Big Screen Science

It felt like we were on Hollywood time as we jumped in the van early today to head on our fourth day of adventures.  Today were were headed to Raleigh to meet up with our Bladen and Hoke County cohorts.  We started the day at IMAX where were got to enjoy a double feature of "Flight of the Butterflies 3-D" and "Born to be Wild 3-D".  Both movies gave us incredible insights into the importance of preserving our environment as well as butterflies, orangutans, and elephants.  According to one of our campers the movies were both "equally as awesome!"

  After a wonderful lunch at the Pogo cafe housed at the IMAX theater we loaded up and headed to the Natural Science Research Center housed at the North Carolina Natural Science Museum.  There we saw the latest research up close and personal.  We had a chance to examine items in the lab, see an examination of a snake by a vet, and do our own research using touch screen computers.  It was lots of fun and exploration.

At the end of the day we loaded back up and headed home for a quick briefing about our activities for Friday.  Stay tuned for more science fun coming up!