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A Family Guide to Science Science. It’s Everywhere. A Family Guide to Science > Houston, TX Provided by the Partnership for Science Literacy, organized as a public service by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This initiative is funded by the National Science Foundation. Look for chances to fi nd the everyday science that is around your family as you: Want < cook a meal < take care of pets < observe insects to be < look after plants and watch them grow < make paper airplanes and models < and much, much more! amazed? Exploring science around the home lets children know how important science really is while they Science is a source of wonder, excitement, learn from the most important people in their and fascination for all children. lives: you. For more ideas about science activities you can do at home, visit the web site below. Exploring, experimenting, and thinking about the world around them gives them the skills that last a lifetime - skills all children should have, regardless of their career plans. Best of all, science is all around your family at home, in the community, and at school. So share the excitement of discovery with your children. You’ll be amazed at the difference you can make. Science around your home. The best thing about exploring science with your family is that you can do it anywhere - even at home. Think about how many of your Science in the daily activities involve science - and how much your children can learn when you share community. these experiences with them. Science centers, parks, zoos, and museums are unique and exciting places for children to learn and develop positive attitudes about science. www.ScienceEverywhere.org 2 to know and be able to do in science at each grade level. You don’t need to be an expert in science or in education to take an active role. Simply by taking an interest, you can help ensure that your children get the most out of their science programs at school. In today’s world, science education is important for every child, especially yours! For more ideas about how you can be involved in your child’s science education, visit our web site below. These and other community-based science resources allow children of all ages to learn at their own pace through fun, interactive exhibits and activities about everything from dinosaurs and the human body to weather and the solar system. Visiting these science places can make a great family outing and many offer special days with free admission. Please go to the Web site below and learn more about the opportunities available in your community. Science at school. The right kind of science education focuses on important ideas and skills, not trivial details. It involves exploration, discovery, and problem solving, not just memorizing Learn More: facts. At it’s best, science education helps children to understand their world and how 1 888 737 2061 or click on it works. It gets them involved in all kinds www.ScienceEverywhere.org of active learning, observing, analyzing, and discussing. See Opportunities for Science Families can help make sure their children are in Your Area getting a good science education by talking to > > > their children’s teachers, asking them questions about when and how science is being taught, and fi nding out what their children are expected www.ScienceEverywhere.org 3 BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK Web site: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/brazos Nature Telephone: 979.553.5101 Address: 21901 FM 762 Family Try-Its! Needville, TX 77461 Admission: $3- Adults (13+), $2- Seniors (65+), Free- <Color hunt. Find something in nature for each color in Children (12 and under) the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo Campsites: $15/night with electric and water, $21/night and violet. for screened shelters <Go to a park. Count the birds, lizards, and squirrels. Compare numbers at different parks. THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON Web site: http://www.cmhouston.org <Crumble a cookie on and near an antpile. Watch the Telephone: 713.522.1138 frenzy. (Watch your toes !) Address: 1500 Binz <Use your body. Find things in nature that match the Houston, TX 77004 size or shape of your body parts: (1) a fl ower the size of Admission: $5- Adults & Children (2+), $4- Seniors (65+), your hand or (2) a leaf shaped like your ear. Free- Children (2 and under) <Listen to the music of nature. Use what you see to EDDIE V. GRAY WETLANDS EDUCATION AND make your own nature noises. Whistle with a blade of RECREATION CENTER AT THE BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER grass or drum with a stick or two. Web site: http://www.baytown.org/Departments/ Wetlands/Index.htm Visit These! Telephone: 281.420.7128 Address: 1724 Market St. Baytown, TX 77520 ARMAND BAYOU NATURE CENTER Admission: Free Web site: http://www.abnc.org Telephone: 281.474.2551 HANA & ARTHUR GINZBARG NATURE DISCOVERY Address: 8500 Bay Area Blvd. CENTER Pasadena, TX 77258 Web site: http://www.naturediscoverycenter.org Admission: $3- Adults, $1- Seniors (60+) & Children (5- Telephone: 713.667.6550 17), Free- Children (4 and under) Address: 7112 Newcastle St. Bellaire, TX 77401 BAYOU BEND COLLECTION AND GARDENS Admission: Free Web site: http://www.mfah.org/bayoubend/main. asp?target=about HOUSTON ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTER Telephone: 713.639.7750 Web site: http://www.houstonarboretum.org/ Address: 1 Westcott St. Telephone: 713.681.8433 Houston, TX 77007 Address: 4501 Woodway Dr. Admission: $3- Adults, Free- Children (10 and under) Houston, TX 77024 Admission: Free. Donations appreciated. BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER Tours on weekends: $4- Adults (17+), $2- Children (3-16), Web site: http://www.baytown.org/BNC/index.html Free- Children (3 and under) & HANC Members Telephone: 281.420.5360 Address: 201 1/2 W. Shreck Dr. HOUSTON AUDUBON SOCIETY’S EDITH L. MOORE Baytown, TX 77520 NATURE SANCTUARY Admission: $3- Adults (14+), Free- Children (13 and under) Web site: http://www.houstonaudubon.org (Click on “Sanctuaries”) Telephone: 713.932.1639 Address: 440 Wilchester Blvd. Houston, TX 77079 Admission: Free www.ScienceEverywhere.org 4 HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE OIL RANCH Web site: http://www.hmns.org Web site: http://www.oilranch.com Telephone: 713.639.4629 Telephone: 281.859.1616 Address: One Hermann Circle Dr. Address: #1 Oil Ranch Rd. Houston, TX 77030 Hockley, TX 77447 Admission: Exhibits (all day): $6- Adults, $3.50- Seniors Admission: $7.99- General Admission (2+), Free- Children (62+) & Children (3-11), Free- Children (3 and under) & (under age 2) Members Cockrell Butterfl y Center (all day): $5- Adults, $3.50- ROBERT A. VINES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTER Seniors (62+) & Children (3-11), $3- Members, Free- Web site: http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/ Children (3 and under) science/vsc/scindex.htm Planetarium (per show): $5- Adults, $3.50- Seniors (62+) Telephone: 713.365.4175 & Children (3-11), $3- Members, Free- Children (3 and Address: 8856 Westview Dr. under, but must sit in parent’s lap) Houston, TX 77055 IMAX (per show): $7- Adults, $4.50- Seniors (62+) & Admission: Free Children (3-11), $4- Members, Free- Children (3 and under, but must sit in parent’s lap) SHELDON LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER Admission packages available. See Web site. SHELDON LAKE STATE PARK Web site: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/sheldon/ JESSE H. JONES PARK AND NATURE CENTER, HARRIS Telephone: 281.456.2800 COUNTY PRECINCT 4 Address: 15315 Beaumont Hwy. at Park Rd. 138 Web site: http://www.cp4.hctx.net/jones/index.htm Houston, TX 77049 Telephone: 281.446.8588 Admission: Free with various State of Texas passes, Address: 20634 Kenswick Dr. minimal charge for guided programs. See Web site for Humble, TX 77338 details. Admission: Free KEMP’S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE RESEARCH CENTER Web site: http://www.galveston.com/museums/turtle. shtml Telephone: 409.766.3670 Technologies Address: 4700 Ave. U Galveston, TX Family Try-Its! Admission: Free <Take apart an old telephone or radio and see MERCER ARBORETUM & BOTANIC GARDENS what’s inside. Web site: http://www.cp4.hctx.net/mercer/ <Invent a video game based on your family. Write the Telephone: 281.443.8731 story line and draw your characters. How do you win? Address: 22306 Aldine-Westfi eld Rd. Humble, TX 77338 <Make an invention. Use recycled material from Admission: Free around your house to build a machine that ties your shoes, brushes your teeth, or butters some bread. MOODY GARDENS <Robots of today can build cars, help the police, or Web site: http://www.moodygardens.com even cut your grass. What do you think the robots of Telephone: 800.582.4673 tomorrow will do? Address: One Hope Blvd. Galveston, TX 77554 <Find all the computers in your home. Here’s a hint: Admission: Day pass: $31 per person allows for computer chips are in most electronic devices, including admission to each attraction including Palm Beach remote controls, coffee makers, and cellular phones. (seasonal), the Rainforest, Discovery Museum featuring Fore the Planet, IMAX 3D fi lm, Ridefi lm Theater, the Aquarium Pyramid, and the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat. Individual attractions: Prices vary. See Web site. www.ScienceEverywhere.org 5 Visit These! MOODY GARDENS Web site: http://www.moodygardens.com 1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM AT WILLIAM P. HOBBY Telephone: 800.582.4673 AIRPORT Address: One Hope Blvd. Web site: http://www.1940airterminal.org Galveston, TX 77554 Telephone: 713.454.1940 Admission: Day pass: $31 per person allows for Address: 8325 Travelair Rd. admission to each attraction including Palm Beach Houston, TX 77061 (seasonal), the Rainforest, Discovery Museum featuring Admission: $2- Adults, $1- Children, Free- U.S. military, law Fore the Planet, IMAX 3D fi lm, Ridefi lm Theater, the enforcement, fi refi ghters, and their families & members of Aquarium Pyramid, and the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat.
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