Distance Learning:
Let Both Museums Come to You …Virtually!
From the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
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Distance Learning Facts:
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Now you and your students can connect and interact LIVE with the Museum’s team of experts without leaving your campus! Utilizing interactive distance learning in the classroom, your students can explore science, mathematics and history with curators, staff and special guests. These 50-minute sessions correlate with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and are in partnership with ESC Region XI Telecommunications Network.
Forensics
• CSI: The Experience -“Ask the Expert” series
Life Science
• Eggs Everywhere - Life cycles of egg-laying animals and egg dissection
• Adaptation Explorations - Owls
• Snails - Hone process skills while investigating snails
Physical Science
• All About Matter - Explore the states and properties of matter
• Icy Science - Introduce process skills through ice explorations
Astronomy
• Astronomy in the News - Tune in to the latest events in the sky
Science and Literature Connections
• Animals of the Mitten - Learn more about the animals that star in The Mitten
• Armadillo Round-up! - Enjoy the story as you learn more about armadillos
• Franklin Fun -Celebrate Ben Franklin’s Birthday (January only)
Mathematics
• Dollars and Sense: Making Wise Choices with your Money
Underwritten by The Wachovia Foundation
• Geometric Transformations - Problem-solving approach to geometry
From the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
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Distance Learning Facts:
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All Levels:
NEW! • A Walk Through Time* – A walking tour of the National Cowgirl Museum
NEW! • The Arts – Photography, pottery and paintings
NEW! • Overcoming Handicaps
NEW! • Ten Important Women You Don’t Know But Should
Elementary
• Writing Through the Museum* (Grades 3-4)
NEW! • Community Planners – featuring Clara Brown and Henrietta King
NEW! • How to Measure a Horse and other Math Trivia
• Molly Goodnight and the Preservation of the Bison (in conjunction with the Fort Worth Nature Center)
• Charles Goodnight and the Chuck Wagon (in conjunction with the Cattle Raisers Museum)
• Life on the Prairie -Growing up as a pioneer
Available December 2008
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas
Middle School
• Writing through the Museum*
• Texas Women Who Made a Difference
• Charles and Molly Goodnight: Texas Treasures (in conjunction with the Cattle Raisers Museum)
High School
• Fact or Fiction in History*
Available Spring 2009
• The Science of the Cattle and Equine Industry
• Creating an Exhibit
Note: Most distance learning workshops are available for on-site classes. *Programs with (*) are available for professional development.
For more information about distance learning and professional development at the National Cowgirl Museum, contact ccollins@cowgirl.net.
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