Imagination Celebration of Fort Worth
Art of Exploration Student Explorer Program
Sue Hendrickson
Exploring the Ancient World , the T-Rex and More!
Imagination Celebration invites student "Imagination Explorers" to join the amazing Sue Hendrickson and two of her distinguished
colleagues, Eric Smith and Peter Larsen, for a day of wonders at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History! Eric has spent
his life in search of underwater treasures, and joined Sue and Frank Goddio on the dive that uncovered the Sunken City of
Alexandria. Peter Larsen, director of the Black Hills Institute of Geology, was the head of the excavation that led to Tyrannosaurus
Rex, "Sue's" discovery. Fort Worth's very own dinosaur expert, Jim Diffley, from the Museum of Science and History, will join this
team in providing hands-on learning for participants. The opportunity to have these brilliant minds together under one roof is a once
in a lifetime experience! The program of this specially designed visit includes an Omni showing of Mysteries of the Nile, a special
guided visit into the Lone Star Dinosaur exhibit, Dino Dig, Hands-on Science, and Explorazone!
Location: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Dates: September 26,27,28, 2005
Grades: 3rd through High School
TEKS: SCIENCE-conduct field investigations, use a variety of tools and methods, identify that the
earth can be changed by forces, study habitats and ecosystems, draw conclusions about "what
happened before" using fossils or charts, survival of a species, natural events can alter Earth
systems, cycles exist in Earth systems, natural events may contribute to extinction of some species
SOCIAL STUDIES-concepts of time and chronology, understand variations in physical environment,
geography, organize and use a variety of information from varied sources FINE ARTS-respond to a
film presentation, understand how artwork helps interpret meaning.