Environmental Programs

NEW Interactive Student Programs

45 minutes • $1.50 per student • Reservations required: (210) 357-1910
Program start times: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30
Grades 6-12

Survive and Thrive
Wednesday - Friday • Maximum 30 students 

Why do specific animals survive on an island only, but not on the mainland?  The students will explore variation in animal adaptations from Texas and Galapagos Islands.  Students will sort the species to understand how mutations appear in the classification system.

Animals in Action
Grades K- 2 | Wednesdays - Fridays | Maximum 30 Students
Students examine live animals to discover how animals move, protect themselves, and use special adaptations to stay alive.

TEKS-science curriculum correlations:K.2 A, B, D, E; K.5 A; K.6 C; K.9 A, B; 1.2 A, B, D, E; 1.6 A, B; 1.9 A, B; 2.2 A, B, E, F; 2.6 D; 2.9 A, B

What's a Bug?
Grades K - 2 | $2 per student | Wednesday - Friday | Maximum 25 Students
Examine live bugs in our backyard zoo; the students will explore the adaptations of arthropods and create a backyard monster.

TEKS-science curriculum correlations: 112.12, (a)(3, 4A, D; (b)2A; 4A;B;5;9A,C; 10A, C, C

Habitat Happenings
Grades 3-5 | Wednesdays - Fridays | Maximum 30 Students
Students design habitats, examine live animals and investigate how body parts and behaviors help animals survive.

TEKS-science curriculum correlations: 3.2 B, C, D, E; 3.8 A, B, C, D; 3.9 A, B; 4.2 B, C; 4.5 A, B; 4.8 A, B; 4.9 A, B; 5.2 C, D; 5.9 A, B, C; 5.10 A, B

Backyard Biology
Grades 3 - 5 | Wednesdays - Fridays | Maximum 25 Students
Explore a new world right outside your back door, and find out how bugs sense it. See if you can find your friend using only your nose or if it's easier to see with a hundred eyes. Discover the benefits of bees and butterflies in the backyard.

TEKS-science curriculum correlations: 112.15, (a)4B;(b)2Fl3A,B;4;9A,B;10A,B,C

Eco-Challenge
Grades 6-8 | Wednesdays - Fridays | Maximum 30 Students
Students explore predator/prey relationships, animal competition and co-existence using live animals as they link up food chains, weave food webs and examine ecosystems.

TEKS-science curriculum correlations: 6.2 B, C, D; 6.8 C; 6.12 C; 7.2 B, C, D; 7.12 A, B, C; 8.2 B, C, D; 8.6 C