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Home School Classes
Explore science and nature in our interactive science labs featuring Museum specimens, artifacts and laboratory equipment. Students examine ancient objects, investigate technology, meet live animals and conduct scientific experiments in five different, themed labs. Each lab lasts one hour.
Registration for individual classes will be available on-line only beginning Monday, August 10.
(No phone reservations will be taken for individually booked classes.)
Labs include free admission to the permanent exhibit halls.
(Excluding special exhibitions.)
ConocoPhillips Techno Science Labs
Featuring interactive experiments for grades 1 – 8.
Storm Science
Friday, September 25, 2009
$10 per student
Explore weather and the tools we use to measure and predict it.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
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Electricity
Friday, November 20, 2009
$10 per student
Explore current, voltage and resistance as you build circuits.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
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Cool Chemistry
Friday, December 18, 2009
$10 per student
Check out chemical changes and find out what makes them happen.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
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Soap Science
Friday, January 22, 2010
$10 per student
Investigate bubbles, emulsification, and soap films.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
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Bridges
Friday, April 23, 2010
$10 per student
Build models to determine what makes a sturdy structure.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
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Biology Labs
Featuring hands-on activities and microscope use for grades 5 - 10.
What’s in Your Water?
Friday, November 20, 2009
$10 per student
pH got you down? Learn about the nitrogen cycle and how your water quality affects your quality of life.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 7 to 10
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 6
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Enzymatic Energy
Friday, February 19, 2010
$10 per student
Could a 400 calorie piece of cake cause death? It could without the action of enzymes. Learn how enzymes aid in digestion and control the release of energy essential to life.
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 7 to 10
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 6
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Flower Power
Friday, March 26, 2010
$10 per student
Get the buzz on how some plants pull out all the stops to attract their perfect pollinator. Investigate how flower form meets function in full color.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 5
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 6 to 10
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Time Labs
Terra Cotta Warriors
Friday, September 25, 2009
$10 per student
Discover the history behind these amazing clay soldiers.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
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Ancient Foods
Friday, October 23, 2009
$10 per student
From bread to beans, explore how the ancients ate. Discover how archeologists glean information on what our ancestors had for dinner in this hands-on class.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
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Pompeii
Friday, November 20, 2009
$10 per student
It took 80 years for Pompeii to become a thriving city, but only a matter of days for it to disappear. Explore the amazing finds left behind for us by this colossal tragedy.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
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Medieval Japan
Friday, December 18, 2009
$10 per student
From Shogun to Samurai, let’s visit Medieval Japan. Explore day-to-day life during this tumultuous time and participate in awesome activities!
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
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Pyramids of Egypt
Friday, January 22, 2010
$10 per student
Explore the only remaining wonder of the ancient world. Learn about the people who built the pyramids and explore possible ways the pyramids were constructed.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
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There Be Pirates at the Museum
Friday, February 19, 2010
$10 per student
Pirate or privateer? Set sail in this class to discover the history and technology of these seafaring scourges!
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
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Wildlife Labs
Nature’s Revenge
Friday, September 25, 2009
$10 per student
Discover Mother Nature’s self defense as you learn about venomous and poisonous animals.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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Spineless Wonders
Friday, October 23, 2009
$10 per student
Invertebrates make up about 95% of all animals on the planet. Be amazed by their varieties, shapes and sizes as you touch and see some spineless wonders.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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The Better to Bite You With
Friday, December 18, 2009
$10 per student
Teeth have different shapes for different jobs. Observing the teeth of an animal lets you know more about them.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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Survivor
Friday, January 22, 2010
$10 per student
Can you identify poisonous plants? What do you do when you encounter a snake? Learn how to traverse the great outdoors safely.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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Endangered Animals
Friday, February 19, 2010
$10 per student
Learn about the endangered animals of Texas and what you can do to help.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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Raining Cats and Dogs
Friday, March 26, 2010
$10 per student
Man’s best friends are a curious pair. Discover dogs and cats and what they have in common with their larger relatives.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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Carnivorous Plants
Friday, April 23, 2010
$10 per student
Fun and fascinating, carnivorous plants are found all over the world – including Texas!
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 3 to 4
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 8
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 1 to 2
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Dissection Labs
Featuring dissections for grades 5 - 10
The Eyes Have It
Friday, October 23, 2009
$12 per student
Blind spots, color blindness or myopia a problem? Come find out why as you take an inside look at the eye and see how it functions. Includes eyeball dissection.
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 7 to 10
1 p.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 6
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Raining Ranids
Friday, April 23, 2010
$12 per student
A classic example of vertebrate anatomy, the frog has long been a staple of dissection education. Let’s get up close with an amazing amphibian! Includes frog dissection.
9:30 a.m. - for students attending grades 5 to 6
11 a.m. - for students attending grades 7 to 10
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