A Letter From The President - HMNS

Educator’s Resourcesand Professional DevelopmentTechnology and the Civil War(All Grades) Tuesday, November 8, 2011Cutting edge technologies turned the tides of this war. Fromhot air balloons to embalming, innovative ideas abounded!Mayan Apocolypse(Grades 6 – 12) Tuesday, December 6, 2011Separate fact from fiction as you learn about this fascinatingculture and their mysterious disappearance.The Civil War in Texas(Grades 4 – 10) Tuesday, January 24, 2012Investigate the role Texas played in the American Civil War.Includes visit to the Civil War Exhibit.ExxonMobilTeacher Tuesday WorkshopsDiscover a new world of science as you go behind the sceneswith HMNS curators and staff in these exciting interactiveworkshops. We provide you with fun and easy ideas to bringyour classroom to life! Inspired by the runaway success ofthe Museum’s Xploration summer camps and school-yearscience labs, these workshops give the HMNS teaching staffan opportunity to share what they do best! These programsare for adults only.When: 5 - 8 p.m.Cost: $25 (dinner included) 3 hours CPE creditFor information or booking call 713-639-4629 or registeron-line at www.hmns.org.Programs:Catherine the Great and the Hermitage(All Grades) Tuesday, September 27, 2011This fascinating woman ruled and Empire with cunning andan iron fist, but still managed to revitalize Russia and bring itfront and center as one of the great powers of Europe.Sensational Cells(Grades 4 – 10) Tuesday, October 4, 2011Compare animal and plant cells as you take an up-close lookat our most basic components. Investigate chromosomesand cellular division as you study mitosis.From Fossils to Fuels(Grades 3 – 8) Tuesday, October 11, 2011Find out how fossils are formed and how you make the cutbetween fossil and fossil fuel.Periodic Table and Properties of Atoms(Grades 6 – 10) Tuesday, February 7, 2012What’s so noble about those gasses, anyway? Explore theclassification and properties of elements with fun modelsand experiments.Family Life During the Civil War(Grades 2 – 8) Tuesday, February 21, 2012Life in the 1860’s was very different than today. Exploreactivities to immerse your students in a dose of life duringthe war between brothers.Matter Matters(Grades 2 – 8) Tuesday, February 28, 2012Discover how elements are the building blocks of all matter,including our own bodies, and explore the three states ofmatter with fun activities and demonstrations.Rockin’ Robots(Grades K – 3) Tuesday, March 6, 2012Explore simple machines and basic circuitry and how theycombine to make complex machines.As the World Turns(Grades 1 – 8) Tuesday, March 27, 2012Tides, lunar cycles, seasons, solar systems and more will all beexamined when you learn what happens as the world turns.Megaliths and Monuments(Grades 3 – 8) Tuesday, April 3, 2010All around the world, civilizations have engaged in theconstruction of huge stone structures. From Stonehengeto Easter Island, come uncover the mysteries of thesefascinating stone structures through hands-on activities.Geological Literacy(Grades 3 – 8) Tuesday, April 10, 2012You can read a book, but can you read the surface of theEarth? Learn how to understand topographic, and contourmaps and discover how the features on these maps arecaused by weathering and erosion!17