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Fall is in the air! The weather is changing, the first six weeks of school are behind us and your students are settling into a routine. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the School Services staff are passionate about learning and supporting you. Here are some ways we can bring extraordinary learning experiences to your students.
Outreach, Museum-Style!
Let us bring our extraordinary programs to your campus through one (or all) of these programs:
Discovery Labs on Wheels
Book
Now! 817-255-9521
Looking for a great way to engage your students and cover the TEKS at the same time? Invite the Discovery Labs on Wheels team to your classroom and watch as your students explore, investigate and communicate new understandings of science concepts. Sign up now, you won’t want to miss out on the fun!
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Grades: 1-7 (maximum 30 students per program)
Fee: $125 for a one-hour program
Minimum: 3 programs per day; Maximum: 5 programs per day
Travel fee: $25 per school
For detailed information and programs:
Discovery
Labs on Wheels. |
Distance Learning
Book Now!
www.connect2texas.net or 817-255-9521
Trying to find a great way to integrate technology into your classroom? Do you have distance learning capabilities? Join the Museum’s Distance Learning staff as they bring fabulous science experiences to your students without ever leaving your classroom.
Check the connect2texas Web site for complete program listings.
Astronomy on Wheels
Book Now!
817-255-9521
Museum staff will bring the Noble Dome, our portable planetarium, to you! Join us as we journey through space with these exciting programs. For more complete information:
Astronomy
on Wheels
Footprints on the Moon
Solar Tours
Sun-Earth-Moon Connections
Take Us to the Stars |
K-2
K-2 or 2-4
3-8
K-8 |
Omni Theater
Field Trips
| Have you heard? The Omni Theater, an IMAX dome, is reopened, better and brighter than ever and available for field trips now. And look what’s coming back!
The Polar Express: The IMAX Experience returns
exclusively to the Omni Theater November 21. This amazing adventure of a classic story is a must-see for one and all!
The Polar Express will be available for
school field trips at 11 a.m. Monday through
Friday other times are available in
the afternoon and weekends. For group rates and more information, call
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Other IMAX films available for field trips include:
- Dinosaurs
Alive: Now through November 20,
2008 and Jan. 5 - Feb. 26, 2009;
Recommended Grade Level: 2 - Adult
- Mummies: Secrets of the
Pharaohs: Now through May 22, 2009;
Recommended Grade Level: 4 - Adult
- Deep
Sea: Now through May 22, 2009;
Recommended
Grade level: K - Adult
- Grand Canyon: River at
Risk: March 2 - May 22, 2009;
Recommended Grade Level: 3 - Adult
All films are available at 10 a.m., 11:05 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.
Combined
Exhibit Field Trips
Return November 8!
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s exhibits are currently on hiatus to make room for the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame’s
Heart of the West Exhibition and Sale. Our exhibits will return to our temporary home at the National Cowgirl Museum on
November 8 and will feature Top Secret: Mission
Toy, KIDSPACE and the Hands on
Studio. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and our staff look forward to seeing you in November!
Until then, the Cowgirl Experience at the
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is
still available for field trips.
Our School Services staff remains committed to bringing extraordinary learning experiences to your students and meaningful professional development to you. Please feel free to call us with any questions you have about our programs. We are look forward to hearing from you! Call 817-255-9300 and ask for School Services.
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