Media Program Artistic Discipline

This live animal science program educates students on the different characteristics of animals. Students will see LIVE ANIMALS including reptiles and exotic insects with a selected animal for touching. Students will also touch a large variety of hands-on artifacts including animal pelts and skulls. See what it is like to be a beekeeper and try on a beekeeper hat. This fun and educational museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

Animating Truth (Grades 4-8)

The issues that our students face in school today are very real. From bullying to peer pressure and from school violence to social anxiety, each student faces their own challenges every day. This program provides students the opportunity to explore an issue of their choice and develop a resolution to that issue using the art of animation. Students may work collaboratively or individually. ASC Community Goals: Professional Development & MIddle School Transition

Art Talk and Tour

Workshop

Students will experience a 30-minute guided tour of our current exhibitions followed by an art talk with regional artists and or art professionals.The Art Talk and Tour will end with a Q&A where students can ask the speakers questions about their artistic journey and their work. This tour option must be scheduled at least one month in advance.

Bats "Munchkins of the Night Sky"

This live animal science program educates students on the benefits of bats. Students will see LIVE ANIMALS that bats help in cave ecosystems (no live bats). There will be a live animal for touching too. Students will also see and touch a variety of bat related items. Mounted fruit bats and insect eating bats are on display. This fun and educational museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

Clay Animation (Grades 3-12)

Workshop

Students will love building adorable clay characters and bringing them to life as animations. Students will work in groups and go through the process of developing their characters, setting, plot, conflict and resolution. Animations will be created using free iPad apps and green screen technology. ASC Community Goals: Professional Development, 3rd Grade Reading

Coral Reefs and Sharks "Underwater Gardens of Life...

Day Trip ; Out-of-School-Time ; Professional Development ; Workshop

This live animal science program educates students about the importance of coral reefs. Students will see LIVE sea creatures such as a Caribbean sea snail, a brittle sea star and a Pacific clownfish with a selected animal for touching. Students will also touch a variety of marine artifacts such as hard and soft corals, sponges, barnacles, shark eggs, shark pup, porcupine pufferfish and more. This fun and educational museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

Darkroom Photography (All Levels)

This program will travel your students back in time to learn how the very first photographs were made – with light, science and magic! Students will enjoy capturing images using the tactile medium of darkroom photography. Lessons can be open-ended or connect to particular themes. Traditional processes like pinhole photography, darkroom photography and cyanotypes can be explored. Darkrooms are not always required but can be constructed at your facility. Black Bird Studio will offer a few program concepts from which you can choose based on the age group you would like to impact.

Diggery Digger's Dino Adventure Now In 3D

Out-of-School-Time ; Residency

While Paleontologist Diggery Diggers is showing his fossils to a live audience, he discovers a “top secret” box the museum accidentally packed. Curious, Diggery opens the box and unleashes the DinoSauroScope 3000 or DINA taking the audience back into time to interact with dinosaurs. All is well until they use DINA on a large dinosaur egg. The egg hatches and an amazing thing happens. The dinosaurs in museums around the world start to come alive! The only way to stop this dinosaur regeneration is to return the baby dinosaur back to it’s mother. Come along for a rocking dino adventure with Diggery and save the human race. The show has incredible props including large interactive animated characters, dinosaur bones, a giant dinosaur egg and beautiful puppets. Combined with intriguing magic and rocking music, this is the Story Ship’s most memorable adventure. Audience members constantly interact by digging up fossils, scanning with the DINA, helping solve puzzles and singing songs. Only you can help stop the dinosaur invasion and save the world! Book a show now!?

Guided Tour + Scavenger Hunt and Thematic Activiti...

Experience an introduction to Charlotte’s Black History with an in depth 45 to 60-minute guided tour of our facility and our current exhibitions. Students and educators can experience a deeper connection with the exhibits by completing a thematic exercise or a scavenger hunt during their tour. Our guided tour experience is customized to your group’s grade level by our trained docents and museum educators. Scavenger Hunt + Thematic Activity Available- Add an additional layer to your standard guided tour by completing a scavenger hunt based on the exhibitions. Groups may also check out one of our thematic activity pouches which help students to explore the deeper themes within each work of art.

Home: Symbolic Digital Collages (Grades 6-12)

What does your future home look like? Is it filled with laughter, music, the chatter of keys on a keyboard or the voices of children? Who is inside your home and what are they doing? Who are YOU in this home? These are just a few questions students will respond to using digital collage and photography techniques. Students will get inspired by the work of contemporary artists before they create their own beautifully layered masterpieces! Group demonstrations and one-on-one guidance will teach students the basics of digital layering. Teachers may use free apps on a school set of iPads or Adobe Photoshop software in the school’s computer lab. ASC Community Goals: Professional Development, Middle School Transition, High School Graduation

Insects "Nothing BUGS ME"

This live animal science program educates students about the wonderful world of insects. Students will see LIVE INSECTS including exotic Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, a tarantula, a glowing scorpion and more. There is a selected animal for touching too. Students will also touch and see a variety of hands-on artifacts are on display including the beautiful Blue Morpho butterfly from S. America, Atlas Moth (largest moth in the world) and an Asian rain forest insect collection of beetles, cicadas, tarantulas and scorpions. This museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

NC Wildlife "Carolina Creatures & Features"

Day Trip ; Out-of-School-Time ; Professional Development ; Residency ; Workshop

This live animal science program educates students on the 3 regions of North Carolina – the Coastal Plain, Piedmont and Mountains. Students will see native LIVE ANIMALS including terrestrial and aquatic reptiles with a selected animal for touching. Students will also touch artifacts from each region such as animal pelts from deer, raccoon, fox, rabbit and view their tracks & skulls. Also on exhibit is an alligator skull, bear tracks, saltwater marsh grasses, carnivorous plants and more. This museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

Photography & Literacy (Grades 3-12)

DId you know that the word photograph actually means "to write with light?" Students will gain an understanding of how photographers communicate thier ideas through the art of visual storytelling. Student will make powerful images that connect to poems or written narratives. Final products from this program can evolve into exhibits, books, performances and more! This program can be open-ended or it can link to a particular theme such as nature photography or self image.

