Connect2Texas
Interactive Learning Experiences from the Lone Star State
Connect2Texas is a service of the Education Service Center Region 11.
Welcome back teachers! It's a new school year, so why not celebrate? We hope you were able to rest, rejuvenate, reflect, and rev-up for an exciting "new" year. We look forward to connecting with your students and doing our part to assist with your instructional needs.
2018-2019 Award-Winning Providers
Amon Carter Museum of American Art - Outstanding New Program
Bullock Texas State History Museum - Most Delivered Programs
National Archives - CILC Honorable Mention
Sixth Floor Museum - CILC Pinnacle
The Old Jail Art Center - Student Outreach
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National Museum of the Pacific War
The National Museum of the Pacific War honors the millions of Americans who met and defeated the greatest threat of the 20th Century to freedom and democracy; it is the most comprehensive and engaging museum dedicated to the Pacific War in existence. Spread across more than six acres, the complex has more than 50,000 square feet of indoor exhibit space, including modern, interactive exhibits; state‐of‐the‐art media; and an extraordinary array of unique artifacts. In addition, there are outdoor exhibits that line the campus.
We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to come to your classroom at no cost through live, interactive videoconferencing to share the history of WWII with your students. The 30- to 45-minute programs are aligned with both the TEKS and national standards with time at the end for Q&A. They also offer virtual tours of the museum by request. They look forward to continuing their motto, which was established more than 50 years ago at the request of Admiral Nimitz: Inspiring our youth by honoring our heroes .
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Virtual Zoology Lab: Sharks
Presented by Texas State Aquarium
Grades: K-2
Cost: $60
Date: September 3
Times: 8:00-8:30 a.m., 9:00-9:30 a.m., 10:00-10:30 a.m., 11:00-11:30 a.m, 12:00-12:30 p.m., 1:00-1:30 p.m., 2:00-2:30 p.m., or 3:00-3:30 p.m. CST
Long bodies, sharp teeth, and a top predator…you guessed it -- SHARKS! Join us in the Virtual Shark Zoology Lab to discover how sharks move, what their teeth are like, and the parts that make up their bodies. Your students will practice important STEM process skills by observing and describing real live sharks, collecting data, and communicating what they learned from sharks in Texas State Aquarium habitats.
Science Live! Weather Wonders
Presented by Don Harrington Discovery Center
Grades: Prek-5
Cost: $165 (up to 500 students)
Date: September 9
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m. or 2:00-2:45 p.m. CST
The atmospheric elements that combine to create weather work largely unseen. Weather Wonders uncovers these elements through dynamic demonstrations that examine the conditions necessary to create clouds, precipitation, lightning, thunder, tornadoes, and other weather phenomena.
Full STEAM Ahead in Art Exploration
Presented by Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Grades: 1-3
Cost: $75 but FREE for Texas schools
Dates: September 10, 17 or 24
Time: 12:30-1:20 p.m. CST
Also available by request at your preferred date/time by contacting distancelearning@cartermuseum.org.
Examine artworks and explore how artists incorporate science, technology, engineering, and mathematic concepts and processes into their practice and precision.
America Goes To War: Industrial Production - Key to Victory
Presented by National Museum of the Pacific War
Grade: 5
Cost: FREE
Dates: September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15 or 22
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m., 10:00:10:45 a.m., or 1:00-1:45 p.m. CST
This lesson is designed to provide fifth-graders with an overview of key events that led to the United States entering WWII. Students will also kinesthetically experience the dramatic production differences between the U.S. and Japan which contributed to America's victory. The intent of this lesson is for students to have an eye-opening realization about the differences in industrial production between American and Japan.
Seagrass Science
Presented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Grades: 4-6
Cost: FREE
Date: September 18
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m., 10:15-11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., or 1:30-2:15 p.m. CST
In this program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Coastal Fisheries biologists will take students below the water's surface to learn about marine flowering plants. Students will get the opportunity to view each of the five types of seagrass that live in the shallow Texas bays and learn why seagrass is such an important habitat for marine critters and people who live in coastal areas.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on September 18? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording 1-3 business days after the live program.
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The views and opinions expressed are those of the contributing members of Connect2Texas and do not necessarily represent the views of the Education Service Center Region 11. While some content is deemed appropriate for various curriculum standards used by viewers nationwide, most content providers make an effort to tie their content to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
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