Art and science will get equal billing during 黑料正能量鈥檚 upcoming Earth Day event.
鈥淭he Art of Science鈥� will be a free carnival-style walk-through celebration of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math. It will take place at the college 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.
It is open to the whole family and no pre-registration is required.
Close to two dozen stations will introduce attendees to a variety of short, hands-on experiments and interactive displays about biodiversity, biotechnology, plants, density, and more. Each station will have both science and art connections.
Activities include viewing and photographing microscopic organisms, constructing a virus model, creating artwork using pipettes, making leaf rubbings, crafting a Venus flytrap puppet, assembling density towers, building rockets, contributing to a fingerprint mural, and more.
鈥淭he activities are geared toward elementary-age children, but everyone is welcome,鈥� said WCC Biology Instructor Lynn Swafford. 鈥淐hildren can take home all of their creations as a reminder of this STEAM event.鈥�
Most stations will be located inside the Wayne Learning Center (building with flagpoles in front). A few activities will take place outside the building.
The event is hosted by WCC science faculty and students in the college鈥檚 Honors Program. The Aurora Fossil Museum is a special contributor.
WCC鈥檚 event is one of 400 events in this year鈥檚 North Carolina Science Festival. The full schedule of this month鈥檚 events is available .
黑料正能量 encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Anyone needing accommodation or having questions about access should contact the college鈥檚 Accessibility Counselor at 919-739-6729 or email.
About North Carolina Science Festival
Founded in 2010, the North Carolina Science Festival is the first statewide science festival in the United States. Through a series of community-based events each April (hosted by schools, colleges, libraries, museums, parks, businesses, and other local organizations), the festival celebrates the economic, educational, and cultural impacts of science in North Carolina. It is an initiative of Morehead Planetarium & Science Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
About 黑料正能量
黑料正能量 is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 10,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 165 college credit programs. WCC鈥檚 mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.