Discovery Place Education Guide Volume 1, 2014 - 2015 School Year | Page 6

Minimum
15 students

6 one-hour sessions

$60 per participant

JOURNEY TO THE
SOUTH PACIFIC

Dates and times are
customizeable
Duration
Approximately
40 minutes

DISCOVERY P LAC E l Multi-session Workshops | Grades 5 - 8
Workshops are multi-session programs focusing on a single science topic of your choice. Exciting
and educational, workshops allow a group to explore a topic in depth. Workshops in Explore More
Life allow inquiry-based learning about the life sciences while classes in Explore More Stuff allow
exploration of physics and chemistry; both in state-of-the art environments facilitated by experts.

Price
$12 per student
(includes Museum
admission)

All curriculum aligns with National Science Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards.

Robotics

3D Drawing and Printing

Explore robotics from the
ground up. This workshop utilizes
LEGO robots to explore the
concepts of robot assembly,
simple motion programming,
utilization of sensors, loops and
switches and devising creative
solutions to complete a set of
robot challenges. (5.P.1.2, 7.P.1.1)

This workshop showcases
3D drawing freeware and
a rapid prototype machine
to explore concepts of 3D
drawing software basics,
alternate 3D drawing programs,
duplicating a real world object
through measurements,
3D printer function and
interface basics, and printing
3D objects. (6.P.3.3, 7.P.1.1)

Comparative Anatomy
with Dissections

Human Anatomy
with Dissections

Students will compare and
contrast their knowledge of
the human body to other
animals that inhabit Earth.
(5.L.1.2, 7.L.1.3, 7.L.1.4)

Participants will discover
how the body is divided
into different systems and
the organs that comprise
the body’s systems.
(5.L.1.2, 7.L.1.3, 7.L.1.4)

Now Open
Narrated by Academy Award®
winner Cate Blanchett, Journey
to the South Pacific takes
moviegoers on a breathtaking
IMAX® adventure to the lush
tropical islands of remote West
Papua, where life flourishes
above and below the sea. Join
Jawi, a young island boy, as
he takes us on a journey of
discovery to this magical place
to encounter whale sharks,
sea turtles, manta rays and
other iconic creatures of the
sea. An uplifting story of hope
and celebration, Journey to
the South Pacific highlights the
importance of living in balance
with the ocean planet we all call
home.

D-DAY: NORMANDY 1944
Opens August 22, 2014
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied
operation of World War II
began in Normandy, France.
Yet, few know exactly why
and how this region became
the most important location in
the world. Blending multiple
cinematographic techniques
such as animation, CGI and
stunning live action images,
D-Day: Normandy 1944 brings
this monumental event to the
world’s largest screens for the
first time ever. Audiences of
all ages will explore how this
landing changed the world.
Rated G

MYSTERIES OF THE
UNSEEN WORLD
Opens February 8, 2015
Mysteries of the Unseen
World reveals phenomena
that can’t be seen with the
naked eye. Experience
events that unfold too slowly
for human perception; enter
a microscopic world once
reserved for scientists; and
begin to understand that
what we actually see is only
a fraction of what exists
on Earth. High-speed and
time-lapse photography,
electron microscopy, and
nanotechnology are just a
few of the advancements in
science that reveal a universe
we never knew existed.
Not rated

Rated G

PENGUINS 3D
Now – November 2014
Duration
Approximately
20 minutes
Price
Free with Museum
admission

FLY ME TO THE MOON
Now – May 2015

Penguins 3D celebrates the destiny of a
very special King Penguin who returns to his
birthplace in the sub-Antarctic. Known as
Penguin City, the island is home to hundreds
of albatrosses, fur seals and brawling
elephant seals—as well as six million penguins!
Somehow our hero must earn his place
among the island inhabitants and fulfill his
destiny by finding a mate and raising a family.

Team up with three tween-aged flies and sneak
aboard the legendary Apollo 11 spacecraft
for a mind-blowing experience that puts you
in the middle of the action and fully engages
all of your senses. Hold on to your seat as
the rocket boosters blast you off in to space!
A sensational experience for teachers and
students alike.

Penguins 3D is an unforgettable tale King
Penguin’s journey through his species’ central
rite of passage.

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