Pirate Goodie & The Magic Chest (Character Edu...

Out-of-School-Time

Character Education Show Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes and his parrot Pete on an amazing undersea adventure. Goodie can’t remember how to open his magic chest full of treasure. So he calls upon the audience and his animated friends to help. Each character exhibits major character flaws and Goodie helps to identify them and find ways to correct behavoir. The show includes a giant video screen with colorful animations and charming puppets. Plenty of magic, music and comedy make this show unforgettable. Duration: 30 or 50 Minute Show For Ages: Pre-K – 5th Grade Setup: 30 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon the performance space. Tech Requirements: One Chair, One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

Professor Time And The American Revolution (Social...

Out-of-School-Time

“Professor Time & The American Revolution” (Social Studies, History) Quirky Professor Time is off to Colonial America to find out about the birth of our nation. Students find out what sparked the American Revolution and hear stories first hand from George Washington and Betsy Ross. The stories teach them about the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States government. Students watch history come alive on a giant video with animated characters and historical images. The kids also participate in interactive comedy skits to prepare them for the time travel adventure. At the end of each performance, the kids test their knowledge playing a game show where they can win prizes. For 3rd – 5th grades. Duration: 50 minutes Setup: 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours depending upon performance space. Tech Requirements: One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

Reptiles "For Goodness SNAKES"

This live animal science program educates students on the world of reptiles. Students will see LIVE REPTILES including a snake, turtle and lizard with a selected reptile for touching. Students will also see and touch a variety of reptile artifacts including alligator skulls, snake skeleton, snake eggs, turtle shells plus a 10 ft. African python skin. This fun and educational museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

Sea Turtles "Gentle Giants of Land & Sea"

This live animal science program educates students about the 7 species of endangered sea turtles. Students will observe the sea turtle’s LIVE cousins including terrestrial and aquatic turtles with a selected turtle for touching. Students will also see and touch a variety of rare artifacts on loan from U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service such as sea turtle skulls, carapaces from Green and Loggerhead sea turtles and a variety of confiscated items. This program is presented by a sea turtle biologist that reared hatchlings, incubated eggs, tagged adult sea turtles and performed rescue operations and rehabilitation on injured sea turtles. This fun and educational museum-based science program includes a Power Point presentation, hands-on artifacts, interactive educational displays and live animal demonstrations.

Stop Motion and Dance! (All Levels)

Students will love this program that teaches the fundamentals of stop motion animation in a fun and exciting way! After reviewing samples of stop motion music videos, students will become rock stars that come to life in their own music video! ASC Goals: Teacher Professional Development, Middle School Transition, High School Graduation Rate, Pre-K Readiness

Stop Motion Animation (Grades 4-12)

Students will bring objects and photographs to life using the art of animation in this awesome hands-on program! From storyboarding to designing props and taking pictures to acting, this program has something for everyone! Students will be divided work collaboratively in groups to create one or multiple short animations.

The Circus King (Reading Language Arts)

Out-of-School-Time

“The Circus King” (Reading & Language Arts) A young boy is lost at sea and found by a baboon on a far away island. He is raised by a circus of misfits. The audience and cast of characters help the boy overcome personal challenges and discover his destiny. With a little magic, characters come right out of the screen as puppets! There is Ella the elephant with bad allergies. There’s a lazy lion with curlers in his hair and crossed eyed acrobats swinging through the air. The show combines hilarious puppets, beautiful animation, spellbinding magic, wonderful music with tremendous audience interaction. The set has big screen animation, lots of magical props and musical instruments. There is a digital companion book that the teachers can download and read to the students before the show. The students test out on grammar, reading comprehension and spelling. For ages: Pre-K – 5th Grade Duration: 50 Minutes (Shorter versions of the show are available.) Setup: 30 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon site. Tech Requirements: Two Chairs, One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

The Wand Of Dreams (Math Show)

“The Wand Of Dreams” (A Mathematical Fairy Tale) The land of “Happily Ever After” is in big trouble. The Wand Of Dreams has been stolen and everything is falling apart! Fairy Godmother or Godfather and the audience have to round up the usual suspects to solve the mystery. Each suspect offers an interesting mathematical problem to solve as the mystery unfolds. You’ll meet a Magic Mirror with a messy cold, a Dirty Rat with some pretty shady friends, a Troll that has traffic backed up for hours, a narcoleptic Sheriff that can’t stay awake long enough to figure anything out, Five Little Piggies with some really big problems, and a Dragon that loves bacon! The show combines hilarious puppets, beautiful animation, spellbinding magic, wonderful music with tremendous audience interaction. The set has big screen animation, lots of magical props and musical instruments. This is our best show yet! Duration: 50 Minute Show For Ages: Pre-K – 5th Grade Setup: 30 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon the performance space. Tech Requirements: One Chair, One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

Tropical Rainforests "Paradise Out on a Limb"

This live animal science program educates students on the importance of tropical rain forests. Students will see LIVE rain forest animals including a constrictor snake, iguana and a Red-footed tortoise from South America with a selected animal for touching. Students will also touch a variety of rain forest artifacts including a confiscated Asian Leopard pelt and hippopotamus tusk. Rain forests have been called the “lungs of the Earth.” Students will gain knowledge of the four layers of the rain forest and representative plant and animal species that reside there. This fun and educational science program has interactive educational displays, live animals, hands-on artifacts and a Power Point presentation.

World of Snakes