Let the Museum Come to You -
Discovery Labs on Wheels!
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Discovery Labs on Wheels Facts:
Sept. 2, 2008 - May 22, 2009
Grade: 1 - 7; Maximum 30 students per program
Fee: $125 for a one-hour program, plus a $25 travel fee
Minimum: 3 programs per day;
Maximum: 5 programs per day
Registration: School Services 817-255-9521
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Let the Museum of Science and History’s high-energy team of science educators bring the excitement of science learning to your classroom through expanded outreach programs.
All programs:
• Support the elementary TEKS and TAKS objectives
• Provide pre- and post-activities
• Provide connections to other subject areas
• Provide a family science activity for each child
Choose the program that best fits your educational needs.
Electrical Energy: Jolts and Volts
Grades 4-7; Physical Science
Electrify your classroom! Students observe static electricity up close with the help of a powerful Van de Graaf generator. Students are challenged to transform energy to create circuits with a variety of unusual equipment. This program will get you and your students charged up!
States of Matter: Matter Explorations - Grades 1-7
Using super-cold liquid nitrogen, household items and hands-on experimentation, your students learn how and why things change state. Students will identify the properties of these states of matter, broaden their conceptual understanding, and develop a better sense of the physical world around them.
Light and Sight - Grades 4-7
Models are everywhere in science. Your students will create and use models illustrating how light travels and how the eye works. Stations devoted to exploring the primary colors of light and reflections with a mathematical twist will have your students actively engaged in the study of light.
Investigations in Weathering,Erosion and Deposition
Grades 3-7
Students will explore and identify the processes of weathering and erosion, observe erosion patterns, and identify patterns of deposition.
Franklin Fun - Grades 1-5 (January bookings only)
Help us celebrate Ben Franklin’s birthday, complete with party hats and cookies. Let us spark your students’ interest in one of America’s foremost scientists and inventors in this cross-disciplinary birthday extravaganza. Students will investigate the static electricity that made Ben famous and create their own lightning holders.
Discovery Labs on Wheels Plus - Grades 3-6
Program fee: $250 plus a travel fee of $25.
Includes one educator planning session, two classroom visits, and materials for investigations.
Minimum: 3 programs per day;
Maximum: 5 programs per day
Program options include:
- Life Science: Snails
In this inquiry-based experience, students will explore snail preferences for textures and foods.
- Chemistry: Dissolving
Students will use candy to investigate the factors that affect dissolving.
- Earth Science: Streamtables
Students will use streamtables to identify erosion and deposition as they plan and conduct investigations and communicate findings.
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