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Science Detectives: Coastal Critters

Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2026

Time: Wed., 10:15-11:15am

Venue: Discovery Room, Raleigh

Price: $12 per participant; $9 member participant, 5-7 years of age. This is a drop-off program, but adults must stay in the Museum during the program time.

Category: Family

Join us for classes designed especially for homeschool and track-out students. These 60-minute classes allow us to delve deeper into topics and incorporate additional learning experiences. Discover how museum scientists preserve natural history specimens and learn how our collections help us understand the world around us. Become a marine biologist and join us on an imaginary trip to the coast of North Carolina! We’ll learn about coastal creatures through experiments, games and animal encounters.

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Science Detectives: Coastal Critters

When
Nov 18
Wed, Nov 18, 2026
Wed., 10:15-11:15am
Where
Discovery Room
Raleigh, NC
Ages
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Price
$12 per participant; $9 member participant, 5-7 years of age. This is a drop-off program, but adults must stay in the Museum during the program time.
raleighfamily friendly

Join us for classes designed especially for homeschool and track-out students. These 60-minute classes allow us to delve deeper into topics and incorporate additional learning experiences. Discover how museum scientists preserve natural history specimens and learn how our collections help us understand the world around us. Become a marine biologist and join us on an imaginary trip to the coast of North Carolina! We’ll learn about coastal creatures through experiments, games and animal encounters.

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$12 per participant; $9 member participant, 5-7 years of age. This is a drop-off program, but adults must stay in the Museum during the program time.

Nov 18

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Science Detectives: Coastal Critters runs Wed, Nov 18, 2026, Wed., 10:15-11:15am.

Getting There

Discovery Room is at 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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  • Tickets or entry money — admission is $12 per participant; $9 member participant, 5-7 years of age. This is a drop-off program, but adults must stay in the Museum during the program time.

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