Just in from the museum!

Meet “them” – the millions of unseen residents that call the human body home – as Discovery Place unveils THEM on Saturday, March 13, the latest in a series of new and original exhibitions resulting from the largest renovation in the Museum’s history. Also premiering is Science Buzz, a multimedia exploration of science in the news.



THEM gives visitors an inside, microscopic l… Continue

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Regional Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival will be Sat., March 27 in the Cone University Center of UNC Charlotte. It was founded in spring 2007 to encourage middle school girls to investigate diverse areas of mathematics they would not ordinarily encounter in the classroom. Students work on activitie… Continue

U.S. National Whitewater Center has opened registration for the following camps. Check these out!

Wet n’ Wild Adventure Camp
Wilderness Voyageurs Adventure Camp
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North Carolina's Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE)
proposal to eliminate pre-reconstruction history from high school
curriculum is now effectively dead on arrival, as yesterday's News & Observer explains.



The proposal, which resulted in massive public outcry, would have
eliminated teaching American history prior to 1877 to high school
students. The department claimed American… Continue

Disney Pixar's "Toy Story 3: No Toy Gets Left Behind" doesn't arrive in theaters until June 18, but you can see the new trailer here. Andy is all grown up and heading off to college, but he still has a soft spot for his favorite toys. Check it out!

We've received an abnormally high amount of spammers recently trying to
join Charlotte TRACKS, which is precisely why we monitor each membership
request to determine if it can be accepted.

If you are
considering requesting a membership to Charlotte TRACKS, please answer
all of the profile questions. Nearly all of our members are local to
the Charlotte region with the intention of offering/obtaining
information relating to local resources for children. If your intention
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I know. I know. If there’s one thing the world doesn’t need, it’s another blog, right? Your sister has one… your best friend has one… your kid has one… even your pet hamster has one. Enough already.

I can relate. I confess that I’ve been a bit of a “blog-basher” in the past… and when it comes to blogs, I’ve definitely been out of the loop (or do you say “bloop”?). One time I was leading a church prayer group and I asked our members to share prayer requests. We were going around

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Changes to North Carolina's history curriculum proposed by the state's
Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE) would eliminate
teaching American history prior to 1877 to high school students. The
department says American history prior to 1877 will still be taught in
the elementary and middle school grades, but would no longer be studied
in its entirely in 11th grade.

You can read more about this story… Continue

An article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
offering information on the Text4Baby Program, which sends weekly tips
to expectant moms via text message. Here are some excerpts from the
article:

A nationwide effort by health experts and major telecom carriers leads to some unexpected and free help for… Continue

From Discovery Place's Marketing Department:



CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Interact and learn at Discovery Place through scientific play and 3D glasses when the Museum reveals the second in a series of exhibition openings. Two original exhibitions – KidScience, an area for young visitors to touch, test and tinker with math and science, and Discovery 3D Theatre, the Museum’s new digital movie experience – are slated to open on Saturday, February 13.
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