Magic Globe is an engaging story designed to interest and challenge young children. While on vacation at her grandpa’s house, Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery with secret powers that can change the world’s seasons. Mia’s eccentric uncle tries to trick Mia into using the tool’s secret powers but she quickly realizes the consequences of their actions. The movie is followed by a live star show.
Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, this show explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere. Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes. This movie is followed by a star show.
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trap on a virtual reality (VR) headset and watch hundreds of sea turtles emerge from sand, heading toward the beach in our newest VR program, Sea Turtle Quest. This exciting program explores the life cycle of sea turtle including digging a nest, laying eggs, and returning to the sea. Through VR technology, explore a virtual science laboratory that brings the real world into the lab and teaches the process of science. Examine eggshells with a microscope, scale, and other common lab tools. Match the sea turtle tracks to the sea turtle who laid them by examining photos of turtle tracks. Learn why not all baby sea turtles survive and what you can do to protect hatchlings.
The Science in 3D program will feature Sea Turtle Quest on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1:00 pm through Labor Day. The Science in 3D program is hosted by Education Coordinator Jamie Justice, who will help launch each VR adventure and answer questions about the experience. This program is not recommended for children under 8 or people who experience motion sickness.
For four and a half billion years, the Sun has shone on our world. It is our nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life. The Sun consumes 600 million tons of hydrogen each second and is 500 times as massive as all the planets combined. This film explores the secrets of the Sun. The film is followed by a live star show.
How did pirates like Blackbeard compare to the Pirates of the Caribbean? Did crocodiles really chase pirates like Captain Hook?
Find out how movie pirates compared to the real deal during our Film Fact and Fiction program. We will take a look at popular pirate movies and parse out pirate fables from truths in this fun, interactive program. The Pirate Edition of Film Fact or Fiction is part of Pirate Week at the Museum of Coastal Carolina.
Pirate Week is Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15. Activities include a Pirate Ghost Walk on Monday, Pirates and the Sea lecture Tuesday, a Pirate Walk in the park Wednesday, all day sword fighting and cannon demonstrations Thursday, and Black Sails Adventure pirates on site for stories and meet and greet Friday. Daily programs include pirate themed crafts, a pirate scavenger hunt, and pirate movie myth presentations.
Pirate Week is coordinated by Jamie Justice, Education Coordinator. Jamie received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. Finally, in the 20th century with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the earth’s atmosphere and observe X-ray and gamma ray radiation which are the marks of the hot and violent Universe. But it is not only light that can give us information about the cosmos. Neutrinos and cosmic rays also provide vital information. Finally, the detection by the LIGO experiment of gravitational waves from two merging black holes opened a new window in astrophysics. This video presents images of the cosmos as revealed by all these different messengers.
This program concerns North Carolina ocean animal rescue efforts including the Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. The program will also include a discussion of the largest marine mammal hospital in the world in California that has rescued over 25,000 sea lions and seals. All of these rescue efforts have a similar purpose: rescue, rehabilitation, and release. The program will detail why an animal needs to be rescued, how it is rescued, and what determines if and when the animal is released. The program will have a brief discussion of how the health of ocean animals is connected to the health of the ocean. The program will include an art activity for children.
Learn how to recognize the planets, constellations, stars, and other heavenly bodies that may be visible in the night sky over North Carolina.
Join Allison and Wil Smith for a pirate themed ghost walk at Ocean Isle Beach and hear the stories, the history, the legends and myths of pirates from the region including Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet. Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Wil and Allison will start and end the ghost walk at the museum steps.
Wil and Allison were approached years ago by Fred David and Vern Bender and asked to write a ghost story chapter for “The History of Ocean Isle Beach”. Wil has a degree in History from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and Allison just loves scary stories. As they told their stories people continued to share reports. These stories, combined with research, built their collection over time. The two published a book titled “The Dead Don’t Like to be Forgotten; Tales from the South Brunswick Islands” and reside in Ocean Isle Beach.
Pirate Week at the Museum is Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15. Activities include a Pirate Ghost Walk on Monday, Pirates and the Sea lecture Tuesday, a Pirate Walk in the park Wednesday, all day sword fighting and cannon demonstrations Thursday, and Black Sails Adventure pirates on site for stories and meet and greet Friday. Daily programs include pirate themed crafts, a pirate scavenger hunt, and pirate movie myth presentations.
Pirate Week is coordinated by Jamie Justice, Education Coordinator. Jamie received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
Magic Globe is an engaging story designed to interest and challenge young children. While on vacation at her grandpa’s house, Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery with secret powers that can change the world’s seasons. Mia’s eccentric uncle tries to trick Mia into using the tool’s secret powers but she quickly realizes the consequences of their actions. The movie is followed by a live star show.