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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences





9/23
It has taken me quite awhile to post, but I have been outrageously busy this semester. I visited my cousin a couple weeks ago in Durham, North Carolina. She moved there after graduating from ETSU last fall and she has not explored the city much. We decided to attend the Museum of Natural Sciences; we had a blast! There was information about everything from ebola, to dinosaurs, to food chains. There was a room in the museum where people 8+ could handle artifacts like skins, bones, and microscopes. It was incredible to be able to explore this portion of museum hands on rather than just looking at everything from a distance. The next exhibit we toured was the butterfly sanctuary. They had species from all over South America. It was a majestic sight.
One of their special exhibits was a social justice movement  titled "RACE". It gave historical information about how race developed as a political movement, as well as the science behind skin color. My favorite exhibit was the dinosaur section. For some reason, I am always captivated by this era of scientific information. I learned the difference between an Acrocanthosaurous and a T-Rex. The Acro (for short) is has a high spine and T-rex does not. The Acro in the museum is the most complete skeleton ever found. The museum had four levels, and we spent about three hours there. We still did not see everything, but I feel as though I learned a lot.

3/25 hours for the semester.

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