Meet The Whynauts
Meet The Whynauts!
A virtual STEM education series generously brought to you by
Perot Foundation
The Lamar Hunt Family
The Whynauts are here and la aventura te espera / adventure awaits!
Bring the wonders of the Perot Museum to your classroom or home through a new, interactive educational series. Join in this bilingual learning experience with tres amigos / three friends on a mission to learn as much as possible by asking questions, making connections, and divirtiéndose / having fun!
Episode 1 – Paleontology
Episode 2 – The Human Body
Episode 3 – Staying Alive
Episode 4 – Plate Tectonics
Episode 5 – Engineer It
Episode 6 – Exploring our Solar System
Episode 7 – Energy is Everywhere
Episode 8 – Patterns in the Sky
Episode 9 – The Water Cycle
Episode 10 – In My Element
Check out the Pilot Episode: Amazing Adaptations here.
Interested in getting involved in a future episode? Reach out to Ashley Chellgren, Senior Director, Development.
Sign Up to Watch
For Educators
- Sign up to get complimentary access to 10 episodes of The Whynauts through the 2021-2022 school year! This free, virtual video experience allows students to follow along with The Whynauts, as they learn and explore science topics, including ecosystems, dinosaurs, and meteorology.
- Each episode includes standards-aligned curriculum, educator resources, and is bilingual — all delivered straight to your inbox. Support your in-class and virtual learners with these fun supplemental activities. Use this as a resource for science learning, cross-curricular engagement, STAAR review, summer enrichment, and preparation for the fall!
- Across 10 episodes, students in grades K-8 learn alongside The Whynauts, discovering and developing deep knowledge about the topics teachers cover in their classrooms. These in-depth videos, educator guides, and student activities bring STEM to life— igniting a spark of joy amid current learning loss due to COVID-19.
- The Whynauts link what’s happening in classrooms to TEKS, while creating connections to our community — whether that is how to predict tomorrow’s weather or knowing what dinosaurs lived in Dallas more than 100 million years ago.
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For Parents
- Sign up to get complimentary access to 10 episodes of The Whynauts! This free, virtual video experience allows children to explore fun science topics outside of school, including ecosystems, dinosaurs, and outer space.
- Research shows the power of inquiry-based learning, which allows students to explore and question the world around them.
- Sign up to watch today and get complimentary access to a 10-episode season through the end of next school year! Children and adults alike will be engaged by these episodes and the fun activities that will teach and entertain for hours. This is all accessible in English and Spanish.
Missing field trips and museum visits?
Like a virtual museum tour, but better. Join The Whynauts on adventures inside the Perot Museum — and across Texas!
The Whynauts Series
- This high-quality series will engage, teach, and entertain kids of all ages — in English and Spanish.
- Each episode is short and interactive.
- Videos include standards-aligned educator resources with lesson guides and activities — great for parents, too!
Episodes
Episode 1 – Paleontology
Ideal for grades 3-5
Follow along with The Whynauts as they discover fossils, experience Earth’s changing el medio ambientes / environments and explore the Perot Museum’s T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall with a real Paleontologist!
Episode 2 – The Human Body
Ideal for grades 6-8
Jump in with The Whynauts as they immerse themselves in the Perot Museum’s Being Human Hall and learn all about the internal structures of organisms and see just how incredible the human body really is.
Episode 3 – Staying Alive
Ideal for grades K-2
Join the Whynauts as they learn all about the basic needs of living things. Follow along as they visit the Dallas Zoo to understand how living and nonliving things are connected through interdependence / interdependencia.
Episode 4 – Plate Tectonics
Ideal for grades 6-8
In this episode, The Whynauts learn about the theory of plate tectonics / teoria de las placastectonicas and why the surface of the earth never stops changing.
Episode 5 – Engineer It
Ideal for grades 3-5
Create and iterate with The Whynauts as they use the Engineering Design Process to solve a problem with an engineer/diseñar from Texas Instruments.
Ideal for grades 6-8
Blast off into space with the The Whynauts. Follow along as they meet an astronaut / astronauta and explore just how big our solar system really is!
Episode 7 – Energy is Everywhere
Ideal for grades K-2
Energy / Energía is all around us! Join the The Whynauts as they learn how we use sound, light and heat energy in everyday life.Episode 8 – Patterns in the Sky
Ideal for grades K-2
Look up at the sky / el cielo with The Whynauts as they learn about day and night, the phases of the Moon and the seasons of the year.Episode 9 – The Water Cycle
Ideal for grades 3-5
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.
Episode 10 – In My Element
Ideal for grades 6-8
The Whynauts are in their element in this episode. Follow along as they describe the structure of atoms and explore the periodic table / la tabla periódica.
Questions?
If you have questions about this new program, please contact Ashley Chellgren, Senior Director, Development, via email at ashley.chellgren@perotmuseum.org.
Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this series possible.
Series brought to you by
Perot Foundation
The Lamar Hunt Family
The Perot Museum partnered with Groove Jones to direct, script, and produce the series.
Strategic Advisors:
Cara Mía Theatre
Seeds 2 STEM
Teach For America Dallas – Fort Worth
Texas Instruments
United to Learn
Uplift Education
