LOOKING FOR FUN AND ADVENTURE? LINKS >  Home >  Team Members >  About our Area >  Workshops > Costs and Registration >   Dinosaur Fossil Sites > Image Gallery > GeoScience Center Project >   Wyoming Artist Group Prepare yourself for the “Moment of Discovery” CONTACT US GeoScience Adventures 1802 Highway 14 E Shell, Wyoming 82441 Phone: (307) 765-2259 or (866) 765-2259 toll free Cell: (928) 287-1929 By email: geosci@tctwest.net Comments from some of the educators who have taken the workshops: “Thanks for freeing me from being geologically challenged” (Erik’s favorite comment) “A great workshop! Lots of information and knowledge – the handbook was also very helpful. This whole workshop has just been delightful”. “I have really added to my knowledge. Knowledge is Power” (Cliff’s favorite comment) “All I can say is GREAT! Food was great…just a fantastic course in all ways” (Row’s favorite comment)

GeoScience Educational Adventures Educational Field Workshops - Geology and Paleontology

Looking for Fun and Adventure? Need full college credits that can be applied towards a degree? Need teacher professional recertification credits? Do you love fossils and, in particular, dinosaurs? Our workshops have become very popular with K-12 teachers and advanced students who need college credit or professional recertification. A family vacation in the Bighorn Basin area that includes one or more of our workshops would allow you to pursue “Lifelong Learning” while enjoying the area’s natural resources. Educational Workshops – 2008 history of life in northern wyoming CANCELLED This workshop cancelled - Dr. Beuthin has taken a position with Devon Energy and will be relocating to Oklahoma City this summer. He plans to continue his activities with GeoScience Adventures next season and we will offer this workshop again next summer. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but it is unavoidable. Dinosaur Paleoecology and Geology – The life and Times of Wyoming’s Jurassic Park Dinosaurs Iowa State University Course Number: Geology (Geol) 593X, section XB June 29 through July 1, 2008 Instructors: Dr. Erik Kvale and Dr. Michael Brett-Surman. This workshop will focus on the geological formations that represent the Jurassic Period of northern Wyoming – the Gypsum Spring, Sundance, and Morrison Formations. These formations contain some of the most spectacular dinosaur and marine reptile remains in Wyoming. Learn how scientists use data from fossils in terms of their life cycle, their living interactions, their natural environment, their manner of death and burial, to reconstruct the ecosystems of the past. One of the basic tenets of geology is that people do not learn it unless they see it in the field. We will spend significant time examining different rock types with hands on activities for the participants in terms of rock identification. We will be hiking off-road, looking at index fossils, trace fossils, and body fossils. UNDERSTANDING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS Iowa State University Course Number: Geology (Geol) 593X, section XL Dates: July 1 thru July 3, 2008 Instructors: Kim Sowder GISP and Dr. Erik Kvale This workshop will teach you all about U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps: how to read them, what’s contained in the border information, field applications and measurements, how they can be used with a compass, projections, and triangulation. Knowing where you are can certainly help you figure out where you’re going. For hundreds of years, man has relied on maps to define his known world. Maps were drawn to show boundaries, locations of important places, and transportation corridors. They were two-dimensional representations of our three-dimensional world, drawn from observed or described features or places. We’ll be taking maps out into the beautiful Big Horn Basin and surrounding area to see how mapping concepts are used in a real-world setting. Workshop participants will also be introduced to Geographic Information System (GIS) concepts as well as learning how to effectively utilize global positioning systems (GPS) in the field. Moderate hiking will be required. Click here for more Workshop Images. College and Professional Certification Credits: · Iowa State University – One (1) hour of Iowa State University (ISU) college credits (credits that can be applied towards a college degree) will be available for each of these workshops. The workshops are all graduate level (GEOL 593) and the cost is approximately $359/credit. · Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board has approved each workshop for two (2) hours of professional growth credit. · University of Wyoming Outreach Program has approved each workshop for two (2) hours enrichment credit. Registration Information: Click here for cost and registration information and procedures. Last Modified: 4-21-2008 Copyright © 2008 GeoScience Adventures, Inc. All rights reserved (except for images and text as noted)

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