Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Archaeologist Tim Gibbs at Big Bend Ranch State Park for an exciting exploration of desert adaptations and geology! Students will discover how plants, animals, and humans survive in one of Texas’s most extreme environments. Through hands-on observation and discussion, students will learn about the unique adaptations of desert species and the geological processes that shaped the park’s landscape. This program is designed to align with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for 7th-grade science, providing an engaging, curriculum-connected experience in the natural world.
TEKS Alignment:
7.9A – Compare and contrast structures and functions of organisms that help them survive in different environments, including the effects of adaptations on survival.
7.10A – Explore and describe the processes that change Earth’s surface, including weathering, erosion, deposition, and plate tectonics.
Join Archaeologist Tim Gibbs at Big Bend Ranch State Park for an exciting exploration of desert adaptations and geology! Students will discover how plants, animals, and humans survive in one of Texas’s most extreme environments. Through hands-on observation and discussion, students will learn about the unique adaptations of desert species and the geological processes that shaped the park’s landscape. This program is designed to align with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for 7th-grade science, providing an engaging, curriculum-connected experience in the natural world.
TEKS Alignment:
7.9A – Compare and contrast structures and functions of organisms that help them survive in different environments, including the effects of adaptations on survival.
7.10A – Explore and describe the processes that change Earth’s surface, including weathering, erosion, deposition, and plate tectonics.
