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Education Programs
 NATURE ACADEMY
Building Natural Connections
Please join us for the inaugural season of Nature Academy at Trinity River Audubon Center. Through our academic and public programs, you’ll be the first to experience our wetlands, prairie and forest as we take a closer look at the wonders of nature together. We’ve designed amazing experiences for all ages so join us as we explore, connect, and grow.
Space is limited and we anticipate programs filling quickly. Advanced registration is recommended. Please contact Ben Jones at bjones@audubon.org for more information.
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Academic Programs
Audubon Eco-Investigations are four-hour expedition field trips providing inquiry-based, hands-on nature education in an immersed setting. Program activities include guided hikes, pond study, and exhibit hall exploration. All activities relate to local ecology and habitat study and are TEKS-linked for grades preK-5th. Students engage in scientific observation, nature study, and critical thinking. Each Eco-Investigation is supplemented with pre- and post-activities to strengthen learning and extend lessons into classroom and home. $6/student
Self-Guided Field Trip
Strengthen your students’ science skills and share Texas’ proud natural heritage. Lead your class through wetland, forest, and prairie habitat along 4 miles of trails. Compliment your classroom lessons with interactive exhibits on watersheds, erosion, the Trinity River and North Texas ecology. Reserve a wet lab to conduct experiments and discuss your class’ discoveries (additional fee applies). $3/student
Soundscape Science is a multidisciplinary curriculum supplement designed by Audubon Texas for 4th – 5th graders. The curriculum integrates technology with field-based science education, and supports Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for science, mathematics, English language arts and reading, social studies, art and music, theatre, and technology applications. The goal of the lessons and field experiences is to improve students’ scientific understanding and critical thinking skills. They begin by practicing basic listening skills. Each lesson builds on the previous one, leading students from simple listening activities to sound sampling in neighborhoods and natural sites using hand-held digital audio recorders.
Careers in Conservation provide college and high school students opportunities to work in the field of science and gain practical experience. These programs engage underrepresented groups and ultimately increase diversification in conservation science. Undergraduate students from Environmental Sciences programs participate in a six-week paid internship. At the same time, high school students from local school districts participate in a four-week paid internship. Working together, the interns conduct on-the-ground research projects at the site, and assist in conservation education programs. Internship activities include collaboration with graduate students and faculty from area universities, and discussions with other professionals in the field of conservation science.
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