Content Provider Programs List

A look into Presidents' Day This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
What is Presidents’ Day? How do we celebrate it? Who are we celebrating? These are just some of the questions that will be answered in our new distance learning program, ‘A look into Presidents' Day’. Presidents’ Day is a holiday that you might learn about in...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

A Native American's MVP

based on 2 evaluation(s). - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
An Indian’s life on the southern plains was not one of luxury. Indians were nomadic and had to carry all of their worldly possessions with them. This distance learning program will talk about the MVPs, or Most Valuable Possessions, of the southern plains India...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Dia de los Muertos: The history behind the celebration - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
New to our distance learning platform, Dia de los Muertos: The history behind the celebration. Dia de los Muertos is a holiday celebrated by people of Mexican hertiage honoring their relatives who have passed. From flowers to skeletons, we will dive into eac...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Dinomite Dinosaurs This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
Step back in time—way, way back in time—with a virtual stroll through our paleontology exhibit. During this In the News Program we will focus on fossils unique to the Panhandle-Plains, and others you may be more familiar with. Many people are surprised to lear...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Dinostaury Time This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
Dinostaury Time features a live book reading to your classroom. Your students will have the opportunity to view dinosaur artifacts and can even write our very own Ace the Allosaurus after the program. Bring your class on this wild virtual dinosaur journey toda...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, Homeschool/Family

From Boom to Dust in the Texas Panhandle

based on 6 evaluation(s). - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands from 1930 to 1936 (in some areas until 1940). Using photos and videos unique to the Panhandle Plains, we will investigate t...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Home on the Plains: A Bison’s Journey - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
When Christopher Columbus landed on the eastern shores of North America, there were an estimated 60,000,000 bison roaming the land. For thousands of years Plains Indians hunted bison to use a food, clothing and shelter. When the first transcontinental railroad...
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Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Panhandle Petroleum This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
Petroleum and natural gas are an important part of the Panhandle economy. This program will explore the reasons why it’s present in the Texas Panhandle, how it was formed, the discovery of the resource and the many uses of petroleum and natural gas. Alternativ...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Quanah Parker: Adapting in a World of Change This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
For over 200 years the Comanches ruled the South Plains. They were called "Lords of the Plains," and lived a horse and bison centered culture. After the Red River War, Texas Panhandle Indians were placed on reservations. Quanah Parker, last chief of the Comanc...
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Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

The Bedecked Buckaroo This program has not yet been evaluated. - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
Cowboys in the Texas Panhandle faced many obstacles including weather, wildlife and wily livestock. Thus, the cowboy traveled light and owned very little. Every article of clothing and equipment had to be functional and serve a multitude of purposes. This prog...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod

Wild and Wacky Weather

based on 26 evaluation(s). - by Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

2013-14
People on the Panhandle-Plains have adapted to weather for centuries. Come along with our friendly cricket, Thomas J, and learn all about wild and wacky weather. This science-based program will help your students understand what causes weather like blizzards, ...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod