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Wilmington's Children's Museum
Wilmington, NC (http://www.playwilmington.org/)
Resource summary
- Appropriate grades: K–5
- Subjects: science (biology and life science, chemistry, physics and physical science)
- Provider: Wilmington Children's Museum
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More on the web
- NSF Just for Kids Find tons of information, activities, games, and quizzes about water, fire, and food safety. Also take a stroll over to the Scrub Club website and meet a crazy cast of characters to play with who will show you why it is important to wash your hands.
- The NASA SCIence Files Help NASA plan for a trip to Mars and get the astronauts ready for a long vacation in space! Investigate this problem and lots more by researching, interviewing experts, and conducting experiments.
- Exploratorium Snacks ...are very nutritious! Miniature science exhibits that teachers can make using common, inexpensive, easily available materials.
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This children's museum is a hands-on "learning through play" center for children and their families. Interactive play stations invite imagination, exploration, introspection, interaction and creativity. Stations include a science room, dress-up room, sand room, art room, grocery store, "gravity wall," and pirate ship.
Programs designed for school groups are aligned to the goals and objectives of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Reservations can be made by calling 910-254-3534.