Dallas Arboretum
Models: Sun, Earth & Moon (Field Trip)
Take a bird’s-eye view of space! Students first create a human-sized model to demonstrate the relative positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon and the orbits of the Earth and our Moon. Then, they use 3D printed models to demonstrate the same concepts, in a different way. Finally, students are challenge...
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The Writer's Garret
The Me Nobody Sees--Identity and Where We are From
“The Me Nobody Sees” is a creative exploration of the self, using texts from literature (both classic and contemporary), selections of visual artworks, and visual arts and or writing exercises for students to write about (and discover) who they are. In this lesson students discuss place and it’s mea...
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MCP Shows - In school performing artists
I Detect A Tale - Solving a Mystery with Detective Imma Sleuth On Campus Assembly
Detectives use research to solve mysteries. Margaret, a.k.a. Detective "Imma Sleuth", will have your students become Jr. detectives (researchers) to solve a mystery. Books (suspects) will be lined up on the table with various titles. Using their powers of deduction, clues, a fingerprint matching boo...
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Chefsville Kids
Celebrate African American Cooking Greats (Hybrid Learning) 2024
Our program showcases heroic African Americans who excelled in their time with perseverance, determination, and willingness to make life better. Our program covers George Washington Carver, Edna Lewis, Rufus Estes, Chef Hercules, Frederick McKinley, Alfred Cralle, Norbert Rillieux, and more.
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The Artist Outreach
Creating Song Lyrics Using Current Vocabulary
We take current vocabulary from the teachers as the basis for lyric writing and creating songs from scratch with the students; a song is created using vocabulary and current topics as their subjects. Students participate in the writing of the song (and performance when they choose to be so bold!). ...
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Chefsville Kids
Science Chefs in Motion (Classroom Program) On Campus 2024
Join us in the journey of "motion through cooking", where students learn will both kitchen safety and the use of motion in the culinary world!
The program demonstrates different kitchen equipment and cooking techniques that will help students identify different forms of thermal and kinetic energ...
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MCP Shows - In school performing artists
The Science of Bubbles - Asynchronous - pre-recorded
Bubbleologist,Professor Pop, will teach the scientific method using bubbles. Gravity; motion, diffusion, reflection, geometric shapes and more will be demonstrated and explained in this lively, fun filled program. A handout accompanies this program with a recipe for homemade "bubble juice" so stud...
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Dallas Arboretum
Earth's Water Cycle (Field Trip)
In this lab, students will investigate various components of the water cycle. They will identify how models can be used to represent natural phenomena and explore the sun’s role in the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of Earth....
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Chefsville Kids
Chefsville-Kids: Matter (Assembly Program) On Campus 2024
The Matter program will immerse students in the exciting world of cooking through recipes and tools used in science. Students will learn about the phases of matter used in cooking, and the changes that come with it. We’ll look at the characteristics of different foods and materials found in our kit...
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