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Join us in northern Wyoming for educational field workshops on
geology and paleontology, led by professional geoscientists. GeoScience Adventures, Inc.,
a public outreach organization comprising an instructional staff of
professional geoscientists, offers teacher workshops that carry college and
recertification credits. These summer workshops are conducted as a series of
three-day short courses that explore the geological and paleontological
record of the Bighorn Basin and Big Horn Mountain in northern Wyoming. The majority of the field activities are conducted near Shell, Wyoming, which is ideally located 15 miles east of Greybull, Wyoming, 60 miles east of Cody, Wyoming, and is only 2 hours drive from the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Shell is situated in the midst of some of the most significant and impressive dinosaur-bearing deposits in North America. Our educational workshops utilize the extensive geological and dinosaur fossil resources of Shell Valley in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin, along with the nearby Big Horn Mountains, as “living classrooms” in order to increase the participant’s knowledge of earth science. These workshops will visit world-class dinosaur fossil-bearing localities with researchers who are currently conducting research on these deposits. A vacation in the Bighorn Basin that includes one or more of our workshops would allow you to pursue “Lifelong Learning” while enjoying the area’s natural resources. Workshop participants
learn to read and interpret the geological record of paleoenvironments,
paleoclimate, ancient ecosystems, and mountain building events. In addition,
new techniques and concepts are taught that can be readily adapted to various
grade levels. Teachers taking the workshops for recertification credit must
develop and submit a lesson-plan derived from their workshop experience.
Assessment of the program based on discovery-based exercises, post-workshops
evaluations, and anecdotal feedback indicate that participants substantially
increase their confidence and interest in teaching earth-science concepts.
Professional recertification credits or college credits available – see workshops . We invite you to browse through this
site to learn more about: -
Combining “Lifelong Learning”
with an authentic “Real West Vacation” -
Why paleontologists call Shell Valley the “Real Jurassic Playground” -
The multi-layered geology and natural resources of
Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin CONTACT US GeoScience
Adventures 1802 Highway 14 E Phone: (307) 765-2259 or (866) 765-2259 toll free Mobile (406) 672-1462 By email: geosci@tctwest.net |
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