Fourth graders from Prosper ISD's various elementary schools get the opportunity each year to travel to Fort Worth and Weatherford on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip to experience what they are learning in Texas History. Students visit the Fort Worth Stockyards and the Doss Culture and Heritage Center.

During the charter bus ride to Fort Worth, students play Cowtown Bingo in preparation for their day. The students' first stop is the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District where they tour historic buildings, learn about the life and work of cowboys on the cattle drives, see the Fort Worth Herd of longhorns, and take on the Cowtown Cattlepen Maze. Then they are off to Weatherford to explore the Doss Culture and Heritage Center where the students learn all about the regions of Texas, pioneer life, cattle drives, and the Goodnight-Loving Trail.

''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 Jennifer Pasteur, Education in Action's Executive Director. ''Student activities during Discover Texas Field Trips reinforce and supplement Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives in fun and hands-on ways at significant Texas sites that bring the content to life.''

Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. In addition to one-day Discover Texas Field Trips to Austin, San Antonio, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org.

Provided by Education in Action Outreach Team