Museum Discovery
Embark on a learning adventure. Imagine, invent and experiment in our hands-on, minds-on exhibits that align with NC Standards. Ready, set, PLAY!
First Floor Exhibits
Students take on the role of citizens as they become firefighters, journalists, farmers, paramedics and teachers. They cooperate and problem-solve to provide services and explore how people work and live together.
Science Curriculum Match: K.P.2, K.L.1, 2.E.1
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.H.1, K.G.2, K.C&G.1, K.C.1, 1C&G.1, 2.C&G.2, 2.C.1, 3.C&G.2
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Mathematics Curriculum Match: K.G.1, K.G.2, K.MD.3, K.CC.1, K.CC.4, K.CC.5, 3.NF.1
Dive into the physical properties of water and solids! Students test what sinks or floats at the water tables, conduct experiments on the USS Science Sub and set sail for adventure on the pirate ship.
Science Curriculum Match: K.P.2, 1.E.2
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Math Curriculum Match: K.MD.1, K.MD.2
Investigate what makes a garden grow and help care for plants. Students work together to identify roots, leaves, flowers and seeds that make up healthy food choices. Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Science Curriculum Match: K.L.1, 1.E.2, 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.2, 3.L.2
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.G.2, 1.G.2, 2.G.2
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Students play around with sound and whimsical vibrations to compose their own melodies on giant outdoor percussion instruments. Presented by The Jandy Ammons Foundation.
Science Curriculum Match: 2.P.2
Arts Curriculum Match: K.ML.1, 1.ML.1, 2.ML.3, 3.ML.3
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
From seed to sprout to garden oasis! Students pretend to plant fruits, vegetables and colorful flowers and mulch, and water and care for their greenhouse treasures.
Science Curriculum Match: K.L.1, 1.E.2, 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.2, 3.L.2
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.G.2, 1.G.2, 2.G.2
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Traveling between the first and second floors of the museum? Take the stairs! Students will love our playful piano stairs with authentic keynotes and colorful lights.
Science Curriculum Match: 2.P.2
Arts Curriculum Match: K.ML.1, 1.ML.1, 2.ML.3, 3.ML.3
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Second Floor Exhibits
Moneypalooza
Students explore how people earn and use money for goods and services in the pizzeria and pet shop. Money flows through the bank as students aim to save and make deposits and withdrawals. In partnership with your North Carolina banks.
Science Curriculum Match: 1.P.1, 3.P.1
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.E.1, 1.E.1, 2.E.1, 3.E.2
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Mathematics Curriculum Match: K.CC.4, 1.G.3, 2.G.3, 2.MD.8
IdeaWorks
Create, innovate, design and construct! Students experiment with how objects move as they build cars, use a variety of scrap materials to design inventions and build super structures with giant Legos.
Science Curriculum Match: K.P.2, 1.P.1, 3.P.1
Visual Arts Curriculum Match: K.V.1, 1.V.1, 2.V.1, 3.V.1, K.V.2, 1.V.2, 2.V.2, 3.V.2, K.V.3, 1.V.3, 2.V.3, 3.V.3
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Math Curriculum Match: K.MD.1, K.G.6, 2.MD.1, 2.MD.3
Power2Play
Students put their skeletal and muscular systems to the test! Shoot, skate, climb, dribble and balance. Pretending to cook from the My Plate table reinforces healthy nutrition. Presented by Carolina Hurricanes.
Science Curriculum Match: 3.L.1
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Healthful Living Curriculum Match: K.NPA.3, 2.NPA.1, 3.NPA.1
Physical Education Curriculum Match: K.MS.1, 1.MS.1, 2.MS.1, 3.MS.1, K.HF.3, 1.HF.3, 2.HF.3, 3.HF.3
Kid Grid
Using cranks, levers and pulleys, students work together to keep the electricity flowing through the power grid. Students learn about where energy comes from and how to use it wisely. Presented by ABB.
