Early Childhood Programs-on-Wheels
Designed for ages 3 years-kindergarten.
Approximately 45 minutes; maximum 25 students.
WOW...Wonders of Weather
What's the weather like today? Is it raining, snowing, sunny or storming? Explore all of these weather phenomena with fun, hands-on activities. Investigate seasonal weather patterns. Winter, spring, summer, and fall-by the end of this program you'll know how to dress for them all!
3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Blast Off!*
Leave Earth behind as young astronauts blast off with radio controlled space shuttles to explore what’s beyond our own planet. These astronauts will learn about gravity, orbits, the planets and more. From the sun and the moon to the stars far beyond it will be a truly “space-ial” experience.
*Program requires a large open area for the presentation
A Cultural Experience
Children use music, toys and colorful clothing to explore other cultures on many different continents. This program is based on the Children Just Like Me exhibit, in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. Participants will use games, music and colorful clothing to explore other cultures on many different continents.
Coral: A Colorful Community
Children will learn what coral is, where it lives, what it eats and how it protects itself. Explore different types of real coral skeletons, how a coral polyp feels and some of the creatures that live in a coral reef. Using puppets, everyone can participate in making a coral habitat come to life. (This program can be adapted for older children.)
Dino Dig
Dig up dinosaur fossils and discover their owners’ true identities! Learn about different kinds of dinosaurs, what they looked like, what they ate and how they protected themselves. A variety of activities allow you to growl, claw and walk like a dinosaur. *Program requires a large open area for the presentation.
"Egg"-cellent Eggs
What’s inside an egg? Where do they come from? Are all eggs the same? Explore an egg-citing variety of birds’ eggs and learn about their different shapes, sizes, colors and nests where they are found. This program includes hands-on activities that are full of egg-citement!
From the Backyard to the Barnyard
Using puppets, investigate a variety of animals that can live in either a backyard or a barnyard habitat. We’ll visit with a live animal friend who can be a city or country dweller investigating what this animal eats and how it finds food by using echolocation.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
What is a plant? How do plants grow? What foods come from plants? What things do plants provide for us? We’ll explore the world of plants with hands on activities that make learning about plants fun.
Tall Tails
Wiggle, waggle, hop, and prop as children learn about animal adaptations. Try on larger-than-life costumed tails and “become” that animal. Hear a Native American story about two unique local animals that have a tall tale to tell.
Our Five Senses
It takes a nose to know, or maybe hands, ears, eyes or a tongue! Little ones explore the magic of their senses through fun, hands-on activities. A live animal is the touchable finale to this sense-sational program.
Snug as a Bug
Participants “build a bug” as they study insects. Learn about the life cycle of a caterpillar as it magically transforms into a butterfly. Play a game of hide-and-seek with a very hungry frog as we explore how insects protect themselves. Meet and touch some live insects then look at some incredible, mounted bugs from around the world.
Stuffee: The Amazing Anatomy Doll
Meet Stuffee, a seven-foot-tall, blue-haired, smiling doll that unzips and Mr. Bones a life size human skeleton. Together they help show children what’s inside all of us. Get an opportunity to feed Stuffee food and use stethoscopes to listen to their own beating hearts.
Wild About Animals
From Africa to Antarctica, children become part of the wild animal kingdom. We’ll safari through the jungle looking for zebras and lions. Visit a continent with some rather unusual down-under residents. Then we’ll take an expedition to the coldest place on Earth to learn about some of the animals that call this place home.
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