Explore NASA's highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope with Morehead educators by looking into the history of the project and the current plan for the telescope's launch and operation. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until 10:00 a.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it, please reload the page Read more...
We’ll combine science and storytelling and learn to find some of the constellations in the summer and fall night skies that are associated with Greek myths. You’ll hear how Phaethon’s terrible driving of the Sun chariot led to the creation of the Milky Way, how Perseus killed Medusa and rescued Princess Andromeda from a sea Read more...
Speaker: Dr. Checo Rorie, Associate Professor of Genetics | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University About Dr. Rorie: Dr. Rorie is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He has a Cancer Genetics and Cell Biology laboratory where he studies breast Read more...
We’ll tour the September sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and stars you can see from outside your own home on the next clear night. Make sure you check out the star chart for this month. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not Read more...
Get ready for International Observe the Moon Night this coming Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, by learning Moon science and stories and discovering the best phases for observing the Moon (spoiler alert: not full moon). *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until 10:00 a.m. If you’re having trouble accessing Read more...
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, September 26, 2020, by learning Moon science and stories and discovering the best phases for observing the Moon (spoiler alert: not full moon). This event is a part of a Cape Fear Museum program.
We’ll tour the fall sky as it appears from North Carolina and discover why fall 2020 will be an especially good time to view Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Make sure you check out the star chart for October and November here. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until Read more...
Join us for a scientific look at humanity's most famous mythological beast! We'll look into the taxonomy of dragons, and watch Draco slither across the sky. To cap it off, we will have fire demonstrations! Speakers include Morehead Educators: Amy Sayle, Nick Eakes, Daniel Wheeler, Wayne Capps Please Note: Participants need to register for this Virtual Read more...
Virtual STEMville!
Virtual STEMville!
Virtual STEMville!
Virtual STEMville!
Virtual STEMville!
Join us for this Teen Science Cafe with Jeromy Rech; we will discuss creating new types of plastics including those that can conduct electricity and be used in solar panels. We will also have a virtual lab tour to see where some of this chemistry is done. Finally, we'll look at some applications of these Read more...
Virtual STEMville!
