Connect2Texas
Videoconferencing from the Lone Star State
FEATURED PROVIDER
Let your student’s imagination run wild with the Fort Worth Zoo! Did you know an African Lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles? Partnering with Connect2Texas, our animals can be heard and seen much further away! The Zoo’s mission is based on three principles: Conservation, Education, and Entertainment. We use a combination of live animals and animal biofacts to help your students hone their observation skills and inquiry methods as well as understand important biological concepts. Student will discover some of the world’s most amazing creatures from Africa to Texas, with lessons adapted to the TEKS and National Standards. We offer programs on a variety of topics, and if requested, can tailor a new program to meet your classroom’s needs.
Current program options include:
A Wilder Vision (K-5)
All About Animals (Prek-6)
Exploring Food Chains (1-5)
Math at the Zoo (3-5)
Story Time at the Zoo (Prek-2)
Why I am the way I am: Inherited Traits vs. Learned Behaviors (3-7)
To see a complete list of our distance learning program options, click here. To request a program for your class, contact abrooks@fortworthzoo.org.
Please visit www.fortworthzoo.org to learn more about our nationally ranked zoo.
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
The Snow Show
Presented by Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Grades: 1-5
Cost: FREE
Date: December 14
Time: 10:00-10:45 a.m. CST
Identify the scientific and mathematical intricacies of individual snowflakes while viewing and discussing how American artists have depicted the beauty and wonder of snow and ice.
Saving Sea Turtles
Presented by Texas State Aquarium
Grades: K-2
Cost: FREE
Date: January 11
Time: 10:00-10:45 a.m. CST
Join us live to discover how the Texas State Aquarium rescues endangered sea turtles. Read along with a story, view footage of our Wildlife Rescue team saving turtles, and then see what our resident sea turtles are up to using our live cameras.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on January 11th? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within three business days after the live program.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
To the Rescue!
Presented by Texas State Aquarium
Grades: 3-6
Cost: $60/$30
Date: December 20
Time: 1:00-1:30 p.m. CST
Join us live from behind-the-scenes at the Texas State Aquarium! Discover how the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue team cares for injured sea turtles, and watch footage from our November cold-stunning event as we intake turtle patients and release them after treatment. Practice your sea turtle rescue skills, and then join us behind-the-scenes to feed sea turtles from our Wildlife Rescue program.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on December 20th? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within three business days after the live program.
Meet Galileo and Observe Venus with a Telescope!
Presented by McDonald Observatory
Grades: K-2, 3-4, or 5-12
Cost: FREE
Dates: January 10 or 11
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m., 10:00-10:45 a.m., 11:00-11:45 a.m., 1:00-1:45 p.m., 2:00-2:45 p.m., or 3:00-3:45 p.m. CST
Galileo Galilei returns! In this program, students will meet Galileo. He will give a brief introduction to the UT McDonald Observatory, make live telescope observations of Venus with telescopes equipped with special video cameras, and complete their student sheet. By exploring Galileo’s drawings and watching demonstrations, students discover the reason the apparent size of Venus changes while it orbits the Sun.
Disclaimer: Telescope views will be real time; in case of inclement weather or equipment problems, recorded views will be provided.
STEM to STEAM
Presented by Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Grades: 1-7
Cost: $75/Free for Texas schools
Dates: January 15, 18, 22, or 29
Times: 9:30-10:30 a.m., or 12:30-1:30 p.m. CST
Examine artworks, and explore how artists incorporate science, technology, engineering and mathematic concepts and processes into their practice and precision.
Also available by request at your preferred date/time by contacting distance.learning@cartermuseum.org.
Reading Discovery: President & Mrs. Bush In India, United Nations & Travel Diplomacy
Presented by George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Grades: 4-9
Cost: FREE
Date: January 31
Time: 10:00-11:15 a.m. CST
The Honorable Teta V. Banks, National Chair, United Nations Association of the USA, will speak about the Model UN experience.
Ambassador Sichan Siv, former Deputy Assistant to President George H. W. Bush, will speak about his contributions on behalf of The President, and as a U.N. Ambassador. Also, President George H.W. Bush’s roles in diplomatic relations when he was the United Nations Ambassador and Vice President will be explained by student readers.
RECORDING - Can't join us live on January 31st? No problem! You will be sent a link to access the recording within three business days after the live program.
REMINDERS
Civil Rights and Kennedy's Legacy
Grades: 5-12
Cost: $100
ONLY available by request by contacting education@jfk.org.
Yeehaw Christmas!
Grades: Prek-3
Cost: $30
Dates: December 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, or 20
Times: 9:00-9:50 a.m., 10:00-10:50 a.m., 1:00-1:50 p.m., or 2:00-2:50 p.m. CST
Also available by request by contacting educator@thegracemuseum.org.
*NEW* Keeper Chat
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $60
Date: December 13
Time: 10:00-10:30 a.m. CST
RECORDING - Can't join us live? No problem!
Las Posadas: Christmas Traditions in Hispanic Culture (Grades 3-5)
Grades: 3-5
Dates: December 14 or 18
Times: 10:00-10:45 a.m., 11:00-11:45 a.m., 1:00-1:45 p.m., or 2:00-2:45 p.m. CST
Cost: $65 (includes supplies)
ONLY available by request by contacting ewhitmore@theojac.org.
A Fish-mas Celebration
Grades: K-2
Cost: FREE
Date: December 17
Times: 10:00-10:30 a.m. or 12:00-12:30 p.m. CST
St. Nick's Science Show
Grades: PreK-5
Cost: $25 (view only)
Date: December 17
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m. or 2:00-2:45 p.m. CST
Also available by request by contacting jnoble@dhdc.org.
Las Posadas: Christmas Traditions in Hispanic Culture (Grades K-2)
Grades: K-2
Cost: $65 (includes supplies)
Date: December 18
Time: 1:00-1:45 p.m. CST
Also available by request by contacting ewhitmore@theojac.org.
Animals of the Mitten
Grades: K-2
Cost: $100
Date: December 19
Times: 10:00-10:50 a.m., or 11:00-11:45 a.m. CST
Also available by request by contacting distancelearning@fwmsh.org.
Gone to Texas! Part of the Nation's Immigration Story
Grades: 4-8
Cost: FREE
Date: December 20
Times: 10:00-10:50 a.m., 11:00-11:50 a.m., 1:00-1:50 p.m. CST
Also available by request by contacting distance.learning@thestoryoftexas.com.
Christmas Tree Science
Grades: PreK-5
Cost: $45
ONLY available by request by contacting jnoble@dhdc.org.
Christmas Trees - Conifer Biology and Ecology
Grades: 6-12
Cost: $65
ONLY available by request by contacting jnoble@dhdc.org.
*NEW* Virtual Zoology Lab: Caribbean Sea
Grades: 3-5
Cost: $60
Date: January 16
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.
Also available by request by contacting rgossett@txstateaq.org.
RECORDING INFORMATION
Content Disclaimer
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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