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

• Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

• Ages: Families & Children

• Fee: Free with Park Admission

• Program description: Our drop-in STEM Stops offer unique guided interactive learning opportunities for everyone in the family! Explore seasonal phenomena through the lens of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematic, and Art! 

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.

 

 

All about Hummingbirds!

September 5

Hummingbirds are very special warrior in the sky around flowers in the garden, with their incredible vision, unique metabolic rate and swift hovering abilities! Learn all about hummingbirds with us at Stem Stops. 

  • • Learn how hummingbirds hover over flowers.
  • • Discover the hummingbird species native to South Texas.
  • • Explore the essence of iridescence with a hummingbird feather study .

 

Malvaviscus Myth and Math

September 19

Have you ever heard the tale of the Turk's Cap flower? A beloved friend to hummingbirds and pollinators all around! Discover the beauty of this South Texas native from its shape and structure to the gifts it brings to humans and wildlife.

  • • Learn why Malvaviscus arboreus attracts so many pollinators such as hummingbirds.
  • • Participate in Malvaviscus flower dissection, exploring flower pattern and anatomy.
  • • Discover the taste of Manzanita in an ethically harvested tea testing.

 

Taxonomy Treasures

September 26

Join a guide on the trails and explore the treasures of Taxonomy!

  • • Explore animals native to South Texas, and the structures and functions that help them survive.
  • • Engage in Taxonomy Treasure Trail Walk.
  • • Learn the system which scientists use to classify different species of life.

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