.L.3 Understand the role of producers and consumers in an ecosystem.

Sylvan Park Bird Sanctuary

Explore the function of differing shapes of beaks then join Tim in a rare behind the scenes experience in the nesting and breeding center of Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

8.L.4.2 Explain the relationship between genetic variation and an organism’s ability to adapt to its environment.

NOAA

How do they know when conditions are right to issue severe weather warnings? Join Riley to learn more about the climate in North Carolina as she launches a weather balloon a NOAA.

ESS.7.1.3 Analyze and interpret data to explain the relationship between the movement of air masses, high and low pressure systems, frontal boundaries and weather conditions that may result.

ESS.7.1.4 Use models to predict weather conditions based on observations (including clouds, air masses, fronts), measurements (wind speed and direction, air
temperature, humidity and air pressure), weather maps, satellites and radar.

Marine Quest

What is that stuff growing on docks in the waterway? Riley scrapes phytoplankton off the dock at Marine Quest to study it more closely and discovers how beneficial biodiversity is to the ecosystem.

EX.8.L.2 Explain the interdependence of living organisms in the environment.