Grades 1-6: Texas Wildlife

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Connect2Texas provider Texas Wildlife Association has a NEW program available. Urban Animal Encounters: Appalling Adaptations! Thursday, February 10 Grades 1-5 $70 per site (interactive) $60 per site (view only) Segonku (left) and Dug (right) Meet the nine-banded armadillo and the striped skunk. Although their natural defense behaviors are beneficial to them in the wild, these same behaviors do not fare well with their urban cohabitants. Most people cannot help but turn up their noses when they think about these two animals, but after our class, we hope your feelings change. Join us as we clear up some common untruths and add clarity to their adaptations with the help of Dug and Segonku, our friendly guest stars! Interactive $70 View only $60 9:00-9:50 CST 10:30-11:20 CST 12:45-1:35 CST 2:00-2:50 CST 9:00-9:50 CST 10:30-11:20 CST 12:45-1:35 CST 2:00-2:50 CST Other programs currently available from Texas Wildlife Association ASI: Animal Skull Investigation! (Grades 1-6) This interactive presentation allows students the opportunity to investigate skulls of native Texas animals. Unique adaptive traits will be discussed and students will be asked to look for clues to determine the identity and feeding habits of our mystery specimens. WANT MORE? Check out our "Animal Adaptations" trunk, full of skulls, scat and tracks! It's available to educators on a 2-week loan, TEKS aligned, and AT NO CHARGE! Dates available: March 15, April 19, & May 10 Texas Critters (Grades 1-6) From the raccoon they see in their neighborhood to the nine-banded armadillo (the official Small Mammal of Texas); your students will be intrigued while learning fun facts about these and other Texas critters. Students will learn the differences between mammals and reptiles, carnivores and herbivores, habitats and adaptations, all the while looking at interactive visuals. We will also discuss the human effect on animals; why and how we should maintain the animals’ environment. WANT MORE? Check out our "Texas Critters" trunk! It's available to educators on a 2-week loan, TEKS aligned, and AT NO CHARGE! Dates available: Feb. 15, March 29, & May 3 BATS: Live on the BIG Screen (Grades 1-5) This interactive presentation allows students the opportunity to investigate the relationship between the anatomy and the ecology, including the dietary habits, of different species of bats. An experience you will not want to miss. LIVE bats take part in this program! Look at their transparent wings, learn how a free-tailed bat gets its name, and watch them munch down on mealworms! Dates available: March 3 & May 24 To register for any of these programs go to www.Connect2Texas.net .
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