STEM Stops
Our Saturday outdoor learning experiences are designed for families to explore, engage, learn and play! Find a program which may interest you and your child! Please check the Calendar of Events for dates and times.
• Date: Every Saturday
Participants will:
- • Gain a better understanding of what happens within an ecological community.
- • Explore what we can learn from nature’s structure and function.
- • Embark on a guided trail walk through our Tamaulipan Thorn Forest, discovering native flora and fauna.
Frog and Toad Biomechanics
June 13
Why are frogs and toads slimy and how does that help them survive? Find out as we explore an aquatic environment where toads and frogs might be enjoying the warmer temperatures!
- • Learn the key difference between frogs and toads.
- • Discover how frogs and toads interact with an aquatic environment.
- • Engage in a SLIME experiment that connects mucus secretion to amphibian biology.
Plant Music
June 20
What happens when music becomes the tool to monitor plant activity? Join us to listen to the harmonies of flowers and trees.
- • Learn how the process of photosynthesis and why plants perform it.
- • Discover the different songs in the forest by using a plant wave tool!
- • Engage in a listening investigation, considering how plant characteristics may alter sound texture.
Reptilian Rain Harvesters
June 27
During rainstorms, Texas Horned Lizards harvest their own rainwater! Learn how they do this, and more about the adaptations of these ectothermic creatures.
- • Learn how micro-structures skin of lizards helps them survive!
- • Discover rain harvesting behavior specific to the Texas Horned Lizard.
- • Engage in a capillary action science experiments.
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