Spring 2017 Educators’ Guide

The Witte Museum Educators’ Guide is generously supported by the Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation. Welcome to Spring at the New Witte Museum!

is the Educators’ Guide to the Witte Museum. WITTE CONNECTIONS will help you plan your visit. Hands-on and experiential learning are key to exploring the New Witte’s immersive spaces, outdoor experiences and educational programs. Shaded by 300-year-old Bald Cypress trees, you and your students begin your journey at the Feik Family Orientation Pavilion located on Broadway at the bend of the River. In the new Valero Great Hall you will begin your encounter with an opportunity to explore geological time at the Deep Time wall. You and your students will then embark on an immersive journey through Texas in the Gates Mineral Company Orientation Theater. The New Witte will inspire your students to learn through exhibits and programs that focus on: • dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the land, water and sky millions of years ago in what is now called Texas • hunters and gatherers of the Lower Pecos region who thrived by knowing the land, water and sky thousands of years ago and • early settlers and legendary personas who experienced changes to the land, water and sky as they settled Texas hundreds of years ago. WITTE CONNECTIONS is your guide to planning your visit to the new Witte Museum.

ON THE COVER: Students from Lamar Elementary School, a Witte Education Partner, getting an exclusive look at the media interactives that will be displayed in the New Witte.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 Table of Contents

Planning your school group visit!...... 2 Grades 6-8 Frequently Asked Questions...... 3 Fantastic Forces...... 13 New Witte!...... 4 Reactions in Action...... 13 Program Descriptions* Texas Pterosaur ...... 6 Grades K-2 The Dinosaur Experience...... 7 Solids, Liquids and Gases...... 12 Eco-Challenge...... 8 Finding Fossils...... 6 The Texas Wild Experience...... 8 Creature Features...... 8 Deeper than Dirt...... 9 Healthy Land...... 9 Dignity of Work...... 10 Dignity of Work...... 10 The Texas History Experience...... 10

Food is Fuel...... 14 The People of the Pecos Experience...... 10 Our Dynamic River...... 11

Grades 3-5 Roots in the River...... 11 What Floats Your Boat?...... 12 From River to Sink, What’s In My Drink?...... 11 What’s Hot, What’s Not?...... 12 The Machine Within: Muscle Mechanics...... 14 Creatures of the Cretaceous ...... 6 The Super You! Experience...... 14 The Dinosaur Experience...... 7 Wild Habitats...... 8 Grades 9-12 The Texas Wild Experience...... 8 Fantastic Forces...... 13 Taking Care of Our Texas...... 9 Predator Showdown...... 7 Dignity of Work...... 10 Nature’s Network...... 8 The Texas History Experience...... 10 Environmental Ethics...... 9

The People of the Pecos Experience...... 10 Dignity of Work...... 10 Our Dynamic River...... 11 Gallery Theater...... 15 Roots in the River...... 11 Educator Programs...... 16

From River to Sink, What’s In My Drink?...... 11 Special and Permanent Exhibitions...... 17 Put Your Heart Into It!...... 14 The Super You! Experience...... 14

*All programs are TEKS aligned, inquiry-based, hands-on and relate to students’ everyday experiences. For more information, visit www.WitteMuseum.org

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 1 Plan your school group visit!

[email protected] • 210.357.1910 Notes: When planning your school group visit, follow these easy steps: 1. Choose programs by grade level. 2. Assemble your group’s information including program choices, school name, district, grade level, primary teacher contact, number of students and adults, Title I status, special needs requests, and any questions you may have. 3. Call 210.357.1910 or email [email protected] as soon as possible. There is a minimum of Studentstwo weeks advanceRequired Teachers/ notice to Additional accommodate your reservationK-12 and Students program request.Chaperones Chaperones (10:1 ratio)

Required General Admission $5.00 Free $5.00

Interactive Program*Admission and Program Costs $3.00 Free $3.00 (45 minutes) Scholarships and funding are available!

