Education

Texas Natural Science Center is proud to host a variety of programs for children and adults throughout the year. With guided museum group tours, weekend family programs, special exhibit openings, and events like Family Fossil Fun Day, there's something for everyone.

Print our 2009 Education Programs (PDF*, 82KB) brochure.

Audio Tour
Use your cell phone or listen to podcasts to create a personalized tour of the Texas Memorial Museum.

Self-guided and Guided Tours
Self-guided tours are offered year round. Guided tours for Spring 2010 are offered from January 19–May 7 . Guided tours focus on the themes of wildlife, biodiversity, fossils and prehistoric life.

Professional Development
Darwin Day
Join TNSC on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 10 am until 2 pm for Darwin Day—a free, family-friendly event celebrating the 201st anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth—to learn about Darwin's influence on modern science.

Variation, Selection and Inheritance and Evolution in the Fossil Record Teacher Training Series
Work with University of Texas scientists to investigate concepts of evolution utilizing techniques from DNA analysis to interpreting the fossil record in these free, week-long workshops.

Programs
Museum Express is a series of outreach education programs for grades K-8 in which museum scientists visit a class and offers students the chance to see and touch scientific specimens.

Teacher Resources
In our education web pages you'll find lessons, curriculum guides, and activities for use in the classroom or at home. And don’t forget to join our educator's email list, and receive advance notification of special programs and events at the Museum.

To help your children to think critically on a museum visit, print out our guide to Museums and Thinking Skills (PDF*, 106KB).  You can also explore our Austin Science Fun Guide pages.  There you'll find printable listings of local Austin science places, groups and activities.

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