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Explore our most requested resources to ensure a meaningful and engaging museum adventure for your students, and contact us at
TMMEducation@austin.utexas.edu
for consultation and collaboration on educational activities.
Before Your Visit
Expectation Slides
Prepare students to understand and demonstrate proper museum behavior for your upcoming field trip. English and Spanish versions available.
Expectation Slides (English)
Expectation Slides (Spanish)
Mini Lessons
Introduce students to vocabulary and concepts used in museum exhibits with these short presentations.
See all Mini Lessons
Scavenger Hunts
An accessible tool for learners of all ages to explore all four floors of the museum. English and Spanish versions are available for you to print in advance of your visit.
PreK-3rd Grade
4th Grade and Above
Journaling Activities
Make the most of your museum visit with a printable museum journal, designed to spark students’ curiosity and reflection. The educator activity guide will help you build excitement for your upcoming field trip.
Please print and assemble the museum journals for your students in advance of your visit. All s
tudents on approved Title I visits will receive a free, pre-printed museum journal upon arrival.
Museum Journal
Joy of Journaling Activity Guide
Looking for TEKS-Aligned Activities?
Supplement your classroom instruction before, during and after your museum visit by using our library of TEKS-aligned PreK-12 activity packets based on the museum’s exhibits and specimens on display. These include lesson guides for educators and activity sheets for students, as well as sample responses and extension ideas. All activities are aligned to current Science TEKS.
Please print activity packets for your students in advance of your visit.
Paleontology
Is it a Dinosaur?
Meet the Mammoths
Life Science / Wildlife
Hide and Beak
Name the Snake
What Are They Thinking?
Mathematics
Museum Math
Science Frontiers
Particles of Color – Sustainability
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