Extended InteractiveContact Program** Reservations for more information. $4.00 Free $4.00 (90 minutes) Beginning Students Required Teachers/ Additional Experience Programs K-12 Students Chaperones Chaperones March 6, 2017! $5.00 Free $5.00 (3 hours) (10:1 ratio)

$ $ RequiredSpecial General Exhibitions Admission 5.00 Free 5.00 Interactive Program* $3.00 Free $3.00 (45 minutes)

Extended Interactive Program** $4.00 Free $4.00 (90 minutes) Above and Beyond th presentedExperience by Programs Boeing $2.00 Free $2.00 G $5.00 Free $5.00 4 r (February(3 18 hours) – May 7, 2017) ry a e d Whales: Giants of the Deep e Special Exhibitions $3.00 Free $3.00 v (May 27 – September 4, 2017) r E Special exhibition included in your reservation Wild Weather $2.00 Free $2.00 * Reserve(May 27 up – toSeptember 5 interactive 4, 2017) programs in one visit, pending venue availability ** Reserve up to 2 extended interactive programs in one visit, pending venue availability Above and Beyond FREE! $ $ C presented by Boeing 2.00 Free 2.00 e (February 18 – May 7, 2017) a t n t V i Whales: Giants of the Deep W $3.00 Free $3.00 is e (May 27 – September 4, 2017) it th All 4th grade students can Wild Weather $2.00 Free $2.00 (May 27 – September 4, 2017) experience their lessons coming to life and extend classroom learning during the Experience programs. www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 2 ? Frequently Asked Questions What is the earliest arrival time for our school Can we have lunch at the museum? group visit? Yes, the Witte offers many outdoor seating options for 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 p.m. on lunchtime! Please plan to consolidate all lunches into Sundays coolers labeled with your school name. Lunches will be stored at the Admissions Desk at check-in. Make your Can I make a reservation online? field trip even easier by ordering box lunches from the new Witte Marketplace this spring! Contact Yes, you can request a reservation by filling out a Group [email protected] for more information. Request Form at http://www.WitteMuseum.org/group-request-form How do I apply for a bus reimbursement? How many adults are required to come with Please contact [email protected] or the group? by calling 210.357.1910 to receive and fill out the bus reimbursement form. For every 10 students, one teacher or chaperone is required and will be granted free admission. Additional Will we have a guided tour? chaperones will pay a discounted admission ticket and All programs and exhibits provide interactive, creative the program fee. learning environments and are staffed with trained facilitators and presenters to guide your experience. How do I coordinate payment for additional chaperones? Have questions? Need clarification? The exact price for additional chaperones is calculated at Call 210.357.1910 the time of your reservation. You are required to collect or email: [email protected]. all money in advance of check-in. Only one admission When asking questions about your reservation, and program transaction is allowed per group and will be please have your order number ready to give to the completed at check-in. Parkingreservationist. Map Have you been to the new Student Entrance at the Feik Family Orientation Pavilion on Broadway? We look forward to welcoming you this spring! H

All 4th grade students can Broadway experience their lessons coming to life and extend classroom learning during the Tuleta Dr. Experience programs. www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 3 Queen Anne Ct.

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Follow the blue arrows to Witte Museum Parking. The New Witte Museum Opens March 4, 2017!

The Grand Opening of the once- in-a-century transformation of Newly developed and expanded the Witte Museum wraps up two years of construction resulting in exhibits on Dinosaurs, People of the more than 170,000 square feet of Pecos and Texas Wild highlight the renovated and expanded exhibits and program spaces. changes at the New Witte.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 4 The New Witte Museum Opens March 4, 2017!

The story of Texas Deep Time is revealed through Texas millions of years ago when dinosaurs roamed windows on geological and historic time. The new the land, thousands of years ago when prehistoric Witte invites visitors and students to make connections people lived on the land and studied the night sky, and between the remnants of ancient environments, the hundreds of years ago when chili queens, cattle kings, adaptation of living things to changes in environments cowboys and vaqueros made their living on this wild and landscapes, and the exploration of the human and vivid land. experience and spiritual journey. Students will explore

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 5 Welcome the new Dinosaurs! Explore the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery and Dinosaur Lab to gain a better understanding of the land millions of years ago when dinosaurs walked, mosasaurs swam and pterosaurs flew in what is now Texas. All Dinosaur programs will begin March 6, 2017.

