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• Regions of Texas - Bullock Texas State History Museum (Grade Levels: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade) Tuesday,September 17, 2026, 8:30-9:20am MST/El Paso - Journey across Texas without leaving your classroom! Take an interactive virtual road trip adventure through the state’s four major regions—Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains. Explore landforms, climate, wildlife, and major cities, visit a Texas State Park, and play a fun game using iconic Texas landscape paintings. 

• American Indians: Cultures and First Encounters - Bullock Texas State History Museum (Grade Levels: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade) Friday, September 18, 2026, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM MST/El Paso - Dates covered: 1500s–1600s - Learn about early American Indians of Texas, such as the Caddo, Jumano, Apache, and Karankawa. Topics include farming, hunting, community, and other aspects of their lives before and after meeting Spanish explorers.

• Rocks Rock! - Petroleum Museum (Grade Levels: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade) Monday, September 21, 2026, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM MST/El Paso - Geared for students in third through sixth grade, this interactive program sets a geological foundation for students by covering key concepts such as layers of the earth, the rock cycle, fossil fuel formation, and more.  This program can be tailored to fit the needs of your classroom. Includes a 40-minute interactive program with a PBPM museum educator and materials mailed for post-program extension activitie

• Verses, Stanzas, and Art (INTERACTIVE) - Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Grade Levels: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade) Monday, September 21, 2026, 10:00-10:45am MST/El Paso - Come share a laugh, use your imagination, and identify figurative language while examining the connections between diverse poems and works of art at the Carter. 

*Please note there is a minimum registration of 10 students for interactive programs.

• Fueled By Science: Fossil Fuels - Petroleum Museum (Grade Levels: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade) Monday, September 21, 2026, 11:00-11:45am MST/El Paso - Fueled By Science: Fossil Fuels is generously sponsored by Ovintiv for the 2023-2024 school year. Geared for students in grades Kindergarten through sixth grade, this interactive program explores the energy around us that is powered by fossil fuels.  Students explore how important fossil fuels are to maintain our current civilization and culture.  Students will be covering all the different ways fossil fuels in our everyday life.  This program can be tailored to fit the needs of your classroom.  Includes a 40-minute interactive program with a PBPM museum educator and materials mailed for post-program extension activities.

• Creature Feature - Petroleum Museum (Grade Levels: Pre Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade) Monday, September 28, 2026, 12:00-12:45pm MST/El Paso - Creature Feature is generously sponsored by Ovintiv for the 2023-2024 school year. This engaging program is designed for students in PreK through sixth grade. Students will learn about the Museum’s live animal collection up close while also learning about important science concepts such as adaptations, ecosystems, food chains, animal classifications, and much more. Animals featured include a prairie dog, bearded dragon, snakes, rabbits, and more. Includes a 40-minute interactive program with a PBPM museum educator and materials mailed for post-program extension activities. Please include the number of students per class you are registering in order for materials to be prepped correctly.