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Teacher Workshops
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Museum Awareness Staff Development
Museum Awareness sessions introduce teachers to the interdisciplinary educational opportunities for students available at the Museum. Participants will become familiar with our TEKS - based approach to field trips. After an IMAX® film and/or a visit to the Burke Baker Planetarium and/or a tour of the Cockrell Butterfly Center, teachers will explore the Museum using our educational materials.
Who: Groups of 20 or more teachers.
When: Monday - Saturday, year - round
Full or half day sessions are available
Cost: Based on what the participants see and do at the Museum
For information or booking call 713-639-4764 or e-mail sbuck@hmns.org
LyondellBasell Educator Overnights
Enjoy the Houston Museum of Natural Science after hours as you participate in an exclusive Overnight experience designed for Educators. In each fun-filled evening you will work on hands-on activities to use in your classroom, have a catered dinner, tour the exhibit with a trained docent, have a snack, and take a late night tour. In the morning during breakfast, we will wrap up activities and hand out door prizes! After the overnight, you are welcome to visit the Museum’s permanent exhibit halls at your leisure. 6 hours of CPE credit will be awarded to participants at the end of the event on Saturday morning*. Registration for the Museum's LyondellBasell Educator Overnights is restricted to Educators Only.
*NOTE: participants must stay through the entire event to receive credit as partial credit is not available.
Contact the Overnight coordinator at overnights@hmns.org with questions.
NEW! LyondellBasell Educator Overnight at the George Observatory
Astronomy Educator Overnight
September 11-12, 2009
Learn more.
ExxonMobil Teacher Tuesdays
Discover a new world of science as you go behind the scenes with HMNS curators and staff in these exciting interactive workshops. These programs are for adults only.
With new topics each month we can provide you with ideas and activities to bring your classroom to life! Inspired by the runaway success of the Museum’s Xplorations summer camps and school-year science labs, these workshops give the HMNS teaching staff an opportunity to share what they do best! Register soon as these workshops have a tendency to sell out!
When: 5 - 8 p.m.
Cost: $25 (dinner included)
3 hours CPE credit
Upcoming ExxonMobil Teacher Tuesday events for the 2009-2010 school year are listed below. The 2009-2010 Educator's Guide will be available in August.
Click here to download the 2008-2009 Educator's Guide.
| Crime Scene Investigation |
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A favorite show is now a great workshop. Learn how to take fingerprints, compare evidence and examine a scene... more >>
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| How to Teach Evolution Better – And Avoid the Minefields |
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sometimes evolution is not taught at all at the pre - college level, and when it is taught, it is not always p... more >>
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| Consumer Product Testing |
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Propaganda and clever slogans will only get you so far! Show your students how to test the truth behind what th... more >>
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| Survivor |
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Learn how to survive using chemistry and common sense. (Grades 4 - 8)... more >>
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| Rainforest |
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
There’s a whole wide world living under the canopy, much of which is unknown to scientists. Discover the Amazon... more >>
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| Vikings |
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Did the Vikings discover North America? Were they fearsome warriors? Separate fact from fiction and explore Vi... more >>
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| Games through History |
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Children have played games throughout time to learn stra... more >>
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| Mad Scientist |
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Crazy concoctions and cool chemistry are a blast for students. Add a little zing to your science labs with simp... more >>
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| Critters in the Classroom |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Animals are a great way to teach life science to students. Discover how easy it can be to keep critters in you... more >>
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| Volcano |
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Exciting and explosive, volcanoes are very much a part of Earth’s changing surface. Explore where, when and why ... more >>
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| X Marks the Spot |
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Pirates and shipwrecks are not only great fun, they also make for great science and history lessons. Discover co... more >>
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| Dissection for Beginners |
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Back by popular demand. Dissection is not just for high school anymore! Let us show you how to engage younger s... more >>
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| Food |
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
You are what you eat! History, culture, environmental science, family tradition and agriculture are all tied into ... more >>
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| Dogs and Cats |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The family pets have a long and interesting history. Learn how they went from living wild to the living room. (Gra... more >>
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| Shape Science |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Come explore tessellations, symmetry, puzzles and more! Great for spatial intelligence and critical thinking! (Gr... more >>
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| Easy Being Green |
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Despite what Kermit may have told you, being green is easy. Learn how you can reuse, reduce and recycle in your cl... more >>
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