Shark Smarts, Sea Tales and Touch Tank Feedings Planned This Summer
Play Biofact Bingo and More at the Museum of Coastal Carolina
Play Biofact Bingo and More at the Museum of Coastal Carolina
The Museum of Coastal Carolina’s summer schedule is
Here’s what’s on the schedule at the Museum June through August:
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Touch Tank Feeding, 11 a.m.
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Monday: Biofact Bingo, 1 p.m.; Creation Station, 3 p.m.
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Tuesday: Sea Tales, 11 a.m.; Sea Turtle Adventures, 1 p.m.; Aquatic and Land Turtles, 3 p.m.; Sandbar Lecture Series, 5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday: Tidal Treasures: Seashells, 1 p.m.; Beachology with Sea Bottle Craft, 3 p.m.
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Thursday: Shark Smarts, 11 a.m.; Wild Whales, 1 p.m.; Hoppers and Leapers, 3 p.m.; Snakes Alive 6 p.m.
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Friday: Biofact Bingo, 1 p.m.; Creation Station, 3 p.m.
June Sea Tales Programs
Tuesday at 11 a.m. Listen to stories starring animals or exhibits displayed at the Museum and complete interactive crafts or science activities based on each story:
Sea Tales
June 2 – Ocean Soup: A Recipe for You, Me, and a Cleaner Sea by Meeg Pincus
Our oceans are filled with plastics, from water bottles and take-out containers to the teeny tiny plastic particles you need a microscope to see. But who exactly cooked up this stinky soup? And, more importantly, what is the recipe for getting (and keeping) our oceans clean? This bouncing, rhyming story pulls no punches about how we ended up in this sticky mess but also offers hope and help for cleaning up this ocean soup. After the story, we will do a beach cleanup activity and play a fun recycling game.
June 9 – 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
“Ducks overboard!” shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. The ducks are swept away in various directions. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. A whale sings to another. But as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. In this poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, Eric Carle takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery. We will read this fun tale and make a rubber duck craft.
“Ducks overboard!” shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. The ducks are swept away in various directions. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. A whale sings to another. But as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. In this poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, Eric Carle takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery. We will read this fun tale and make a rubber duck craft.
June 16 – What’s the Difference Between a Turtle and a Tortoise by Trisha Speed Shaskan
One animal has a lightweight shell. The other animal’s shell is heavy. Do you know the differences between a turtle and a tortoise? Find out through this fun story, get an up-close look at turtle shells, and make a turtle craft.
June 23 – Otter on His Own by Doe Boyle
Otter Pup spends the first months of his life with his mother in a protected cove off the coast of California, learning how to hunt for food and care for himself. We will read about how Otter grows up and make an otter craft.
June 30 – Sam the Sea Cow by Francine Jacobs
Sam is called a sea cow because that’s what he looks like–a big cow grazing in the ocean. He is also called a manatee. Readers are introduced to Sam when he is just hours old–though already forty pounds!–and watch him grow up. We will read all about Sam and make a manatee craft.
During the summer, the Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, until 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children 3 to 12.
The Ocean Isle Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium, and its mission is to inspire curiosity about our unique coastal environment, history and broader natural universe through interactive, fun, and science-based experiences.
The Museum of Coastal Carolina, located at 21 East Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, features a live touch tank, saltwater aquariums, interactive exhibits, lectures and family programs.
The Ingram Planetarium, located at 7625 High Market Street in Sunset Beach, includes an 84-seat theater with a 40-foot domed screen where guests enjoy educational films on a variety of topics, traditional star shows, and entertaining music laser shows.
For more information, call 910-579-1016 or visit www.museumplanetarium.org.
