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TWA’s Youth Videoconferencing is:
- Free, interactive, curriculum-enhancing, natural resource programs
- Designed for Grades 1-6, TEKS-aligned K-8
- 45 minute programs (includes student Q&A)
- TEKS aligned post activities and worksheets
- Includes four (4) issues of TWA’s mini-magazine Critter Connections!
More Than a Drop
This interactive presentation opens students’ eyes to the various facets of water in the environment, from raindrops to aquifers. Students will be challenged to think about where water comes from, how it got there, where it ends up, and how it is being used. Students will have the opportunity to take part in a hands-on, comparative demonstration along with the presenter, to help them better understand water usage and to learn how to conserve this natural resource.
Registration closes one week prior to program date. Each program time has 4 Interactive and 50 Non-interactive spots available.
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Interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
Non-interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
For more information, click Here.
For more events with the Texas Wildlife Association, visit their Events page!
TWA’s Youth Videoconferencing is:
- Free, interactive, curriculum-enhancing, natural resource programs
- Designed for Grades 1-6, TEKS-aligned K-8
- 45 minute programs (includes student Q&A)
- TEKS aligned post activities and worksheets
- Includes four (4) issues of TWA’s mini-magazine Critter Connections!
Skunks and Armadillos
Meet the nine-banded armadillo and the striped skunk. Although their defense behaviors and adaptations benefit them in their wild environment, these same behaviors do not fare well in urban habitats. Most people cannot help but turn up their noses when they think about these two animals, but after our class, you will understand the ecological benefit of these fascinating wildlife species. Join us as we clear up some common untruths and add clarity to their unique body structures and their functions with the help of our friendly guest stars!
Registration closes one week prior to program date. Each program time has 4 Interactive and 50 Non-interactive spots available.
Sign up now:
Interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
Non-interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
For more information, click Here.
For more events with the Texas Wildlife Association, visit their Events page!
TWA’s Youth Videoconferencing is:
- Free, interactive, curriculum-enhancing, natural resource programs
- Designed for Grades 1-6, TEKS-aligned K-8
- 45 minute programs (includes student Q&A)
- TEKS aligned post activities and worksheets
- Includes four (4) issues of TWA’s mini-magazine Critter Connections!
ASI: Animal Skull Investigation
This interactive presentation allows students the opportunity to investigate skulls of native Texas animals. Unique adaptations will be discussed and students will be asked to identify common structures of animal skulls and then determine their function(s). During the investigations, students will discover the feeding habits, survival adaptations, and finally the identity of our mystery specimens.
Registration closes one week prior to program date. Each program time has 4 Interactive and 50 Non-interactive spots available.
Sign up now:
Interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
Non-interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
For more information, click Here.
For more events with the Texas Wildlife Association, visit their Events page!
Island Press in partnership with the Security and Sustainability Forum has set a date for our upcoming webinar featuring Carey Gillam, veteran journalist and author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science.
Carey will be joined by Dr. Dana Barr, Environmental Health Professor at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health for a conversation on sound science and sound journalism in an era of fake news. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Paul Thacker and will be followed by a question and answer session.
The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to attend a Justice Advocacy Workshop taught by experts from TX Impact, an Austin-based interfaith justice advocacy organization. The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston is a Houston affiliate of Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy, a sister organization of TX Impact. The Justice Advocacy Workshop is FREE and will take place at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd., as well as online (simultaneously), via web meeting.
Learn how to effectively raise your voice for the voiceless! This training will also cover plans & preparation for advocacy during Faith Climate Action Week in April (April 14 – April 22). The training will be recorded, so if you can’t make it, you can still get a copy of the training recording to review later. Metro bus lines 41 & 27 stop near the church.
For more information, please contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Climate Communications Initiative (CCI) aims to coordinate efforts across the Academies to successfully address public questions about climate change, develop innovative approaches for communicating and disseminating climate information, and provide easy access to evidence-based findings and explanations of climate change to various audiences. The CCI will enable the Academies to advise the nation in more nimble and responsive ways, pulling from the deep and diverse body of work from the institution’s seven programmatic divisions and three honorific societies.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have put in place an Advisory Committee to provide expert oversight and guidance for the plan; part of their process is to convene an in-person meeting (to be held on March 6) to gather input. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine welcomes you to join their meeting via webcast, and participate in this full-day meeting!
To register for the webinar or for more information, visit eventbrite.com.
Interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
Non-interactive program times (CST): 9:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM
TWA’s Youth Videoconferencing is:
- Free, interactive, curriculum-enhancing, natural resource programs
- Designed for Grades 1-6, TEKS-aligned K-8
- 45 minute programs (includes student Q&A)
- TEKS aligned post activities and worksheets
Registration closes one week prior to program date. Each program time has 4 Interactive and 50 Non-interactive spots available.
- April 10th (Tu) – Bats-A-Billion
- April 20th (F) – The Magic of Monarchs
- Â April 24th (Tu) – Fox Facts
- May 2nd (W) – Aquatic Insect Investigation
- Â May 17th (Th) – Reptile Lifestyle
- Â May 22nd (Tu) – Prickly Porcupines
For more information, visit texas-wildlife.org.
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2018 is Stewardship.
At the March web meeting, the Church welcome John Ferguson, soil scientist & owner of Nature’s Way Resources, a Houston-based composting, mulch & recycling firm. John’s talk is an introduction to a new model of soil science and fertility management called the “Soil Food Webâ€. It explains how biological (organic) methods work and how they save you time and money in your gardening projects by preventing many problems. The biological methods are sustainable; greatly reduce water requirements, prevent problems, eliminate air and water pollution, sequester carbon, and lower total management costs from property management to erosion control. Learn from the man whose personal garden has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens and several gardening books. After John’s talk, there will be time for Q&A.
For more information, visit eventbrite.com or contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.