Finding Fossils H New March 6, 2017! Grades K-2 • Maximum 30 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dig into the fossil record. Learn about paleontology and how paleontologists reconstruct the lives of dinosaurs. Students will explore different prehistoric animals over time and use the tools of paleontology to work in a fossil dig. Creatures of the Cretaceous H New March 6, 2017! Grades 3-5 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Study the creatures of the land, water and sky. Dinosaurs were not alone during the Cretaceous Period! Students will investigate dinosaurs, mosasaurs, pterosaurs, crocodiles and the other Cretaceous Period creatures that made prehistoric Texas their home millions of years ago. Texas Pterosaur H New March 6, 2017! Grades 6-8 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Meet the largest flying animal that has ever lived! Students will examine the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi along with other flying animals to learn what made them unique during the Cretaceous Period. Students will compare Quetzalcoatlus to the other creatures of the time to find its special place in the Cretaceous food web. 6 Welcome the new Dinosaurs! Predator Showdown H New March 6, 2017! Grades 9-12 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Encounter the largest dinosaurs, mosasaurs, crocodiles and pterosaurs of the prehistoric world. There is a top predator in every ecosystem. Discover the top predators of the Deep Ocean, Coastal Marsh, Encroaching Sea and Dry River Valley of the Cretaceous Period. Students will investigate the role of predators in maintaining balance in the ecosystems of ancient environments. The Dinosaur Experience H New March 6, 2017! Grades 5-8 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $5 per student Monday - Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Get more value from your visit with this multifaceted program. Students will work in small groups and rotate through the Dinosaur Gallery to experience each prehistoric environment where these fascinating creatures lived. 4th G Every rader isit the W Can V itte FREE!

All 4th grade students can experience their lessons coming to life and extend classroom learning during the Experience programs.

Follow the trail of the car- nivorous Acrocanthosaurus through its tracks along the ancient Texas shoreline. Make the connection between predator and prey as a mosa- saur hunts for food. Study the skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex and the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi. Students will connect with the ancient world while they explore the Naylor Family Di- nosaur Gallery, Paleo Garden and Dinosaur Lab. 7 Texas Wild Get up close and personal with native Texas animals and plants through investigative and engaging programs in the McLean Family Texas Wild Gallery, SWBC Live Lab and the East Foundation Land Stewardship Lab.

Creature Features H New March 6, 2017! Grades K-2 • Maximum 30 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Cultivate critical thinking through an investigation of adaptation. Students will explore Texas ecosystems and make observations and hypotheses about animal features. Creature Features is sure to enhance your students’ interest and knowledge of the ecologically diverse state of Texas. Wild Habitats H New March 6, 2017! Grades 3-5 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Texas Wild Experience Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Grades 5-8 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $5 per student 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Explore the distinct ecological regions of Texas and Get more value from your visit with this extended investigate how animals survive and thrive in their program that brings the Texas Wild Gallery and Land unique habitats. Students will examine the food web and Stewardship Lab together through interactive rotations determine how living and non-living elements of habitat of the new spaces. are interrelated. Create environmental simulations using a variety of Eco-Challenge H New March 6, 2017! tools and equipment to examine museum specimens. Grades 6-8 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Experience the museum’s new immersive environment and Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., outdoor habitats to better understand Texas as a unique 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. landscape. Students will focus on the ecological regions of Connect the reasons why animals compete, survive and the state and examine natural and re-created habitats to thrive in nature. Delve into why carnivores, herbivores answer questions about human impact on the land. and omnivores all have a place in a balanced ecosystem. Students will investigate balanced relationships in nature 4th G while working with specimens and live animals. y ra All 4th grade students r d Nature’s Network H e e New March 6, 2017! v can experience their Grades 9-12 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student r E lessons coming to Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. life and extend Find your place in the food web. Animal relationships are FREE! classroom learning C fundamental to the success of ecosystems. This program e during the a t challenges students to understand how every living and n it V W Experience programs. non-living thing is connected on the planet by focusing isit th e on symbiotic, taxonomic and trophic systems.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 8 Caring for our Texas Land Introduce your students to the concept of land stewardship and reinforce their sense of ethics while engaging in hands-on activities in the new East Foundation Land Stewardship Lab and the McLean Family Texas Wild Gallery.

