Thompson Elementary students make 2018 visit to the State Capitol. Working with Education in Action, the fourth grade students enjoyed a field trip to Waco and Austin to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Texas State Capitol, and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Multiple stops
During the charter bus ride to their first destination, the students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their day. At their first stop, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, students learned the history of the Texas Rangers and explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and its many unique geographical regions. They then traveled to Austin to see the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Jane Nelson, State Senator, District 12 and The Honorable Ron Simmons, State Representative, District 65, have their office.
Students see first-hand where Texas laws are made as they tour the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. At the Bullock Texas State History Museum, students travel in time through the Texas Revolution. The students’ visit to the museum concludes at the multi-sensory Texas Spirit Theater with the Star of Destiny where they see and experience the history Texas.
“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,” stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade TEKS learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”
