Office of Educational Outreach

Other Services

With advance scheduling, additional resources can be availalbe for your educational needs. For more information, contact our offices at (409) 772-7970.

Educational Resource Center

A variety of scientific equipment is available for loan to teachers, funded by Texas Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Education. Equipment is loaned to Galveston County teachers on a first-come, first-served basis. To arrange a loan and determine availability of these and other items, contact our office at (409) 772-7970.

Equipment Loan Form for Teachers (Adobe; 46KB)

Items currently available for loan include:
  • Brock magiscopes (12)
  • Stereomicroscopes (2)
  • Student cam and Flexi scope for displaying microscopic views on a video monitor (TV) and recording lesson plans for future playback
  • Mortar and pestles
  • Student microscopes
  • Stop watches
  • Geology demonstration kit
  • Star projection theater (2)
  • Teaching Tank
  • Portable pH meter
  • Water cycle model activity set
  • Casio graphing calculator
  • Digital cameras
  • Balances
  • Gel electrophoresis equipment

Science Fair Judges

With sufficient advance notice, judges are provided to local schools for science fairs. To request judges, contact our office at (409) 772-7970.

Science Fair Telephone Mentors

Mentors are provided to 7th-12th grade students to assist with science fair projects (limited to specific topics). To request a mentor contact our office at (409) 772-7970.

Guest speakers

With advance scheduling, speakers can visit your classroom and discuss any one of a variety of topics. For more information and to schedule a guest speaker, contact our office at (409) 772-7970.