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*) 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 Fall 2009 are offered from September 14 through December 4. Guided tours focus on the themes of wildlife, biodiversity, fossils and prehistoric life.

Professional Development
Getting into the Swim—Evolution of Aquatic Adaptations in Mammals and Reptiles
Explore the evolution and anatomy of aquatic vertebrates in this free, inquiry-based workshop for secondary science teachers.

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.

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.*  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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