Healthy Land H New March 6, 2017! Environmental Ethics H New March 6, 2017! Grades K-2 • Maximum 30 students • Cost: $3 per student Grades 9-12 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Introduce students to the concepts of responsibility, Delve into environmental ethics and land stewardship. stewardship of land resources and citizenship. Students What role do environmental ethics play in a building will learn behaviors that promote healthy land project? Explore the process of construction and management through hands-on activities and interactive renovation using the Witte Museum to demonstrate the simulations. impact on the urban environment. Students will get an insider glimpse of the interrelated facets of a large urban Taking Care of Our Texas H New March 6, 2017! project that focuses on history, ethics and conservation of Grades 3-5 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student physical space. Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Collaborate on strategies and explore how important cooperation is in land management. Students will develop strategies for land stewardship in their community and explore what tools are needed to understand how to take care of Texas land resources. Deeper Than Dirt H New March 6, 2017! Grades 6-8 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Examine the geologic formations that make Texas unique. Connect with the geology and geography of Texas and how they affect the way we use land. Working with hands-on activities and student-led simulations, participants will test the effects of different stimuli on the aquifer. Students will explore and discuss the effects of urban encroachment and habitat loss on the changing landscape.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 9 Texas History Engage students in Texas History and artifacts) students will work in small groups and inside the South Texas Heritage Center rotate through the following activities at the South Texas Heritage Center: through interactive programs and • Art for History’s Sake demonstrations that reinforce lessons Discover how works of art reveal the story of life in 19th taught in the classroom. century Texas. • Dignity of Work Dignity of Work Gain insights into daily life though the investigation of Grades K-12 • Maximum 30 students • Cost: $3 per student artifacts and historical photographs. Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. • Gallery Theater Focus on the life skills and character traits that were Professional actors bring Texas history to life using needed to settle and develop 19th century Texas. authentically constructed costumes, artifact facsimiles Examine artifacts, art and photographs from the Witte and props. Collection at the South Texas Heritage Center. • Exhibit Experience Choose one of the interactive program themes below: Explore one of the Witte’s signature exhibits, A Wild and • The Freighter Vivid Land: Stories of South Texas. Identify how the landscape influenced the exchange of goods and luxury items by investigating the role of the freighter in 19th century Texas. • South Texans at Work Pre-History Examine historic photographs and artifacts to identify Investigate life of the ancient peoples of the different types of work and skills needed by men, the Lower Pecos in the new People of the women and children in 19th century Texas. Students Pecos Exhibit, Lifeways and Rock Art Labs. also explore the value of work and how it contributed to the settlement of South Texas. People of the Pecos Experience • Trail Drive! Grades 4-7 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $5 per student Make connections through art, artifacts and specimens Monday - Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. to follow the evolution of longhorns from wild beasts to Delve into experimental archaeology and the ancient contemporary icons and the hard, dangerous work of techniques and authentic materials to learn how the the trail drives that turned cattle into money. people of the Lower Pecos region lived 4,000 years ago. • Water Where You Want It Students will explore the survival and lifeways of hunters Compare and explore ways water was collected, and gatherers through rock art and tool making. diverted and pumped from the land. Students will experience transporting water on their shoulders and 4th G Every rader interact with the power of water as they divert and n Visit the Wit move water in an acequia. Ca te The Texas History Experience FREE! Grades 4-7 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $5 per student Monday - Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Explore a variety of history themes. Get more value from your visit with this multifaceted program. Using All 4th grade students can experience their lessons coming to life primary sources (documents, specimens, works of art and extend classroom learning during the Experience programs.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 10 All About the River The has been and continues to be a vital part of our city’s landscape and history. Using the banks of the river as a classroom, students will find connections to this amazing resource.

Our Dynamic River Grades 3-8 • Maximum 30 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dive into ecology and the river as a vital local resource. The RiverAlive! touch tank and the WaterWorks exhibit on the banks of the river serve as outdoor classrooms to investigate ecology. Students will use maps and images from the Witte Collection to explore the history and importance of the dynamic San Antonio River. Roots in the River Grades 4-8 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $4 per student Monday - Friday • 90 minutes • 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. • Maximum 30 students Examine the environment of the San Antonio River and how human impact on the river affects the conservation, preservation and restoration of this natural resource. Students will develop scientific and historic inquiry skills as a part of the program. From River to Sink, What’s in My Drink? Grades 4-8 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $4 per student Monday - Friday • 90 minutes • 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. • Maximum 30 students Immerse students in understanding the water cycle, the properties of solvents and contaminants and how they affect water use. Students will investigate water issues and concerns through enriching, hands-on activities as they explore this non-renewable precious resource.

Zachry Gardens Acequia and Diversion Dam The most historic spot on the Witte campus dates to 1719. The Acequia Madre and Diversion Dam were built by Mission Indians during the Spanish Colonial period. Water flowed through diversion ditches to the acequia, traveling the same route as Broadway to the Presidio, to irrigate crops near the missions.

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Solids, Liquids and Gases Grades K-2 • Maximum 75 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Activate the Molecule Mambo and get moving with the states of matter! Students will predict outcomes of experiments that explore the building blocks of matter and the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.

