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TAKE A CELL-FIE!

Learn basic biotechnology skills as you delve into the human cell and its organelles. Understand how they all contribute to the basic functions of life. Capture images of your very own cells.

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 FIVE SENSES

Day Trip

What do our senses do? We will learn about each of our five senses and how they interact with each other through fun games and activities.

THE HUMAN BODY

Day Trip

Delve into the human body and discover the systems that keep it working. Students will discover the relationship between different body systems using hands-on activities and real human specimens

THE NEED FOR SEEDS

Workshop

Students will investigate the stages of a plant’s life cycle, engage with real plant specimens to learn about different seed dispersal methods, and how the diversity of plants affects ecosystems. Students will apply their understanding in the botanical design challenge

The Power of Positive Murals (Grades 5-12)

Professional Development ; Residency

Let’s make a mural to enhance your school! As a class, students will develop a concept for a mural that integrates a positive quote and unique symbols. Once a design is selected, students will work collaboratively to bring it to life! This project can also be completed with school staff as a professional development and team building experience.

The Science of Senses

Day Trip

Children will use the scientific method, real tools and their own observations to better understand how the senses work together. They will make hypotheses, test their predictions and come to conclusions as the five senses guide them in scientific learning.

THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS

Day Trip

Investigate the basic structure of green plants and how they adapt to both biotic and abiotic factors, as well as influence the cycles through which energy and matter flow.

The Wand Of Dreams (Math Show)

Assembly/Performance ; Out-of-School-Time ; Virtual/Online Program

“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!)

The Wonder of It All (Science Through Musical Stories)

Assembly/Performance

Zak Morgan’s science show is designed generate excitement about science and encourage children to think about how we all use science in our daily lives. Zak’s original science songs are interactive and full of his trademark wit and wordplay. Zak points out all of the ways he uses science in his show, from sound waves, to electricity, to magnetism. Students will see electrons in action with Zak’s hilarious Van de Graaff ball and Plasma Globe demonstrations and watch Zak change the pitch a sound wave simply by bending his musical saw. And as in all Zak Morgan’s shows, children will be encouraged to be kind, curious and confident in this fun and memorable introduction to the science of sound.

TODAY'S FORECAST

Workshop

Become amateur meteorologists by using weather tools to collect data such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. Compare and analyze the data to determine seasonal weather patterns and communicate their meteorological findings through the forecast presentations.

Tour- Special Exhibit: Fashion Reimagines

Day Trip

Fashion Reimagined: Themes & Variations 1770-NOW Mint Museum Uptown | December 10, 2022–July 2, 2023 In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Mint’s fashion collection by the Mint Museum Auxiliary, Fashion Reimaginedshowcases 50 outstanding garments from the Mint’s permanent fashion collection. Encompassing a wide range of attire, the exhibition includes men’s and women’s fashions from 1760 to 2022 and is divided into three thematic sections: minimalism, pattern and decoration, and the body reimagined.

WE ARE: CHILDREN WHO WORKED IN THE MILLS

Residency ; Virtual/Online Program ; Workshop

WE ARE: CHILDREN WHO WORKED IN THE MILLS (From Farm to Factory) is a program designed to educate, enlighten, empower, activate curiosity and involve students in a hands-on theatre arts experience while concurrently learning and writing about roles children played in the North Carolina cotton mill industry. Activities involving voice, movement, concentration, ensemblizing, character creation and improvisation are used as well as historical research, reading, writing and problem solving. Five day residencies culminate with a presentation for the school provided the school has a sound system.

Weather Watchers

Day Trip

Using appropriate weather instruments, students will collect weather data to represent different weather conditions. They will then use those qualitative and quantitative measures to describe and predict weather patterns.

What's the Matter

Day Trip

Don’t let the phrase fool you – it’s all matters. Through a series of hands-on experiments, students will better conceptualize atomic movement in different phases and better understand how density affects objects.

WHAT’S THE FORECAST?

Day Trip

Develop a sunny outlook by conducting weather experiments. Use data collection software to analyze wind speed and get an in-depth look at the water cycle.

Whats the Weather

Day Trip

Children will learn the ingredients needed to make weather and use real science tools to make weather predictions. They will also develop skills such as measuring, comparing, collecting data and recording observations.

WHATS THE WEATHER?

Workshop

Observe and describe weather conditions throughout the seasons. Engage in critical thinking to choose weather-appropriate clothing. Use real meteorological tools to explore how scientists utilize them to collect data.

WIND ENERGY ENGINEER

Workshop

Students will harness the power of renewable energy by using critical thinking and problemsolving to design, build and test turbine blades to convert wind energy into electricity. Put the Engineering Design Process and your STEM skills to work to successfully complete this engineering challenge by generating the the required amount of electricity.

Writing Across the Curriculum-Workshops & Residencies

Out-of-School-Time ; Professional Development ; Residency ; Virtual/Online Program ; Workshop

Workshops and residencies are available for students and teachers, and can range from 1 hour to 5 days, depending on the needs of the school. STEAM Writing: From atoms to galaxies, scientists use metaphors to explain things that can’t be seen. Discover how writing poetry can deepen scientific understanding. Coming to America: Arrive in America in 1901 with only your dreams and a steamer trunk, and learn how how to live in a new country without losing your own culture. As we immigrate, we’ll integrate, bringing history to life through poetry and drama. Reading & Writing Art: Visual Literacy & Poetry: Can you read a painting? Your students will become detectives when they explore art—reading, analyzing and creating it—to discover its secrets, and translate those secrets into poetry. The Poetry of Ecosystems: Create poetry and visual art to understand ecosystems from the inside out and the outside in, discovering how animal, plants and climates work together. The Geography of Your Life: Your students will fall in love with social studies by designing three-dimensional maps of their own lives, the lives of historical figures, or characters from literature. Condensing the Water Cycle: If you were a body of water, what would you notice? How does the water cycle really work? Explore the mysteries of water through poetry, dance, science, social studies and visual art. …or work with Mimi to custom-design a residency for your curriculum. All workshops and residencies are available as professional development workshops. Additional workshops for teachers include: Adventures in Arts Integration Hands-on Multiple Intelligences Writing Across the Curriculum Find more workshops and residencies at www.mimiherman.com

YOU CAN BUILD IT

Workshop

Students will explore balanced forces and use their problem-solving skills to construct, test and improve model structures such as high-rise towers, bridges, pyramids, and more.

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