H-E-B Free First Sunday:
WeatherFest
Programs
February 7, 2016 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Keep weather on your radar at Austin's annual WeatherFest. Enjoy hands-on science experiments, weather-related films and panel discussions, hands-on activities, and more!
Enjoy FREE exhibit admission all day during H-E-B Free First Sundays, held the first Sunday of every month. Families can explore the Story of Texas through three floors of exhibits that showcase artifacts from around the state. The Museum is open from 12-5pm with special activities from 12-3pm.
Hands-On Activities
Join Girlstart to learn more about weather science:
- Explore aerodynamics and make a glider.
- Make a LEGO building that could withstand an earthquake
- Learn about spectroscopes
- Be a weather reporter
- Create an extreme weather shelter
- Tell time with the sun and make a pocket sundial
Free Scheduled Presentations
12:10 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.: El Nino Q&A, Classrooms
1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.: Ask-A-Meteorologist Panel Discussion, Classrooms
Teachers: to RSVP and receive CPE credit, email education@thestoryoftexas.com
Films*
| Date | Showtimes |
|---|---|
| Wild Texas Weather | 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. |
| Shipwrecked | 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. |
*Click a showtime to purchase tickets.
Drop-In Stations
WeatherFest is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable News, and features family activities presented by Girlstart, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing girls' interest and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math through innovative, nationally-recognized informal STEM education programs.
H-E-B Free First Sundays Presented by
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MA-10-15-0289-15].
Support for the Bullock Museum's exhibitions and education programs provided by the Texas State History Museum Foundation.
