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SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Shaping a President: John F. Kennedy and PT-109
Presented by National Museum of the Pacific War & Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Grades: 4-12
Cost: FREE
Date: April 23
Time: 11:00-12:00 p.m. CST
Join the Sixth Floor Museum and the National Museum of the Pacific War to learn about President Kennedy's service during World War II. Explore a PT-309 and a model of Kennedy's PT-109, then hear about how his time in the Navy helped shape his future.
In the middle of World War II, on August 2, 1943, Lt. John F. Kennedy’s motor torpedo boat PT-109 was sunk in the Pacific Theater. Kennedy, clenching a life jacket strap between his teeth to tow one injured crew-member, swam for four hours to lead survivors to a nearby island. This dramatic tale of World War II heroism framed Senator Kennedy’s political narrative as he ran for president in 1960.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Astronomy Day 2020! Books, Telescopes, and the Sun
Presented by McDonald Observatory
Grades: Prek-2
Cost: FREE
Date: April 17
Time: 10:00-10:45 a.m. CST
Sign your students up for an adventure in astronomy, reading, and observing with a telescope! In this fun Astronomy Day video conference, your young scientists will learn about how astronomers study stars at McDonald Observatory, read a science storybook about the Sun, use a real telescope to observe our own daytime star, and compare the relative sizes of the Sun, Earth, and Moon! Your students will make live, real-time observations of the Sun and see real video footage using telescopes located at McDonald Observatory. If you choose, your students can make their own telescope drawings of the Sun!
RECORDING - Can't join us live? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program. The recording can be viewed anytime at your convenience with the registered class.
Astronomy Day 2020! Our Solar System and Beyond!
Presented by McDonald Observatory
Grades: 3-12
Cost: FREE
Date: April 17
Time: 1:00-1:45 p.m. CST
In this fun Astronomy Day video conference, students will explore McDonald Observatory from the air, see giant research telescopes used by astronomers, observe planet Venus in real time with telescopes equipped with special video cameras, and complete a size and scale ranking task activity. By exploring Galileo’s historical drawings and watching modern computer animations, students observe why Venus has phases and learn about Galileo's famous discovery that the planets orbit the Sun. Your students will make live, real-time observations of the Sun and see real video footage using telescopes located at McDonald Observatory.
RECORDING - Can't join us live? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within 1-3 business days after the live program. The recording can be viewed anytime at your convenience with the registered class.
Texas and Texans During WWII
Presented by National Museum of the Pacific War
Grades: 5-7
Cost: FREE
Date: April 28
Time: 10:00-10:45 a.m. CST
NOTE: During the shutdown, live programs will only be available on Tuesdays and Wednesday. Please contact distancelearning@nimitzfoundation.org to request any of our programs that will enhance your online lessons and benefit your students learning at home.
This lesson is designed so students learn about the role that Texas played in WWII and to engage students in thinking about how race, gender, and class influence historical perspectives and events. The biographies of the four Texans presented in the lesson, when used together, will demonstrate how WWII changed each of the participant’s lives and highlight the social issues and consequent changes in American society.
Essential Questions:
Identify Texas’s role in helping the United States win WWII.
Identify the contributions of four famous Texans in WWII and analyze the obstacles each overcame in their paths to success.The Great Divide: Early Development of Redfish Restore the Reef (Webinar)
Presented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Grades: 7-12
Cost: FREE
Date: April 29
Times: 10:15-11:00 a.m. CST
Come along while we follow the journey of a Red Drum fish as it develops from a microscopic egg to a 30-pound adult. Your students will experience a real-world application of early development and the importance of food webs in the life cycle of marine organisms through videos and images taken by a Texas Parks and Wildlife fish hatchery technician. The presentation will review topics covered in high school biology courses, including gametogenesis, zygote formation, mitosis, meiosis, DNA, life history stages, food webs, and more! Presented by a former high school teacher, this will be a great review for end-of-year exams! Also included will be an optional pre-session activity, notes page, and post-session quiz.
Texas State Aquarium
During the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the Texas State Aquarium can still deliver LIVE distance learning programs. Please contact aquavision@txstateaq.org to request any of its programs that will enhance your online lessons and benefit your students' learning at home.
Anyone can join via Facebook at 11:50 a.m. CST to watch the daily planned Aquavision programs.
April 13 - Reptiles
April 14 - Tour of Texas State Aquarium
April 15 - Coral Reef Conservation
April 16 - Predator Prey
April 17 - Let's Talk Sharks
Bullock Texas State History Museum
During the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the Bullock Texas State History Museum can still deliver LIVE distance learning programs. Please contact distance.learning@thestoryoftexas.com to request any of its programs that will enhance your online lessons and benefit your students' learning at home.
Anyone can join them for Texas History Tuesdays in April at 10:00-11:00 a.m. or 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST.
April 14 - Cattle Drives
April 21 - LaBelle: The Ship that Changed History
April 28 - Tall Tales in Texas
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