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Find new educational experiences amidst the rolling
Texas hills of Fossil Rim. We offer a variety of programs and activities
for students and youth groups of all ages. And, when you take one
of our hands-on workshops for teachers, your classes will reap the
rewards for years to come. Even if you can't visit us here, we'll
bring the wilderness to you, through our popular Community Outreach
program.
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Bugs in the Classroom Learn activities with insects, such as natural dying with cochineal-an extract from a scale insect, making iron gall ink from insect galls found in Texas, extracting arthropods from soil samples, extracting nematodes from soil microhabitats, keeping live arthropods in the classroom, sampling insects in the schoolyard, and even learning the science behind creating a professional-quality insect collection.
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The Weather Workshop Use thermometers,
barometers, rain gauges, ananometers (wind speed), and psychrometers
(relative humidity). You will learn how to measure wind speed,
how to track weather patterns, how to determine what kind
of weather is coming from cloud shapes, and use hints from
nature to make local predictions.
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Coming soon, mammals! How they adapt to their environment, how to identify them, and how we can help those in peril. Also, look for a plants program in the near future.
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Fossil Rim—to go
Outreach programs are an important part of the education department's work. It gives us the chance to share the Fossil Rim experience with groups who can't make the trip out here.
If you're interested in arthropods, wolves, cheetahs, or in the techniques used to study wildlife, we can offer hands-on learning experiences in your location.
For more detailed information, call us at 254-897-2960.
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Fossil Rim programs meet Texas educational standards. |
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All lesson plans are in PDF format.