| Connect2Texas provider Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
has a NEW program available. Our Museum curator and paleobotanist Dr. Aaron Pan just returned from an expedition to Africa and would like to share some of the “newest” findings with your middle school students. After some brief background information, he will focus on four areas: the possibility of a new country in Africa, newly discovered animal and plant species, the newest forest on the continent and his most recent research trip to Ethiopia. Other programs currently available from Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Ask the Expert: Forensic Science (Grades 6-8)
Students are fascinated with forensic science! Now they can meet the expert! Ron Singer, Technical Director for the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, will delve into the life of a crime lab director and the daily forensic science challenges he encounters. Ron will reveal the science, the tools and some of the secrets of a Crime Lab. A portion of the session will be devoted to answering your students’ questions about forensic science. Dates available: March 4 All About Matter (Grades 1-8)
Combine bubbles, eyedroppers, air in different states and you have an incredibly interactive program with staff from the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. We will focus on the unusual characteristics of water, use process skills to observe and ask questions using bubbles, and play with components of air in solid, liquid and gaseous states. Your students actively participate with staff throughout the program as they learn more about the interaction between different states of matter. Kit will be mailed which includes supplies needed for student experiment, along with other goodies for your classroom. Dates available: April 5, 6, 11, 12, May 9, 10 Geometric Transformations (Grades 3-8)
Ready for a mind-bending, shape-shifting approach to learning the connection between two dimensions and three dimensions? Join Museum staff Anne Herndon in this hands-on geometry session. Using simple materials-scissors, tape and strips of paper-your students will create three dimensional loops, then transform them into unusual two dimensional shapes. We'll even create and explore mobius loops. What a hands-on experience to introduce or reinforce topology. Kit will be mailed which includes supplies needed for student explorations, along with other goodies for your classroom. Dates available: Feb. 9, 15, March 24, April 13 Icy Science (Grades 1-3)
Looking for a "chilling" experience using one of the world's most unusual substances that will support your student’s process skill development? Then freeze some water, grab some salt and get ready for hands-on explorations that emphasize observation and questioning skills. During this highly interactive program, your students learn more about the skills they use in science every day and how you can strengthen these skills. While ice seems like a simple phenomenon, investigating ice will uncover important properties of matter concepts— changes of states, freezing point, and molecular structures. A kit with all the material needed (except a freezer) will be mailed to you prior to your program. Dates available: Feb. 16 & 17 The Animals of the Mitten (Grades K-2)
"The Mitten" by Jan Brett is a delightful book based on a Ukrainian folktale. A child’s lost mitten plays host to a wide variety of wild animals. In this program, learn the true natural history of the fascinating creatures from the story with Leishawn Spotted Bear, Museum science curator. Your students will act out portions of the tale, meet the Museum's hedgehogs while learning about animal parts (adaptations), animal needs, and predator/prey relationships. Other specimens from our collection will be used to help deepen your class’ understanding of these fundamental life science concepts. You will receive a copy of The Mitten with your registration for this program. Dates available: Feb. 17 To register for any of these programs go to www.Connect2Texas.net . | 