Science Curriculum Match: 3.P.3
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.C&G.1, 1.G.2, 2.G.2, 3.C&G.2
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Charge up hands-on play at challenge stations about science, technology, engineering and math! Students make and test fliers that soar up wind towers, build and re-build circuits and engineer solutions to brain teasers. New stations coming Fall 2018! Presented by Duke Energy.
Science Curriculum Match: 1.P.1
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
Mathematics Curriculum Match: K.G.1, K.G.5, K.G.6, 1.G.2, 3.G.1
Artists at work! Imagination and self-expression unfold as students use high-quality materials to create artistic masterpieces. It's all about the process.
Visual Arts Curriculum Match: K-3.V.1, K-3.V.2, K-3.V.3
English Language Arts Curriculum Match: K.SL.1, 1.SL.1, 2.SL.1, 3.SL.1, K.SL.3, 1.SL.3, 2.SL.3, 3.SL.3, K.L.4, 1.L.4, 2.L.4, 3.L.4, K.L.6, 1.L.6, 2.L.6, 3.L.6
RequesT A Field Trip
Museum MasterMinds
Delve deeper into biology, money, meteorology or world cultures with a 20-minute Museum MasterMind, an interactive presentation that builds on grade-level content aligned with NC Standards.
Body Works
The human body is built to move. Explore how bones, muscles, heart, lungs and brain all work together. Learn how being active and eating smart fuels healthy play. Sponsored by Chiesi. 
Science Curriculum Match: 1.L.2, 3.L.1
Healthful Living Curriculum Match: K.NPA.2, 1.NPA.2, 1.NPA.3, 2.NPA.2, 2.NPA.3, 3.NPA.2
Celebrate
Join the celebration and explore the music, food, customs and traditions that define cultures around the world.
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.C.1, 1.H.1, 1.C.1, 2.C.1, 3.C.1
Dollars & Sense
Making smart money choices isn't magic, it's dollars and sense. Students learn how to earn, save and spend responsibly.
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.E.1, 1.E.1, 2.E.1
Math Curriculum Match: K.OA.1, 1.OA.1, 1.OA.6, 2.0A.1, 2.MD.8, 3.NBT.2, 5.OA.2
Weather Wizards
Meteorologists in the making whip up a storm and experiment with the key ingredients of weather-air, temperature and moisture.
Science Curriculum Match: K.E.1, 2.E.1
Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.H.1, K.G.2
IMAX Educational Movies
Get the most out of Marbles and take learning to the third dimension with an IMAX Educational Movie. Your students will literally reach out and try to touch images jumping off NC's biggest screen. Movies are approximately 40 minutes and align with NC Standards.
Explore the incredible story of two endangered species - orangutans and elephants - and the trailblazing heroes saving them from extinction in Kenya and Borneo.
Science Curriculum Match: K.L.1, 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.1
Investigate the longest insect migration on Earth, and soar alongside half a billion butterflies heading south on a perilous 3,000 mile journey across North America. Watch butterflies unite countries and cultures and turn scientists into detectives uncovering the amazing journey of these tiny creatures. Narrated by Gordon Pinsent.
Science Curriculum Match: 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.1
Social Studies Curriculum Match: 2.G.2, 3.C&C.2, 3.G.1
Journey alongside scientists working to protect the giant panda species, and meet Qian Qian, a baby panda born in captivity and destined for life in the wild.
Science Curriculum Match: K.L.1, 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.1, 2.L.2
Social Studies Curriculum Match: 2.G.2, 3.C&C.2, 3.G.1
Discover the world's most exotic undersea locations, and experience face-to-face encounters with mysterious and stunning creatures of the ocean. Learn about the ocean ecosystem and how we can preserve it.
Science Curriculum Match: K.L.1, 1.L.1, 2.L.1, 3.E.2
Additional Titles Available for K-3
Journey to Space 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 3.E.1
Backyard Wilderness - Science Curriculum Match: K.E.1, K.L.1, 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.E.1, 2.L.1 & Social Studies Curriculum Match: K.H.1, K.G.2, 1.G.2, 2.G.2, 3.G.1
Hubble 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 3.E.1