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GeoScience Educational Adventures In the
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Join us in northern Wyoming for
educational field workshops on geology and paleontology, led by professional
geoscientists. Note:
Revised Deadline for Registration – June 1, 2008! GeoScience Adventures, Inc., a public
outreach organization comprising an instructional staff of professional
geoscientists, offers teacher workshops that carry both recertification and
graduate 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. 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 .
Drs. Brett-Surman and Farlow with 2007 Workshop
Participants at the Red Canyon Ranch Dinosaur Digsite 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. 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. 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 A family 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
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