Region 4 Education Service Center partners with the Texas Wildlife Association to provide students with interactive and engaging learning experiences related to texas wildlife and conservation.
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Investigating Life Cycles
Investigating Life Cycles is an inquiry-based program that allows students to investigate and understand each stage of various life cycles using biofacts, kinesthetic activities, and plenty of fun facts, for a better understanding of the cycle as a whole. Students will learn the characteristics that allow a plant or animal to grow into a mature adult and how each stage affects its habitat and other plant and animal populations.
Presenter: Ali Kuehn
Cost: Free
Audience: Kindergarten-8th Grade
TEKS: K. 9B K.10C K.10D | 1.10A 1.10B 1.10C 1.10D | 2.9A 2.10A 2.10B 2.10C | 3.9A 3.10A 3.10B 3.10C | 4. 10A 4.10B 4.10C | 5.9A 5.10A 5.10B 5.10C | 6.12C 6.12E | 7.10A 7.10B 7.12A | 8.11A 8.11B
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Wednesday September 21, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday September 21, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday March 8, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday March 8, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday April 19, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday April 19, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Skins & Skulls
Skins & Skulls is a discussion of the identification and specialized adaptations of native Texas wildlife using animal skulls and skins. Participants will investigate the skulls of these animals to identify ‘mystery mammals’, all while learning about the animal’s habitat, food sources, and adaptations for survival. The concept and importance of land stewardship, including its wildlife, is introduced and reinforced throughout the presentation.
Presenter: Adrienne Paquette and Ali Kuehn
Cost: Free
Audience: Kindergarten-8th Grade
TEKS: K.9B | 1.10A | 2.9A 2.10A | 3.9A 3.10A | 4.7C 4.10A | 5. 9A 5.10A | 6.12E 6.12F | 7.10A 7.10B 7.11B 7.12A | 8.11A 8.11B
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Wednesday September 28, 2022
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
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Wednesday September 28, 2022
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
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Wednesday October 26, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday October 26, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday January 25, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday January 25, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday February 8, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday February 8, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Let's Talk Turkey
Let's Talk Turkey is an overview of bird adaptations. This program uses the wild turkey, along with other native wild Texas birds, to investigate what makes a bird a bird and how different birds use their adaptations to survive in their environments. Activities may include exploring bird anatomy, identifying a bird based on its skull and foot, experimenting with different bird beaks and how a bird might use a specific beak to get its food, measuring wingspan, and listening to bird vocalizations. The concept and importance of land stewardship, including native Texas birds, is introduced and reinforced throughout the presentation.
Presenter: Adrienne Paquette
Cost: Free
Audience: Kindergarten-8th Grade
TEKS: K.9B K.10B | 1.10A 1.10C | 2.9A 2.10A | 3.9A 3.10A 3.10B 3.10C | 4.7C 4.10A 4.10B 4.10C | 5.9A 5.10A 5.10B | 6.12E 6.12F | 7.10A 7.11B 7.12A 7.13A 7.14A | 8.11A 8.11B
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Wednesday November 16, 2022
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
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Wednesday November 16, 2022
10:00 AM - 10:45 PM
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Stewarding Soil
Stewarding Soil is a series of activities that allows students to dig in and investigate soil! Students will learn how soil is formed; the characteristics of sand, silt, and clay; how soil health affects living and nonliving things; and what products come from soil. Throughout the program, students will gain a better understanding of why soil is so important to wildlife and people and how they can be stewards of this natural resource. The concept and importance of land stewardship, including soils, is introduced and reinforced throughout the presentation.
Presenter: Ali Kuehn and Adrienne Paquette
Cost: Free
Audience: Kindergarten-8th Grade
TEKS: K.5A K.7C K.9A K.9B | 1.5A 1.7A 1.7C 1.9A | 2.5A 2.7C 2.9A | 3.5B 3.7A 3.7C 3.9A | 4.7A 4.7C | 5 .9A | 6.12E | 7.10A | 8.11B
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Wednesday November 30, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday November 30, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday December 7, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday December 7, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday January 18, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday January 18, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Where is Our Water?
Where Is Our Water? is an interactive program that covers a variety of water topics, from the water cycle to sources and usage of water to pollution and infiltration of groundwater into our aquifers. Activities and demonstrations will allow students to investigate and understand the human impact on water and how it affects our land and wildlife. The concept and importance of land and water stewardship is introduced and reinforced throughout the presentation. The main message is conservation!
Presenter: Adrienne Paquette and Ali Kuehn
Cost: Free
Audience: Kindergarten-8th Grade
TEKS: K.7C | 1.7C | 2.7C 2.8C | 3.5B 3.7C 3.7D 3.8B | 4.5A 4.5B 4.7A 4.7C 4.8B | 5.5A | 5.7B 5.8B | 6.5A 6.5B | 7.8B 7.8C | 8.5D
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Wednesday October 19, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday October 19, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday December 14, 2022
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday December 14, 2022
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday February 15, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday February 15, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather is an overview of bird adaptations. By investigating skulls and feet of different species of bird, students will discover what makes a bird a bird and how different birds use their adaptations to survive in their environments. Activities may include exploring bird anatomy, identifying a bird based on its skull and foot, experimenting with different bird beaks and how a bird might use a specific beak to get its food, measuring wingspan, and listening to bird vocalizations. The concept and importance of land stewardship, including native Texas birds, is introduced and reinforced throughout the presentation.
Presenter: Adrienne Paquette
Cost: Free
Audience: Kindergarten-8th Grade
TEKS: K.9B K.10B | 1.10A 1.10C | 2.9A 2.10A | 3.9A 3.10A 3.10B 3.10C | 4.7C 4.10A 4.10B 4.10C | 5.9A 5.10A 5.10B | 6.12E 6.12F | 7.10A 7.11B 7.12A 7.13A 7.14A | 8.11A 8.11B
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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