Exciting, Interactive Workshops for Teachers
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.
Each event provides 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!
Summer Energy Field Trip Week for Teachers
To help teachers assess the relationship between science and careers in energy, the Houston Museum of Natural Science Energy Conservation Club, through the support of Marathon Oil Corporation, is offering 2 week long (5 days) Teacher Energy Workshops.
Teachers will be taken to locations pertaining to the energy industry, and observe their TEKS concepts in action. Teachers will also acquire knowledge of careers that will help students connect their personal interests and abilities to careers in the energy industry.
-Lunch will be provided at the tour sites or in between locations.
-Lodging will not be provided.
-Teachers must be able to walk for moderate periods of time. SBEC credit provided.
Audience:
Middle School Science teachers, High School Physical Science, Physics and Chemistry teachers , Career awareness programs
Trip 1
July 15 19, 2013 - Meet at HMNS
Marathon Visionarium
Parish Power Plant
Schlumberger Genesis Rig
Bureau of Economic Geology
Varel Drill Bit Factory
South Texas Nuclear Project
Wiess Energy Hall
Trip 2
August 5-9. 2013 - Meet at HMNS (for teachers who attended last year's Field Trip Week but others may apply if space is available)
Sites may include but are not limited to the following:
Marathon Visionarium for more in depth information
Cedar Bayou Natural Gas Power Plant
Oceanstar Museum in Galveston
Houston Ship Channel
Tour Houston Waterworks
Wiess Energy Hall
For more information contact Daniel Burch 713-639-4737 or CLOAKING or Claire Scoggin at CLOAKING or 713-639-4769.
