Educational Opportunities
Located high in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, just northwest of the charming town of Fort Davis, McDonald Observatory offers and unique setting for teacher workshops, classroom field trips, and other educational activities held throughout the year.

Teacher Workshops
	Not only will you do inquiry-based activities aligned with science and mathematics TEKS and TAKS, you will practice your new astronomy skills under the Observatory's dark skies, weather permitting. More »
Student Programs
	Bring your students to McDonald Observatory for an exciting field trip. Explore the Observatory and research telescopes on a inquiry tour. Astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin and around the world visit the Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas, to carry out their astronomical research and explore the universe. More »
Classroom Activities & Resources
	Astronomy is an interesting and engaging context for teaching science. Our StarDate / Universo Teacher Guide for grades K-12 contains eleven NSES based activities. Advanced grades 9-12 activity collections include "Journey into Spectroscopy" and "Telescope Technology for Teachers". Bring the StarDate or Universo radio program into your classroom each day with our "StarDate / Universo in the Classroom" kit. More »