Interact with science through the exploration of our 11 exhibit halls covering everything from biodiversity to the wonders of space!

2023-2024 teacher guide.

Open through September 22, 2024

Explore the latest research and discoveries about tyrannosaurs, with an emphasis on the most famous and impressive member of the family — T. rex.
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This exhibition can be added as part of your field trip experience.

Educator’s Guide

Investigate ecological clues and signs left behind by nature to help understand how animals have physically and behaviorally adapted to survive — and thrive! — in their habitats.

Check out The Whynauts pilot episode: Amazing Adaptations.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

As aspiring meteorologists, students will explore the driving factors of weather — air, the Sun and the water cycle — as well as observe, measure and predict weather.

Check out The Whynauts episode 9: The Water Cycle.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

Not available for summer programming.

Students will explore the fundamentals of chemistry including physical properties of matter, mixtures and solutions and exciting chemical reactions. This lab also uses basic equipment while emphasizing laboratory safety.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

Not available for summer programming.

Students will explore electrical circuits and learn about their application in our daily lives—including simple robots! From investigating open and closed circuits to comparing insulators and conductors, students will work in groups to light up and program unique creations.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

In this team-based engineering challenge, students will engage in the Engineering Design Process to create a structure capable of withstanding a simulated force. They will work alongside one another to design and construct their prototype, then test and improve their design as all engineers do!

Check out The Whynauts episode 5: Engineer It.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

Not available for summer programming.

Three . . . two . . . one . . . blastoff! Launch into learning about our planet, solar system and universe. Activities will explore weather and landforms, rockets and rovers, the possibility of life on other planets, and so much more!

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

Looking for a unique STEM experience for the whole family? We have that! Learn about everything from cell biology to sports medicine and more with activities exploring content featured in each Perot Museum exhibit hall.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

No cape needed for this superhero training session! Activities will explore the science behind super powers such as super strength, invisibility, and X-ray vision. Visit every station to become a science superhero!

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

Students will discover the science behind our favorite superheroes and their amazing powers. We will explore topics such as energy and the properties of light.

This program can be added as part of your field trip experience.

Not available for summer field trips.

This explosive show allows students to see firsthand how matter changes when we add and remove extreme amounts of heat.

This program can be added as part of your field trip experience.

Not available for summer field trips.

Students will discover the science behind our favorite superheroes and their amazing powers. They will explore topics such as matter & energy, magnetism, and electricity as well as properties of light.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

This explosive show allows students to see firsthand how matter changes when we add & remove extreme amounts of heat.

This program can be added as part of your school campus visit request.

Amazing Adaptations gives an in-depth look at the incredible environments across Texas and the exciting creatures / criaturas that inhabit them. See what more than 40,000 students have already experienced!

Also included: Educator guides and student activities.

Follow along with The Whynauts® as they discover fossils, experience Earth’s changing environments /ambientes and explore the Perot Museum’s T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall with a real Paleontologist!

Also included: Educator guides and student activities.

Create and iterate with The Whynauts® as they use the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem with an engineer / ingeniera from Texas Instruments.

Also included: Educator guides and student activities.

The Whynauts® are ready to go with the flow…of water! Join them as they learn about the various stages of the water cycle / el ciclo del agua and explore why water is so important for life on Earth.

Also included: Educator guides and student activities.

Dive into the untouched wonders of the Pacific and explore some of the most remote islands on Earth.

This film can be added as part of your field trip experience.

From the Permian through the Jurassic, journey to the south polar landscapes of Antarctica hundreds of millions of years ago.

This film can be added as part of your field trip experience (available through June 20).

Experience the journey of a lifetime while exploring the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction.

This film can be added as part of your field trip experience.