A Time For Science

Teacher Workday Camp: March 8th and 29th

Teacher workday camps offer an opportunity for students to stay engaged with their learning in a fun, mostly outdoor setting. Campers explore on 400 acres of diverse landscape, enjoy our nature playscape, and venture to space during a movie and lesson in our planetarium. Programs are designed for K-5th graders.

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March 23rd, 2021: The Science of Pizza

Teen Science Cafes at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is a series of free, fun, out-of-school events where teens get to socialize and have the opportunity to talk with local scientists and engineers about current cutting-edge ideas in science and technology, all in a relaxed and informal setting.

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Explore nature, do science, and have fun! Through our exhibits, programs, and field experiences, we provide visitors with opportunities to get up close and personal with science and nature.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville
729 Dickinson Ave.
Greenville NC 27834
Closed For Renovations

NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Contentnea Creek
949 Contentnea Ln.
Grifton, NC 27530
Saturday’s: 10AM – 2PM

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A Partnership For The Future

Through an innovative partnership between the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and A Time for Science, the Museum is establishing two new branches in Pitt County: Greenville and Contentnea Creek.The NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Contentnea Creek is a 400-acre outdoor learning center in Grifton that features hiking and paddling trails through a variety of habitats, as well as an observatory and a planetarium.The NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville will open in 2021 with new, exceptional exhibits, mind-opening programs and educational events that reflect the relevant needs of audiences in northeastern North Carolina.

NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville

729 Dickinson Avenue • Greenville, NC •

Our science and technology learning center and museum is located in the heart of Greenville. Here, we will offer exhibits, science camps & fairs and e-mentoring programs to ignite kids’ interest to engage in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and arts (STEAM) in educational and fun ways

NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Contentnea Creek

949 Contentnea Lane • Grifton, NC •

The Museum’s Contentnea Creek location features 380 acres of Bray Hollow Conservancy lands in southern Pitt County and offers nature classes, regular kayaking, 5K trail runs, as well as astronomy programs at the on-site Chia-yu Li Planetarium and Kitty and Max Joyner Observatory, and much more!

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729 Dickinson Avenue | Greenville, NC 27834 | 252.364.2862

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The NC Museum of Natural Sciences is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources