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SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS: Karen KottKamp, Curator and Horticulturalist, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Greetings! This is our second installment in the series: SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS, and here we have for you a first hand account of what a horticulturalist does, and...
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Partner Highlight: Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Opens an Animal Care Facility
Recently, Grandfather Mountain wrapped up construction on the Ginny Burton Education and Animal Care Facility, part of the nature park’s growing Conservation Campus. While...
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The 2024 NC Fish Frenzy: A Citizen Science Highlight
OTHER RESOURCESFor tips on taking photos of fish watch this video on YouTube: 15 Tips For Better Fishing Photos – Improve You’re Fishing Photography...
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Physics: Move Your Body
We learned previously that chemistry is the study of the properties and behavior of matter. So, we’re talking about atoms and molecules. Their structures...
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Biology: Life is Full of Surprises
The above comic represents a cell, and all living things are made of cells. In fact, a cell is the structural component for all...
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Chemistry: Reactions Make the World Go Around
I love this sticker for one main reason. It is my job to help people see that there is science in everyday life. It’s...
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Geology in NC: A Billion (+) Years of History
The story of North Carolina’s geologic past begins over a billion years ago. Yep, that was BILLION, with a “B,” and the number is...
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Fall Calendar Alert: Swirling Swifts in NC’s Old Brick Chimneys
This spring and earlier this summer, three swifts were chitter-chattering high in the sky whenever I went outside. Once they arrive back in North...
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Kids in Parks Program – National TRACK Trail Day is Saturday, August 20
The NC Science Trail currently includes more than 40 TRACK Trails across North Carolina giving families the opportunity to explore nature by hiking, biking,...
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How Artificial Intelligence has enhanced judging at the Paris Olympics
Computer vision technology was also used in tennis events, to track the players, rackets, and the ball in real-time, and in the pole vault...
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An Innocent Abroad: Ken’s Visit to the International Planetarium Society Conference in Berlin, GDR
You will recall from our previous posts entitled “An Innocent Abroad” that our friend and planetarian, Ken Brandt, previously traveled to Italy, where he...
