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JANUARY SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
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.
Beasts, Birds, and Bugs: The Art of Scientific Observation
Presented by Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Grades: 1-3
Cost: FREE
Date: January 25
Time: 10:00-10:45 a.m. CST
Investigate ways artists have used scientific observation to represent the world around them. Through close looking, data collection, and hypothesizing, students will describe, identify, and classify creatures and their habitats depicted by various artists.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
To the Rescue!
Presented by Texas State Aquarium
Grades: 3-6
Cost: $60/$30
Date: December 20 (REGISTRATION DEADLINE DECEMBER 14)
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.
Adaptation Exploration: Owls
Presented by The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Grades: K-2 or 3-5
Cost: $140 (includes owl pellet dissection materials)
Dates: January 16, 17 or 25
Times: 9:00-9:50 a.m., 10:00-10:50 a.m., or 11:00-11:50 a.m. CST
Also available by request at your preferred date/time by contacting distance.learning@fwmsh.org.
Owls are remarkable birds and serve as an incredible model for your students to learn about form, function, and adaptations! Leishawn Spotted Bear will make these concepts come alive using interactive activities and the Museum’s outstanding bird collection. Young students (K-2nd) will focus on the function of different body parts and bird characteristics, while older students (3rd-5th) will use body parts and systems to discuss adaptations and to compare/contrast birds with other types of animals. Both programs integrate language arts techniques (so have your students bring a journal or pencil and paper) and feature an owl pellet dissection.
Art of the American West
Presented by Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Grades: 5-12
Cost: $75/Free for Texas schools
Dates: January 17, 18, 24, 25 or 31
Times: 9:30-10:30 a.m. or 1:30-2:30 p.m. CST
Also available by request at your preferred date/time by contacting distance.learning@cartermuseum.org.
Discover the ways artists have interpreted the western United States since the nineteenth century. Topics include westward expansion, Manifest Destiny, the transcontinental railroad, archetypal figures of the West, and more.
The Science of Magic
Presented by Don Harrington Discovery Center
Grades: PreK-12
Cost: $165 (up to 500 students) or $25 view only
Date: January 29
Times: 9:00-9:45 a.m. or 2:00-2:45 p.m. CST
Also available by request at your preferred date/time by contacting jnoble@dhdc.org.
Magician's secrets revealed! For years, magicians have relied on scientific principles for their most amazing illusions. Students will witness tricks such as fire eating and the bed of nails and uncover the science behind the magic!
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
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
Meet Galileo and Observe Venus with a Telescope!
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
Animals of the Mitten
Grades: K-2
Cost: $100
Dates: January 10, 11, 23, 24, 30 or 31
Times: 9:00-9:50 a.m., 10:00-10:50 a.m., or 11:00-11:50 a.m. CST
Also available by request by contacting distance.learning@fwmsh.org.
STEM to STEAM
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
Also available by request by contacting distance.learning@cartermuseum.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.
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