Are you looking for fun, educational activities to do with your family from home? On Wednesdays at 10 a.m., an exciting story and hands-on exploratory activity led by a museum education specialist will premiere on the Museum Facebook page. Enjoy original stories created by museum educators especially for you!

Each week a new story will go live at 10 a.m. and museum staff will be online to answer your questions in the comments until 11 am. All Storytime Online videos can be accessed easily by viewing our Storytime Online Playlist. Some examples of previous titles include “Shapes in the Sky”, “The Way to Build a Nest” and “Am I a Skunk?”

To extend the learning for your whole family, check out the week’s Citizen Science Adventure. Citizen science adventures are great ways for your older learners to get in on the fun! Each video will give you all the information you need to participate in the citizen science project. Find these on our Facebook page as well.

Storytime Online will return weekly on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.  Storytime is designed especially for children pre-school to kindergarten age, but all ages are welcome to participate and the activities can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1644160949093467/

Storytime Videos: https://bit.ly/2L4AU16

Join Museum Bird researcher John Gerwin to hear some of the fascinating details of avian migration and how some of our local species do it. He will share data from recent studies using the latest tracking technologies. In North Carolina, spring migration begins as early as March, with the first Purple martins returning along our southern coast.  Many songbirds arrive, and many pass on through our state during this time of year. Join us for this program on Thursday, May 28 at 11 on our Facebook page.

John Gerwin is a Research Curator of Ornithology with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and has worked there for more than 30 years. His research focuses on the breeding cycles of several species of migratory birds in North Carolina, and one in Nicaragua. He also conducts 40-50 educational programs/year around our state.

This program will fulfill one hour of Criteria III for the NCEE Certification. If you are interested in receiving credit for this program, please contact Meredith Morgan, meredith.morgan@naturalsciences.org.

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1606671586158418/