Professional Development Services

Get to know us better and learn how we can help you meet your needs. Call our School Services staff to help you plan customized in-service programs for your campus Contact School Services at 817-255-9416.

Hands-on Science Partnerships
Day-long or year-long! Design your own campus-improvement strategy through customized professional development, Discovery Labs on Wheels or a Family Science Festival.

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Discovery Labs on Wheels Plus - Grades 3-6
Combine professional development and a classroom experience with this program.  The Discovery Labs on Wheels Plus program offers a one-hour planning and coaching session with Museum staff, two visits to the classroom and the materials to do the investigation with your class.

Program fee: $250 plus a travel fee of $25.
Minimum: 3 programs per day;
Maximum: 5 programs per day
Program options include:

  • Life Science: Snails
    In this inquiry-based experience, students will explore snail preferences for textures and foods.
  • Chemistry: Dissolving
    Students will use candy to investigate the factors that affect dissolving.
  • Earth Science: Streamtables
    Students will use streamtables to identify erosion and deposition as they plan and conduct investigations and communicate findings.

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