Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

One Sky, Many Eyes
2024-11-01 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-03 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-08 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-10 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-15 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)

Little Star that Could
2024-11-02 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-16 10:30 - 11:30

Earth, Moon and Sun
2024-11-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-16 12:00 - 13:00

Astronaut
2024-11-02 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-09 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-16 13:30 - 14:30

Supermassive Black Holes
2024-11-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-16 15:00 - 16:00

Carolina Skies
2024-11-02 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-16 16:30 - 17:30

Mysteries of Your Brain
2024-11-03 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-10 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-17 13:30 - 14:30

We Are Stars
2024-11-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-10 15:00 - 16:00

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2024-11-08 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-15 15:00 - 16:00

Teen Science Cafe | Climate Change
2024-11-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, November 8th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! This is a special cafe done as a part of our climate action plan that was written during the North Carolina Youth Climate Summit earlier this year. Members of our Teen Advisory Board will be returning to the Summit later this year to give an update and plan for the future.

We will be joined by an engaging STEM professional to discuss climate change and helping young people understand what they can do. Part of the presentation will include a PG-13 climate documentary due to bleeped language. For our activity this month, the Teen Advisory Board will lead a community recycled art project!If you bring in any of the following items to help with the art project, you get a sticker!

Bottle caps (Plastic or metal)

Soda can tabs

Scrap paper

Newspaper

Straws

Plastic lids

The right doors up the big stairs will open at 5:30 for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:00 and wrap up around 7:00ish.

Watch the trailer for the film that will be screened at Friday’s cafe!

Program Schedule

5:30 pm – Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west, main entrance of Morehead.

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Pizza social. Pizza social will take place in our classrooms, located on the 2nd floor.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will also take place in the Science Stage.

*Please Note: Depending on scheduled activities, the program may end between 7:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Astronomy Workshop - Basic Training
2024-11-08 18:00 - 20:30

Forward! To the Moon
2024-11-09 12:00 - 13:00

Carolina Science Cafe | Three Minute Thesis Finalists
2024-11-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Haw River Tap & Table, 300 E Main St C, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2024 3MT Competition

Join us for a special installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the November cafe, we will welcome 5 outstanding graduate students from UNC to share their research in a series of lightning talks. This cafe is done in partnership with the University of North Carolina Three Minute Thesis Competition.

Designed for adults, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Cafe is hosted at Haw River Tab & Table in Carrboro on Tuesday, November 12th, starting at 6:00 p.m. with light appetizers available for all attendees. Note the change in date, this will be the 2nd Tuesday in November.

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience.

3MT was developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, and is now held in more than 900 universities in 85 countries around the world.

Master’s degree and doctoral students enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill from any discipline administered by The Graduate School are welcome to register and participate in the competition.

Carolina Science Cafe is produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and sponsored by the UNC Chapter of Sigma Xi.

You do not need to register…just show up!