What Floats Your Boat? Grades 3-5 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $3 per student May 27 Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. through Meet Gravity Girl and Buoyancy Boy! Students will engage in demonstrations and a variety of September 4 experiments to explore the relationships shared by mass, volume and density. Get ready to sink or float!

What’s Hot, What’s Not? Grades 3-5 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Heat things up! Students will participate in experiments that explore how the addition and removal of heat energy changes the world around us. As a group, students will identify and explain expansion, contraction, conduction, convection and radiation.

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Reactions in Action Grades 6-8 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Investigate chemical properties and explore the causes of chemical change. Students will participate in demonstrations and experiments using substances, solutions and chemistry to inspire scientific May 27 – September 4 thinking—it’s all about chemistry!

Fantastic Forces Grades 6-12 • Maximum 150 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Explore the science behind how everyday things work. Follow in Newton’s footsteps and observe the pull/ push of gravity and the Three Laws of Motion. Students will explore natural forces and the power of air pressure. Coming Soon! Experiment with science educators in interactive demonstrations that bring chemistry and physics to life!

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 13 Get fit and have fun doing it! It’s all about Health and Wellness in this four story interactive exhibit space.

Food is Fuel Muscle Mechanics Grades K-2 • Maximum 30 students • Cost: $3 per student Grades 6-8 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Discover the ways different foods fuel our bodies and Uncover the muscles that keep your body moving. give us energy. Students will learn how to make healthy Explore the force, motion and energy of the simple food choices, explore the MyPlate food groups and learn and complex machines inside your body. Students will how easy it is to make healthy food and snack choices. examine the musculoskeletal system using the life-size, virtual anatomy table. Put Your Heart Into It! Grades 3-5 • Maximum 35 students • Cost: $3 per student The Super You Experience Monday - Friday • 45 minutes • 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Grades 4-7 • Maximum 60 students • Cost: $5 per student 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Take a close look at how the human heart works. Students Boost critical thinking and personal goal setting skills will take their own pulse, play games to get their hearts while students dodge, dance, climb, eat and relax in pumping, explore heart-healthy habits and learn how to the H-E-B Body Adventure. Students will rotate through make heart-healthy food choices. a series of hands-on activities that empower them to nurture healthy brains and bodies. Students will connect food choices to the science behind healthy living.

Health, Nutrition and Fitness Demonstrations at the H-E-B Body Adventure! Boost your health IQ with engaging and informative demonstrations that will empower you to make healthy choices for lifelong wellness. These are free with general admission to the Museum!

Fresh from the Garden Preview local and seasonal fruits and vegetables before sampling healthy and tasty fresh from the garden snacks in the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio™ Demonstration Kitchen.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 14 Gallery Theater Gallery Theater at the Witte Museum brings history and science to life with live interactive performances that enrich the exhibit experience. La Chili Queen y El Serrano written by Marisela Barrera Jovita is the host of her family’s chili stand in San Antonio’s Plaza de Armas (Military Plaza) in 1889. Lupe, her best customer, listens to Jovita tell stories that reveal the roots of San Antonio’s Chili Queens - women entrepreneurs who fed their community food and stories in public plazas. Vaquero y Cowboy: A Campfire Conversation written by Bryce Milligan Join a South Texas vaquero and a Texas-born cowboy on their journey to San Antonio. As they swap stories around a campfire, both men gain insight into each other’s values, traditions and cultures. The Peristaltic Plumber Do you have a question about your digestion? Join the Peristaltic Plumber to find out how your food turns into poop! Captain Calcium What kinds of bones do we have, why are they important and how do we keep them healthy? Come meet the superhero Captain Calcium to find out more! The Choosy Chef What does your nose know? Find out as the Choosy Chef explores your sense of smell through scents, odors and aromas. Ropes and Brands Explore how cowboys and vaqueros use ropes and brands. Chuckbox Cuisine Find out what a “Bean Wrangler” is and what he might carry in his chuckbox. Dressing for the Job Try on chaps, boots and hats to find out how cowboys and vaqueros protect themselves.

