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wortham imax ® theatreBecause Films Inspire Life Long LearningSelected for their educational value, curriculumconnections and cinematic excellence, our films arecatalysts to ignite a student's interest in natural science.The IMAX Experience is so realistic your students willfeel they are part of the action.When: 10 and 11 a.m. and 12 and 1 p.m., Monday – FridayCost: $5 per person (non-feature length films)(Students and all adults on the reservation.)Capacity: 394Grades: K – 12Educational Support: Most films have educational guidesand activities available for download at www.hmns.org.FALL 2011 – MARCH 2012BORN TO BE WILD 3DBORN TO BE WILD 3D is an inspired story of love,dedication and the remarkable bond between humansand animals. This film documents orphaned orangutansand elephants and the extraordinary people who rescueand raise them—saving endangered species one life at atime. Stunningly captured in IMAX 3D, Born to be Wild3D is a heartwarming adventure transporting moviegoersinto the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renownedprimatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas, and across the ruggedKenyan savannah with celebrated elephant authority DameDaphne Sheldrick, as they and their team rescue, rehabilitateand return these incredible animals back to the wild.SPRING 2012TORNADO ALLEY (2D)Join Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the researchersof VORTEX 2, the most ambitious effort ever made tounderstand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on thisheart-pounding science adventure. Traversing the “severeweather capital of the world,” Tornado Alley documentstwo unprecedented missions seeking to encounter one ofEarth’s most awe-inspiring events—the birth of a tornado.SEA REX 3D:JOURNEY TO A PREHISTORIC WORLDDiscover the larger-than-life creatures that ruled theseas 20 million years before dinosaurs roamed the Earth.Accompany Julie, an imaginative young woman, on ajourney from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic,Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, and explore an amazingunderwater universe inhabited by, among other animals,the powerful Liopleurodon, the long-necked Elasmosaurus,Ophthalmosaurus or “eye lizard,” the ferociousPrognathodon, and the gigantic 75-foot Shonisaurus.FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES 3DEvery winter, the remote volcanic mountain forests of Mexicoare home to one of nature’s greatest gatherings—hundredsof millions of migrating monarch butterflies weathering thewinter. We will follow the captivating story of Dana (DanaPlexippus) and her descendants as they make the perilousjourney from Mexico to Canada—the longest insect migrationon earth. This epic natural saga is interwoven with thefascinating human detective story of a determined scientist’s40-year search to find their magical overwintering sites.6
The Burke Baker Planetarium’s dome theaterenables students to travel to the limits of theirimagination. Each trip is an action adventure that isreal and immersive—an exciting 3D experience withoutglasses! TEKS correlations are available for all shows andall grade levels on the planetarium page of the Museum’sweb site (www.hmns.org).Cost: $2.50 per person(Students and all adults on the reservation)Capacity: 194cockrell butterfly centerWhere students experience the amazing worldof the arthropods in a tropical rainforest!The Cockrell Butterfly Center provides a uniqueopportunity for students to see live insects in aspectacular rainforest setting.Learn about insects and their arthropod relatives in theBrown Hall of Entomology where exhibits combine liveinsects, mounted specimens and hands-on experiences.Next, emerge into the simulated rainforest wherehundreds of live tropical butterflies fly, eat and playamong the plants - occasionally landing on visitors.Finally, the lower level of the Butterfly Center teachesthe practical side of insects, including butterfly gardeningand beekeeping, mosquito control, careers in entomologyand even the art of eating insects! The Cockrell ButterflyCenter is an experience your students will not forget.When: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - FridayCost: $2.50 per person(Students & all adults on the reservation)Capacity: 75 people admitted every 15 minutesIf you cannot schedule a trip to the Cockrell ButterflyCenter, enjoy the Museum’s outreach program, Bugs onWheels, in your classroom.Burke Baker Planetarium9:40 and 10:40 a.m. weekdaysduring the school yearThe STAAR ConnectionA planetarium astronomer takes your students on a livenight sky adventure focusing on day and night, the sun,moon phases, tides, and the planets. From the moon,students observe a solar eclipse as well as the forceschanging the Earth, from volcanoes to raging rivers. Thisshow addresses 15 TEKS eligible for the new fifth gradeSTAAR test.11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdaysduring the school yearThe Museum has planetarium shows every half hour with topicsfor all grade levels. If you have a group of 35 or more, you may beable to request the show you want at the time you need.Night of the Titanic (Grades 5 – 12)A great tragedy unfolds in the icy North Atlantic.Weather, ice, the sun and human error all contributeto the sinking of this unsinkable ship. Experience theTitanic’s last day and discover how good science couldhave prevented this disaster.7
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