Bring history to life and make healthy choices fun for your students through the Witte Museum’s Gallery Theater Outreach Program. These 20- to 25-minute plays and demonstrations are interactive and engaging for students of all ages. Performed by the Witte’s staff of InterActors using authentic costumes and props, Gallery Theater plays are packed with information while providing an entertaining learning experience for your students. For more information and pricing, email [email protected]. www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 15 Teachers! Here’s How You can enjoy the Witte: Volunteer at the Witte! FREE Evening No matter what your interest, you will find a fun and exciting volunteer opportunity at the Witte Museum. We for Educators have volunteers in their teens, college students, adults and families who make New Witte Exploration a difference every day at the Witte! If you Wednesday, March 29 • 6:00-8:00 p.m. want to learn new things and share your For K-12 Educators • 2 CPE Hours talents with others, the Witte Museum Join us for this exclusive, educators-only behind the wants you! scenes look at the brand new Witte exhibitions. Explore For more information, contact Jo’Anna the Labs and learn how you and your students can Rosales, Volunteer & Internship Program visit the museum! Meet our curators and educators to Manager. learn how to enhance your already existing curriculum Email: [email protected] alongside our world-class exhibits. or call 210.357.1891.

The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner Series

From Dinosaur Bones to Footprints: over 100 years of fossil discoveries in Texas Cost: $5 for Members/Students/Educators • $10 for adults Wednesday, April 12 • 6:30 -8:30 p.m. Since the late 1800’s, dinosaur and other fossil discoveries have been an essential part of Texas science and culture. Prepare for San Antonio’s historic Tricentennial celebration Over 36 different species of dinosaur are known from by attending an exclusive Summer Institute at the Witte! Texas, with new ones being discovered every year. Join Alongside the City of San Antonio, the Witte will assist Dr. Thomas Adams, Curator of Paleontology and Geology, educators in creating curriculum centered around the 300 at the Witte Museum as he discusses the history of years of San Antonio history. More details to come! paleontology and dinosaurs in Texas.

Museum Store items are up to 70% off in February in anticipation of the exciting Bolner Family Museum Store opening in March. All sales are final and cannot be combined with other discounts or offers. This sale excludes the exhibit store merchandise.

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 16 Coming Soon: Special and Permanent Exhibits Special Exhibits Coming Spring 2017 Opens February 18

Kathleen & Curtis Gunn Gallery Opens May 27

Mays Family Center

Permanent Exhibits

RiverAlive!

WaterWorks & The Little Treehouse

www.WitteMuseum.org • [email protected] • 210.357.1910 17 Witte Museum Souvenir Packs A trip to the Witte Museum simply is not complete without a stop in the Museum Store! Souvenir packs are an easy way for every student to take a part of the Witte Museum home. Don’t miss out on special mementos for you and your students! Teachers and students may choose between two different price levels:

To order in advance (at least two days prior to your visit) email the following information to [email protected]: • School name • School address • Primary teacher contact email address and phone number • Date of visit $ $ • Number of $3 packs and/or 3 5 number of $5 packs. Similar items may be substituted depending on availability. Coming This Spring: The Witte Marketplace! Make your field trip easier by ordering box lunches before your visit. Contact [email protected] for more information!

The Witte Museum ...and is a is accredited by AAM... Smithsonian Institution affiliated museum.

Thank you to our generous sponsors. The Witte Museum’s Public Programs are supported in part by grants from the Tesoro Foundation, the Orr Family Foundation, The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation, the William Knox Holt Foundation, Rackspace Hosting, and the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. South Texas Heritage Initiative is generously supported by Richard and Mary West Traylor, The Brown Foundation, Inc., Patrick Burns, the William Knox Holt Foundation, and the Rugeley Ferguson Foundation. Scholarship support is provided by the Harvey E. Najim Family Foundation, the William Knox Holt Foundation, Rackspace Hosting, the Witte Society’s Fund a Field Trip Campaign, Richard and Mary West Traylor, Sally and A.R. Dooley, Jr., Rose Marie and John L. Hendry III, Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc., and History Heroes. H-E-B Body Adventure operations are generously supported by H-E-B, , and the Saint Susie Charitable Foundation. The Witte Museum also receives general operational support from the City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture, the Albert and Bessie Mae Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, the Edouard Foundation, the Bank of America Foundation, The Parker Foundation, the O’Conner & Hewitt Foundation, the George Weldon Sheffield Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, the Victor and Peggy Creighton Charitable Trust, the Carol Lee Jones Educational and Cultural Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, the Harris K. and Lois G. Oppenheimer Foundation, the Graham B. and Anne E. Knight Fund and the Edwin M. Jones Foundation, Inc. Free Tuesdays are generously supported by Bolner’s Fiesta Products, Inc., BBVA Compass, and The USAA Foundation.